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This thesis investigates whether or not the Chinese growth is sustainable in the longer term. The two major economies China and India share several common features in terms of e.g. growth and size, as well as fundamental differences regarding factors such as institutions and politics. There is a possibility that India, a democratic country, possibly, in the longer time horizon will overtake China

This paper examines whether financial liberalisation and deregulations have affected the impact of monetary policy on credits. Although the main focus is Sweden, United States is included in order to make comparisons. To answer the question, empirical studies are made including quarterly data from the period 1980 to 2016. The results from the regressions suggests that there has been a change in ho

The aim of this study is to analyze the environmental impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Sub-Saharan Africa. Over the last decades, increasing levels of environmental degradation have been recorded and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is a region that is particularly vulnerable to these climatic changes. It has been claimed that the environmental degradation, with rising levels of CO2 emission,

Bilars globala miljöpåverkan är substantiell och kommer alltid vara i fokus när man diskuterar klimatförändringar och vårt koldioxidavtryck. Eko-körning har länge bara varit ett givet antal av riktlinjer åt förare, om till exempel mjuk acceleration. Vi ville utforska användningen av maskininlärning för att identifiera och lära okända körmönster som kan påverka bränsleåtgången. Vi ville också utfThe global environmental impact made by cars is substantial and will always be in focus when discussing climate change and our carbon footprint. Eco-driving has long been a given set of general rules for drivers to follow such as smooth acceleration. We wanted to explore the use of machine learning to identify and learn unknown driving patterns that may affect the fuel consumption. We also wanted

The debt-to-income ratio in Sweden has the last year reached an alarming high level after years of a continuously upgoing trend. Hence, it is frequently discussed between institutions, governmental authorities and media. This thesis aims to investigate the level of impact economic activity, the housing market and financial costs of mortgages has on the debt-to-income ratio. This is done by using G

Flera av läroplanens formuleringar är vaga och lämnas okommenterade av Skolverket. Det skapar en osäkerhet om hur lärare förväntas tolka innehållet och arbeta med det. Vi har fokuserat denna studie på den vaga frasen ”ur flera perspektiv” som återfinns i kunskapskravet om litterär analys i kursen Svenska 3. Vi anser att en praxis ännu inte har etablerats och vi vill bidra till dokumentation av den

I Sverige finns tusentals nedlagda soptippar, även kallade deponier. Deponier kan vara en miljörisk då regn och ytvatten tränger genom deponin och lakar ur föroreningar från avfallet som sedan kan spridas i miljön. När avfallet bryts ned kan dessutom gaser bildas som kan resultera i brand eller explosion. Under 2007-2008 inventerade Helsingborgs stad sina nedlagda deponier. Vid inventeringen gjord

Syftet med denna studie är att kartlägga för- och nackdelarna med den nya digitala ritningshanteringen gentemot den traditionella hanteringen med pappersritningar. Vilka incitament som finns för att motivera den nya arbetsmetoden och om kan det påvisas att det bidrar till en effektivare produktion samt att det ger en ekonomisk fördel. Det är en kvalitativ studie som har utförts i form av en falls

Previous research suggests that gender wage discrimination contributes to economic growth in the context of female-dominated low-tech manufacturing and patriarchal employment systems, such as the ones found in the East Asian Tigers in the 1960s to 1980s. In a panel data analysis, this thesis investigates the relationship between the gender wage gap and economic growth in the four East Asian Tigers

Climate change is real and imminent, and mitigation and adaptation responses are vital and urgent. Denmark is renowned for its aspirations for sustainability and concerns in that regard, especially among its citizenry. Nevertheless, high-impact lifestyles persist which put an excessive pressure on the global climate system and expose a tension between pro-environmental dispositions and actual cons

The aim with this essay was to study professionals and directors reasonings when in comes to integrating people with mental disabilities into the community. My intention was to gain knowledge and understanding about the work that is being done in supported housing for people with mental disabilities. I have assumed a qualitative approach and conducted semistructured interviews. I have interviewed

Nutrient recovered faecal sludge is a novel alternative fertilizer product, and is proposed to be promoted in places where improvement in sanitation management is needed, for example in Uganda’s capital Kampala. However, Uganda and most of Africa is perceived as a faecofobic area, i.e. where faeces are stigmatized and guarded by taboos, and there is lacking information regarding Ugandan farmers’ p

Lignin as a feedstock for chemicals – a step towards a greener world The world and its inhabitants are standing in front of a great challenge if the Earth should continue to be liveable. There is a pressure both on ourselves and the industries to turn into a more renewable lifestyle instead of the one based on fossil fuels which is dominating nowadays. To do this, an abundantly available starting

From the perspective of the Swedish conservative magazine Svensk Tidskrift, this thesis compares the view on nine different totalitarian and authoritarian regimes in Europe during the period 1918–1945. There is a clear research gap when it comes to comparative studies of totalitarian and authoritarian regimes in particular, and of authoritarian regimes in general – a gap this thesis aims to bridge

Bakgrund: Inom palliativ vård möter arbetsterapeuter ett dilemma eftersom fokus ofta ligger på att öka patientens självständighet, underlätta återgång till roller, aktiviteter och relationer. Denna tillvägagångssätt förbiser patienternas behov av att förbereda sig inför döden och få en meningsfull avslutning. Denna studie fokuserar på patientens aktivitetshistoria som intervention och hur den bidr

I områden som idag är kulturbevarare finns det få möjligheter till en god avfallshantering, på grund av skyddet kulturmiljölagen bidrar med. Kulturmiljölagen hamnar då i konflikt med Sveriges miljömål, som strävar efter en god avfallshantering. Frågan är hur man på bästa sätt ska lösa denna konflikt, så att båda målen blir tillfredsställda och så att även kulturmärkta byggnader kan dra sitt strå tIn areas where buildings and surroundings are protected by the Swedish law of conservation of cultural heritage, it might be a challenge to maintain a municipal solid waste management system that favours a sustainable environment and lives up to the national environmental goals. The aim of this study is to investigate whether there is a solution to this discrepancy, with AF-borgen in central Lund

The current study sets out to investigate the narrative functions of props that take the particular form of portable communication devices (more specifically walkie-talkies and airplane phones) in Die Hard (1988) and Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990). The methodology used is the semiotic concepts of denotation and connotation with a supporting theoretical framework based on two principal forms of prop

Research question: What conditions promote or hinder business model innovation for sustainability in the field of upcycling and how do these conditions interact? Methodology: This single-case study is characterized by applying a qualitative research approach and an inductive reasoning with a systematic and transparent approach. The research conducted semi-structured interviews as the main source

Research question: How do the interdependencies of leadership and organizational culture influence cross-functional collaboration? Methodology: This single case study is of a qualitative nature, entailing an inductive stance bearing traces of deduction. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews among three departments within the case company and analyzed by applying the grounded