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Can small and medium enterprises have a role in achievingsustainable development in the southern province of Sri Lanka? : special reference to the SMEs of automobile service sector in the Matara District
(Master thesis, 2011)With reference to the topic of “Can small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have a role in achieving Sustainable Development (SD) in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka (SPSL)?” this study was conducted. The automobile service ... -
Climate change impacts and adaptations among ethiopian farmers : case studies of Hagere Selam, Tigray, and Kofele, Oromia
(Master thesis, 2011)This thesis‟ empirical investigation is based on case studies from two places in Ethiopia; Hagere Selam in Degua Tembien sub-district in Tigray Region, and Kofele in Kofele sub-district in Oromia Region. The overall topic ... -
Collective actions for empowerment and poverty reduction in rural Chiapas, Mexico
(Master thesis, 2007)The present thesis is an investigation of rural community development in the Venustiano Carranza Province of Chiapas, Mexico. The objectives have been to analyze people’s experiences of collective work, and how this work, ... -
Commercialization of smallholder farming: determinants andwelfare outcomes : a cross-sectional study in Enderta district, Tigrai, Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2009)Transforming the subsistence-oriented production system into a market-oriented production system as a way to increasing the smallholder farmer’s income and thus its welfare outcomes, and reducing rural poverty, has been ... -
Community based management of surface water sources in rural south western Uganda : a study of Mbarara and Kiruhuru districts
(Master thesis, 2009)Introduction When managed appropriately, water is a precious natural resource, vital for life, development and the environment. Community based management (CBM) is the style of management the Ugandan Ministry of Water ... -
Community participation as a tool for development: local community´s participation in primary education development inMorogoro, Tanzania : a case of Kilakala and Mindu primary schools
(Master thesis, 2010)The concepts of community participation and development become crucial topic in attaining sustainable development. Development by itself it deals with human development, therefore, the participation of the people in their ... -
Congolese rape victims' struggles for recognition : what can be done to challenge this reality?
(Master thesis, 2012)With up to 400 000 women being raped annually it is clear that this is a challenging and complex problem in DR Congo. Many actors treat and support rape victims, playing an essential role in a country where health facilities ... -
Corporate-community partnerships: making CSR mutually beneficial for business and community development in the Dominican republic
(Master thesis, 2009)This study explores the role of a corporate-community partnership in making Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) a mechanism that creates shared value for both business and society. The investigation seeks to generate ... -
CSR: Bridging business and development for sustainability : a case study of CSR implementation at coffee houses as enabler for sustainable development and livelihood among small-scale produsers
(Master thesis, 2010)A prerequisite for achievement of sustainable development is economical growth (NorwegianGovernment, 2008-2009). Today an increasing number of corporations in the Western world implement the concept of Corporate Social ... -
Cultural industries and development : a qualitative study of actors within Puebla's cultural industries, rooted in UNESCO's pluralistic valuation of "culture" with an emphasis on the development potential
(Master thesis, 2012)Activity in the cultural industries accounts for a great deal of the global GDP. The role of cultural industries in a development context has gained much attention during the past decades. International bodies like UNESCO ... -
Determinating factors for a succesful establishment of participatory forest management : a comparative study of Goba and Dello districts, Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2010)A Participatory Forest Management project run by Farm Africa and SOS Sahel Ethiopia in Bale region is operational since 2006 in four pilot districts (Goba, Dello, Harrana and Nenesebo). The establishment of the project ... -
Development impacts on resettled IDPs : an assessement of the interventions channeled through the IDP camps in Mannar district, Sri Lanka
(Master thesis, 2012)This research strived to assess the impact of development interventions channeled through IDP camps on key development aspects of resettled IDPs. The key finding was that given the optimum efforts of all the stake holders ... -
Development without rights? : an analysis of the Chinese development policies in Tibet in a power and post-development perspective
(Master thesis, 2013)While economic growth keeps reaching new highs in People’s Republic of China (PRC), the inequalities and human rights violations are increasing with a matching speed. Minority areas continue to be characterized by extreme ... -
Displaced sexuality : a study of gender relations and sexual genderbased violence in the context of displacement in northern Uganda
(Master thesis, 2010)There are many barriers to human development; gender inequality is generally acknowledged to be one of these. In the patriarchal and displaced society of the Acholi in Northern Uganda, this inequality has for decades ... -
Education and development : the case of the Colegio Diego Thomson in Arequipa, Peru
(Master thesis, 2011)This study explores the connection between management, education, and development. It is a case study focusing on the Colegio Diego Thomson (CDT), which is a school offering kindergarten, primary, and secondary education ... -
The effect of firm´s growth dynamism on the income of their employees : a case study of medium and large-scale manufacturing enterprises in Tigray, Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2010)The paper investigates firms’ growth status, firms’ growth factors, employees’ salary levels, and employees’ salary growth factors in medium and large manufacturing firms in Tigray, Ethiopia. The results indicate that ... -
Effectiveness of establishing forest buffer zones as a community forest management approach : a case study from the Sripada tropical peak wilderness sanctuary in Sri Lanka
(Master thesis, 2010)The Sripada Tropical Peak Wilderness Sanctuary (STPWS) in Sri Lanka which is located between latitudes 6˚- 45 ́- 6˚- 57 ́ N and longitudes 80˚- 27́-80˚-50 ́ E comes under the category of ‘Wet Ever Green Tropical Rain ... -
The effects of poverty on child health in relation to thesocioeconomic status of mothers : a case study of Nakawe divison, Kampala district, Uganda
(Master thesis, 2010)This study has its basis on the Millennium Development Goal 4 that has to do with reduction of the under five mortality rate by two thirds between 1990 and 2015 (United Nations 2009; 24). Children from developing countries ... -
Examining Factors Prompting Microfinance Clients’ Dropout The case of SEDA and PTF in Morogoro Municipality in Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2007)This study examines factors prompting clients’ dropout in two microfinance institutions: SEDA and PTF in Morogoro Municipality in Tanzania. The study used the sample of about 136 respondents, where 68 respondents came ... -
An exploration of the relationship between higher education and human development
(Master thesis, 2007)The apartheid regime in South Africa faced its end in 1994, but its repercussions are still valid for non-white as well as white South Africans. Almost 50 years of systemised discrimination of the non-white populations ...