Sökning: "Structural Adjustment Programs"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 7 uppsatser innehållade orden Structural Adjustment Programs.

  1. 1. Economic globalization and social conflicts in developing countries : A qualitative case study on the relationship between economic globalization and social conflicts in Benin and Zambia

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Författare :Regina Weckström Breidenstein; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Economic globalization; developing countries; social conflict; Benin; Zambia; Natural Resources; Trade; Structural Adjustment Programs;

    Sammanfattning : Economic globalization is said to promote peace and prosperity while reducing poverty and deter conflicts. Liberal scholars argue that economic globalization is more important than good governance/democracy for deterring conflict, and that the pacifying effects of economic globalization are universal. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Ojämnlikhetens bakgator : en studie om slum, med fokus på SSA och Kenya

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Författare :Hrönn Svavarsdottir; [2011]
    Nyckelord :centrum- och periferistrukturer; beroendeskolan; urbanisering; slum; slumhantering; ojämnlikhet; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Today there is more people living in urban areas than in rural; this has changed the structure of the cities and resulted in a faster growing slum in the developing world, especially in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). The purpose of this study is to first give a broad overview of slum characters and motivations, and analyze the fact that slum formation is wider in developing countries than in industrial countries. LÄS MER

  3. 3. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) & World BankStructural Adjustment Programs : Review study of adjustment-aid theory

    Kandidat-uppsats, Akademin för hållbar samhälls- och teknikutveckling

    Författare :Jori Lahdenperä; Shehzad Humayoun; [2010]
    Nyckelord :IMF. WOrld Bank. Structural adjustment programs; Development economics; SAP; Structural adjustment; Poverty; Corruption;

    Sammanfattning : Monetary funding to developing countries is today accompanied by so called “Structural Adjustment Programs” (SAPs) imposed by the IMF and the World Bank, consisting of economical policy reforms that the countries have to undergo in order to be eligible for loans. The impact of these adjustment loans is widely criticized due to the negative effects observed. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Understanding the Inefficacy of Structural Adjustment Programs in Latin America

    Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Författare :Andrew Mccutchan; [2010]
    Nyckelord :neoliberalism; World Bank ; Structural Adjustment Programs; International Monetary Fund; Latin America; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : This paper examines in the context of their history and their impetus the implementation of structural adjustment programs in Peru, Argentina and Bolivia. The failure of the SAPs to meet their desired result is determined to be an extension of insufficient social welfare institutions, which were not initially considered to be important for a smooth transition towards market oriented reforms and sustained economic growth. LÄS MER

  5. 5. Economic Development through Globalisation in Nigeria : An analysis of Shell & the IMF Structural Adjustment Programs

    Magister-uppsats, Akademin för hållbar samhälls- och teknikutveckling

    Författare :Sven Bokhari; Fabrizio Del Duca; [2008]
    Nyckelord :Globalisation; Economic Development; Shell; IMF; Nigeria;

    Sammanfattning : Date: 2008/06/03 Level: Master thesis in International Business and Entrepreneurship, 10p (15ECTS) Authors: Sven Bokhari Fabrizio Del Duca Title: Economic Development through globalisation in Nigeria. An analysis of Shell & the IMF Structural Adjustment Programs Tutor: Leif Linnskog, Ph.D. LÄS MER