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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"Economic wellbeing"”.
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The informal sector’s contribution to the economic wellbeing of people in Timor-Leste
… groups working as subordinates because of economic needs and as a last resort. This thesis empirically analyses the features and characteristics of the informal sector in Timor-Leste and is made up of three connected studies. In the first study, in Chapter 2, the factors associated with …
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Education and Socio-Economic Wellbeing in Racially Diverse Rural Counties: The Contribution of Historically Black Colleges and Universities
This thesis examines trends in the socio-economic well-being in rural counties where Blacks represent one-third or more of the population. In addition, this thesis also examines the impact that college education has on the economic development of these counties, with particular focus on the role of …
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The nexus between social spending and economic growth in South Africa: a cointegration approach
… the declining growth and the prevailing socioeconomic challenges. This policy stance is heavily grounded in the Keynesian theory which proposes that government spending stimulates economic growth. Several empirical studies testing the Keynesian proposition are generally affirmative but these …
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Seeking Common Ground: An Exploration of Conflicting Views on Climate Change in Saskatchewan
… of Saskatchewan, political rhetoric and deep economic dependency on non-renewable resources have contributed to a divided public opinion of both the presence and urgency of climate change. This clash of opposing views and beliefs on climate change has fostered an us-versus-them mentality that …
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Presidential Power, Historical Practice, and Constraints
… EO as a unilateral strategy to pursue domestic/economic policy objectives during times of divided party government. This study compared the use of executive orders under divided government by Republican President Ronald Reagan and Democratic President Barack Obama, examining three EOs issued by …
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Evaluating women participation in information and communication technology (ICT) among MSME’s in Zambia; a case study of CBD, Lusaka.
… and continue to add value to the economic wellbeing of the nation. The study involved a total sample size of 103 respondent, (97 questionnaires and 6 interviews). Mixed method involved was purposive and simple random which were used as sampling techniques. Data was collected using …
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An analysis of the socio-economic security challenges of urbanisation on the livelihood of the residents of Havana and Greenwell Matongo informal settlements of Windhoek, Namibia
… informal settlements, to Windhoek, pose socio-economic challenges of urbanisation. These challenges are various security challenges such as unemployment, poverty, crime and the negative effect on the environment. Therefore, it is important to recognise that migration, in excess, is both a …
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Nonprofit organizations in the making of civic community : exploring how the structure of nonprofit sectors matters for community wellbeing
… nonprofit organizations in enhancing community wellbeing. The primary contribution of this dissertation to existing literature on civic communities is the theoretical development of the concept of civically engaging institutions. I take a multifaceted approach to the understanding and …
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A System Model for Subjective Wellbeing: Implications for the Industrialization of Creativity
… of creativity is a defining framework of economic and creative life in the global market. It drives policies and decisions in national and local governments, in workplace and educational administrative departments, in communities and in the private creative lives of individuals. The …
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Unpacking Geography Teachers' Pedagogical Reasoning and Action While Teaching Sustainable Development in AP Human Geography
… (SD) encompasses environmental, social, and economic wellbeing for current and future generations. Despite geography's long tradition of studying human-environment relationships, geography educators have criticized the geographical community for being slow to take a leading role in Education …
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Water Resource Management in the Lowlands of Southern Papua Using a Decision Support System and Integrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge
… that the predominant benefits are for social and economic wellbeing, while environmental and cultural well-being are diminished. The differences in worldview values and therefore the perception of an infrastructure project’s sustainability stem from the different values of the stakeholders …
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The impact of agriculture finance on small and medium agribusiness in Zambia: the case of Zambia National Farmers' Union - Lima Credit Scheme
… financial literacy and crop husbandry, increased economic wellbeing of the LCS beneficiaries, more households procuring oxen drawn agricultural implements, higher production levels of maize and soy-bean, greater participation in the market by SSFs, increased income, among others. In addition to …
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Legislative ethics regulation in the American states : explaining conflict of interest legislation, 1954-1996
… for legislators' positions on ethics proposals: economic self-interest, institutional power, and ideology. Despite these reasons for opposing regulation, legislators agreed to enact ethics laws under certain conditions. Scandals and media attention to the problem of legislative ethics, as well as …
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A Quantitative Analysis of the Economic Incentives of sub-Saharan Africa Urban Land Use Planning Systems: Case Study of Accra, Ghana.
… is known of the extent and magnitude of the economic impact of these planning regimes on the economic wellbeing of individuals and the society. This situation is further compounded by the lack of simplified and bespoke methodologies for calibrating economic impacts of planning policies even …
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United Kingdom Interventions in Africa: Constructivist Cosmopolitan Foreign Policy Analysis
… it touches on human security from social and economic wellbeing to personal dignity and human rights. This thesis has been contextualised within the United Kingdom's recent interventions in some African countries directly or indirectly for example Sierra Leone in 2000-2001 and the Gambia …
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Tourism and crime, whose problem? : a Cornish perspective
… county which relies heavily upon tourism for its economic wellbeing and yet, data from a postal questionnaire to visitor victims suggested that little support was available in the event of a crime. This is, in part because the police often failed to note the status of the victim and, where they …
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A study of the impact of technological innovations on the social sustainability of facilities management employees in South Africa
… on TI adoption must align with the overall socio-economic wellbeing program to contribute to social sustainability in South Africa.
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Improving sustainability decision-making at neighbourhood level: a new framework for performance assessment based on china’s small residential district
… impacts on environmental quality, socio-economic wellbeing and human health. Neighbourhoods are the key spatial link between individual buildings and the broader urban context. Sustainability efforts at building and city level will be less effective if this link is not appropriately …
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An exploration of the perceptions of young unemployed graduates in Lusaka, Zambia, of the factors contributing to their unemployment
… from participating in the economy affects their wellbeing, and that of society. The objective of this study was, therefore, to explore the perceptions of young unemployed graduates in Lusaka, Zambia, of the factors contributing to their unemployment. To achieve the objective of the study, a …
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Masculinity, fathers and family literacy: Glimpses behind the ‘hard-man’ front
… communities. As a consequence of the economic downturn in Ireland, the breadwinner role for many men was exchanged, involuntarily, for that of stay-at-home father (SAHF). Photovoice and a feminist, Freirean research methodology innovatively supported the collective exchange of the …
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