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Institutional path dependence: The price of Fairtrade?

Fairtrade has become a familiar trademark for most consumers in the developed world and represents an option for the buyer to purchase a product that has been certified to follow the ethical standards of ”fair” trade. This branding has received much critique over the last years concerning Fairtrade's ability to improve the lives of small producers in the developing world. This thesis derives f

Invandrad och utnyttjad? Om arbetsvillkoren för arbetskraftsinvandraren från tredjeland med tillfälligt arbetstillstånd

Sveriges och Europas befolkning blir allt äldre samtidigt som färre föds. Med andra ord ska allt färre yngre människor försörja allt fler äldre. Den 15 december 2008 infördes nya svenska regler för arbetskraftsinvandring från tredjeland. Reformen innebar att det gamla systemet där ansökningar om arbetstillstånd först prövades mot behovet på den inhemska marknaden, den så kallade arbetsmarknadsprövThe Swedish and European population is aging and fewer are born. In other words, fewer young people have to provide for an increasing number of elderly people. On December 15 2008 new Swedish rules for labour migration from third countries were introduced. The old system where an application for work permit was first assessed according to the needs of the domestic market, the so-called ”arbetsmark

International Trade and Mobile Telecommunication in Africa - Effects on trade between Eu and Africa

This study investigates if the access to mobile telecommunication in African countries has an effect on export flows between countries in Africa and EU countries. Countries in Africa have the last decade experienced an immense growth of available mobile cellular subscriptions. The effect of this increase has not been studied before in an international trade context. This study also investigates if

Ipred-lagen - en analys av ipred-lagen i relation till regleringen kring integritetsskydd

IPRED (Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive) infördes i svensk lag i februari 2009 och innebar ändringar i den immateriella regleringen. Artikel 8 i IPRED låg till grund för den svenska sk ipred-lagen där bestämmelserna om informationsföreläggande införts i 53c-53g §§ i Upphovsrättslagen. Införandet av IPRED och den integritetsproblematik som därmed uppkommit har medfört en viss rätt

CONCEPTION, DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A TESTING, MAINTENANCE AND CALIBRATION DEVICE FOR A MECHANICAL CHEST COMPRESSION SYSTEM

When new technologies for the health care sector are developed, it is of outmost importance to increase the possibilities of survival and remain high quality of life for patients. During the conception and design of such technologies, the problem to solve and the possible solutions to achieve have to be well understood and the scope has to be defined. For the particular case of the project LISA, t

IP Management System Quality Tool - Continuous assessment and improvement of IP management

Today’s information society puts an increased demand on companies to have implemented a structured IP management system to protect and control their knowledge. This report describes the development of a quality tool that serves the purpose of identifying improvement areas in IP Management Systems at middle sized product development companies. The quality tool should represent a systematic approac