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The debate on the relationship between trade and growth is ongoing and the question is if the GATT/WTO contributes to higher trade flows. In this paper, the modern literature relating to trade and growth will be reviewed, as well as the modern literature on the GATT/WTO and trade. Then, I examine how growth has been affected by the GATT/WTO by looking at growth for member countries for a few years
Zanzibar, as a part of a developing country in East Africa, struggles with a bad municipal solid waste management system. This master thesis is an attempt to analyse the current waste situation on Zanzibar and the environmental and social effects of four dumpsites in order to give recommendations on how to improve the waste management system. The thesis was made as a Minor Field Study funded by SI
Mot bakgrund av direktiv 1999/70/EG som genomför ramavtalet om visstidsarbete slutet mellan ETUC, UNICE och CEEP har det ifrågasatts om lag (1982:80) om anställningsskydd lever upp till direktivets krav avseende införande av hinder mot att tidsbegränsade anställningsformer missbrukas. Ramavtalet mellan de sociala parterna inriktar sig speciellt på missbruk som uppstår ur användningen av på varandrFollowing the entry into force of Council Directive 1999/70/EC concerning the framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP it has been questioned whether the Swedish Employment Protection Act is in accordance with the directive concerning the introduction of measures to prevent abuse of fixed-term employment contracts. The framework agreement between the social partners
During the last twenty years there's been a growing amount of exhibitions that in different ways challenge peoples feelings and ideas. It can be exhibitions that show other interpretations of a phenomenon than the once we're used to see or subjects that can be found sensitive or provoking to some people. I've found an explanation to why museums show this type of exhibitions in the ne
The importance of migrants' remittance transfers in global capital flows is steadily growing. A large body of literature has been dedicated to the study of remittances, its underlying causes, and its effects on development in receiving countries. Albania, one of the poorest countries in Europe, experienced massive emigration in its post-communist transition era, and remittances have since cons
In 2010 the center-right Fidesz-Christian Democrat coalition (Fidesz-KDNP) had an unprecedented electoral victory in Hungary. The party won two-thirds of the mandates, allowing the government not only to follow through with their reforms but change laws which require two-third of the votes. After the inauguration they started a fast legislation process, in the frame of this process the constitutio
In recent years, microfinance has evolved as an alternative method of providing credit to poor borrowers in developing countries. Despite high expectations and appraisals, the performance of microfinance institutions has been found to differ significantly between different countries. Previous research has focused mainly on formal institutions and macroeconomic conditions as potential explanations
Skuldkrisen drabbade Europa hårt år 2010. Det var flera länder som till exempel Irland, Portugal och Grekland som inte kunde betala tillbaka sina lån och finansiera sina optioner. Tyskland var beredda att hjälpa till, men Eu:s regelverk (Fördraget om Europeiska Unionens funktionssätt) förhindrade det. De fann lyckligtvis en kortsikitg väg att kringå regelverket. Tyskland och Frankrike tyckte inte
The main purpose of this thesis is to estimate and investigate the relationship between risk and expected return in the stock market within a time-series context. The model is based on the intertemporal capital asset pricing model (ICAPM), and the method of log-linearization is implemented in the analysis. As a result, two main components of expected returns, the risk and hedge components are iden
The aim of this thesis is to study and analyze from an archivists point of view how the function of the municipal archives relates to the aspects of the professional position and, work situation and education of those who work in archives, and to the laws and regulations. Our discussion is framed by the notions of democracy and transparency and their significance for archival practices in a munici
Till varje stats suveränitet hör utformningen av dess beskattning. Eftersom flertalet stater använder sig av olika principer vid bestämmandet av beskatt-ningsanspråken leder detta ofta till dubbelbeskattning för företag och indivi-der. Motverkandet av den ofördelaktiga beskattningen sker genom en till-lämpning av skatteavtal då deras syfte primärt är att undanröja eller lindra följderna av internaDesigning of the taxation system belongs to the sovereignty of each state. Since most states use different principles in determining the taxable claims, this often leads to double taxation of companies and individuals. The avoid-ance of the unfavorable taxation is made through the practice of tax treaties, as their primary purpose is to eliminate or mitigate the consequences of in-ternational judi
Denna uppsats fokuserar på frågor kring gränsdragningen mellan avtalsklausuler som ger tredje man rätt att fylla ut parternas avtal och skiljeklausuler i kontexten av värderingsklausuler. Dessa klausuler återfinns bland annat i kontrakt rörande företagsöverlåtelser. Vid en företagsöverlåtelse är priset på målbolaget beräknat utifrån de finansiella förutsättningar som förelegat vid överlåtelsedagThis paper focuses on issues related to the distinction between contract clauses that give third parties the right to fill out the parties' agreement and arbitration clauses in the context of purchase price adjustment clauses, the latter which can be found in contracts for business transfers. At a transfer of an undertaking, the price of the target company is derived from the financial condit
Authors: Amanda Haraldsson and Jennica Bjurman Title: From safety to freedom - entrepreneurship as a professionalization strategy among social workers [translated title] Supervisor: Karin Kullberg The aim of this study was to examine outcomes/results of Social Workers’ choice to commence working in private practice. We wanted to identify the advantages and disadvantages respondents believe exist
Eating disorders are the third largest mental illness in females. Many of those who recover never regain a healthy relationship towards food and over 50% of those with eating disorders do not recover from the disorder. In order to better understand the factors underlying the recovery process, focus ought to be placed on the perspectives of those experiencing eating disorders. The aim of this quali
Introduktion: Övervikt och obesitas medför risker för både kvinna och barn under graviditet och förlossning. Att informera om dessa risker kan vara svårt då ämnet är belagt med känslor av skuld och skam. Syfte: Studiens syfte var att belysa svenska barnmorskors upplevelser av att diskutera livsstilsfrågor med överviktiga och obesa gravida kvinnor. Metod: En kvalitativ studie med induktiv ansats ha
The aim of this master’s thesis is to investigate digitization initiatives in Swedish municipal archives and problematize their reasons for digitizing and their appraisal practices. We argue that the archive is socially constructed and that appraisal decisions are part of shaping our cultural heritage – by examining digitization we will focus specifically on the construction of the digital cultura
Företag använder strategi bland annat för att sätta mål inför framtiden. Denna strategi ska uppnås med begränsade resurser vilket innebär att företag bör prioritera de mest lönsamma projekten. För att göra detta finns olika verktyg inom investeringskalkylering. Dessa verktyg ska hjälpa ett företag att säkerställa att en investering ger framtida lönsamhet. Syftet med studien var att undersöka
Det här examensarbetet grundar sig på en översättning av de två första kapitlen i Julie Otsukas roman The Buddha in the Attic från 2011. Uppsatsen består av en källtextanalys, som utgår från Lennart Hellspong och Per Ledins (1997) textanalysteorier, och en översättningskommentar, som utgår från Lita Lundquists (2007) översättningsstrategier och Yvonne Lindqvists (2004, 2005) teorier om skönlitterä
