Sökning: "Asia Pacific"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 51 uppsatser innehållade orden Asia Pacific.

  1. 21. Foreign Direct Investments - A shortcut to Development and Economic Growth?

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Författare :Vilim Nedic; Nils Nitenius; [2018-07-12]
    Nyckelord :Foreign Direct Investments; Panel data; Economic growth; convergence theory technological spillovers;

    Sammanfattning : Foreign direct investment has grown substantially since the energy crisis during the 1970s, meanwhile countries in the East Asia & Pacific area has experienced growth rates pursuant to established convergence theories. This study examines the effect made by foreign direct investment on economic growth and development through technological spillovers. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Will the Tigers Keep Roaring? Catch-up and Capability Formation in the Asia-Pacific Region

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Författare :Luis Egea Diaz; [2018]
    Nyckelord :East Asian Miracle; MF; SL; crisis; capability; catch-up; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : The Asian tigers have been a tremendous case of economic success for decades. The economic financial crisis of 1997 put this to a test and they clearly passed it. This dissertation tries to unveil whether the same factors that led to the growth path in the 1960s, the so-called East Asian Miracle, are still responsible for overcoming the crisis. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Choosing the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme : Transnational Students creating Social Differentiation through School Choice in the Swedish Education Market

    Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Författare :Rebecca Ysamar Gonzalez; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Bourdieu; International Baccalaureate; school choice; Sweden; symbolic capital; Bourdieu; International Baccalaureate; skolval; Sverige; Symboliskt kapital;

    Sammanfattning : It is estimated that by 2025 there will be approximately 8.26 million students enrolled in over 15,000 international schools globally. This increased expansion of international schooling cannot be disconnected from a process of globalisation where neoliberal policies have influenced the growth of education markets. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Factors Influencing Cross-Cultural Adjustment: Swedish Expatriates in East Asia Pacific

    Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Författare :Vilma-Ida Soininen; Rebecca Mannebratt Mabro; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Asia Pacific; Cross-Cultural Adjustment; Expatriate Management; Swedish Expatriates;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Today the world is getting more globalized, which has led to multinational companies sending out expatriates on foreign assignments. Mostly expatriates’ responsibilities are to transfer knowledge from the headquarters to the subsidiary and to improve the communication between the headquarters and the subsidiary. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Contested identity, contested struggle : A critical discourse analysis on victim-agent narratives regarding commercial sex in Thailand

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Emma Aler; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Agency; Victimisation; Agent-Victim Framework; Commercial Sex; Sex Work; Postcolonialism; Feminist Theory; Thailand;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines how efforts regarding the commercial sex industry in Thailand can be positioned in relation to an agent-victim framework. In the context of the expanding sex industry in Thailand, it becomes relevant to look at how efforts regarding it risks reproducing notions of ‘the prostitute’ as the victimised Other, and thus reinforcing neo-colonialism. LÄS MER