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The impact of wealth and female autonomy on fertility decisions in Nepal: an econometric analysis
(Master thesis, 2010-06-01)The last fifteen years, the fertility rate in Nepal has declined significantly. In the same period, the country has, despite political unrest and a civil war, experienced economic growth. Nepal has, contrary to its neighboring ... -
Impacts and Adaptation of Small-scale Potatoes Farmers to Climate Change in the Western Highlands of Cameroon, A case study of the impacts and adaptation of small-scale potato farmers to climate change in the Western Highlands of Cameroon
(Master thesis, 2022-08-01)Climate change is a veritable challenge to the sustainability of small-scale farmer's livelihoods in Cameroon. The impacts of climate change are increasingly becoming a serious threat to the survival of small-scale potato ... -
Impacts of forest fire on understory species diversity in canary pine ecosystems on the island of La Palma
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-25)Forest fires are drivers of spatial patterns and temporal dynamics of vegetation and biodiversity. On the Canary Islands, large areas of pine forest exist, dominated by the endemic Canary Island pine, Pinus canariensis C. ... -
Impacts of future climate on local water supply and demand – A socio-hydrological case study in the Nordic region
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Study region Fårö island, part of Region Gotland, Sweden. Study focus Despite its importance for proactive planning and management, understanding of how future climate and socioeconomic trends may interact to influence ... -
The Impacts of governmental policies on the investment decision for renewable energies in the Swiss electricity market
(Master thesis, 2014-06-29)Switzerland faces two major challenges in the electricity sector. The existing nuclear power plants will be phased out and at the same time new renewable electricity sources should increase their share in production. These ... -
Impacts of the oil and gas industry on the livelihoods of men and women working in the fisheries: a study of Shama, Ghana.
(Master thesis, 2015-05-14)The discovery of oil and gas in Ghana in 2007 and subsequent production since 2010 have sparked high development and economic expectations in various sectors of the Ghanaian economy. The oil exploration and production may ... -
The Imperfection of Comparisons
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Implementation of citizen's charter and improving municipal services in Nepal: myth or reality?
(Master thesis, 2010-06-01)The citizen's charter, as one of the quality assurance strategies in the public sector put forward by New Public Management theorists, has been introduced in Nepal with the view of improving the quality of governmental ... -
The Implementation of Civil Service Reforms in Tanzania, 1991-2000
(Master thesis, 2006)The present thesis deals with civil service reforms implemented in Tanzania in between 1991-2000. It aims at assessing whether the reforms achieved the intended objectives of “smaller, affordable, well compensated, efficient ... -
Implementation of CSR in the Energy Sector: The Case of Equinor
(Master thesis, 2019-07-06)Globalization has made possible global social relations, and understandably these social relations also need governance. Corporate social responsibility is a concept within the business sector relevant for corporate ... -
Implementation of e-government policy in Nepal: How far it is successful!
(Master thesis, 2011-06-01)Abstract E-government becomes a powerful tool to inform, interact, transact and network thereby contributing leaner, transparent and cost-effective government in the process of transformation. It can be seen as an important ... -
Implementation of Public Policies at Local Level in Uganda. A Case Study of National Agrikultural Advisory Services (NAADS) in Mukono District Local Government
(Master thesis, 2016-06-01)The Government of Uganda's NAADS policy is the main overarching policy in the agricultural sector in the country. With implementation of NAADS in all 111 districts in the country, the government sought to increase accessibility ... -
Implementation of public policy at primary school level in Uganda: a case of universal primary education in Lugusulu Sub County in Sembabule District
(Master thesis, 2017-06-15)The Government of Uganda's Universal Primary Education policy is the main overlapping policy in the educational sector in the whole country. With implementation of UPE in all 111 districts in the country and one city (the ... -
Implementation of public policy at the local level in Ghana: The Case of National Health Insurance Scheme in Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District
(Master thesis, 2011-06-01)Abstract Many developing countries have made efforts at improving welfare of their people by adopting number of health reforms, Ghana was not an exception in that endeavour. Many governments in Ghana adopted number of ... -
Implementation of Right to Information Act, 2009 in Bangladesh: A Study on Union Parishad
(Master thesis, 2013-06-02)The Right to Information Act, 2009' is considered as, one of the most significant policies in recent times, since it came at a time, when there have been lots of debates on country's willingness to ensure transparency and ... -
Implementation of Social Protection Programmes in Ghana: the Case of the Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty Programme (LEAP)
(Master thesis, 2015-05-30)Social protection up the development agenda has been consistently characterised by social transfer programmes mostly in the form of conditional cash transfers (CCT) especially in developing countries. However implementation ... -
The Implementation of the Dublin regulations in Greece, Italy and Spain
(Master thesis, 2017-06-16)The objective of this thesis is to explain variations in the implementation of the Dublin regulations in Spain, Italy and Greece. My theoretical framework draws from the literature on Europeanization. I have conducted ... -
Implementation of the National Environment Policy: A case of the Local Government Authorities in Dar Es Salaam City- Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2005)The government of Tanzania, with the support of a wide range of donors is implementing Local Government Reform Programmes. The three municipal councils of Ilala, Temeke and Kinondoni are among the Local government institutions ... -
Implementation of the Right to Children's Participation:The Case of Two Selected Public Primary Schools in Kampala District in Uganda
(Master thesis, 2017-06-27)The right to children’s participation in Uganda, recently got attention in 2008 when the Uganda National Child Participation Guide (UNCPG) was published. This resulted from Uganda ratifying the United Nations Convention ... -
Implementering av ny teknologi - en samfunnsøkonomisk tilnærming
(Master thesis, 2014-12-01)Dette studiet har som formål å belyse de potensielle gevinstene ved implementering av MPD, samt studere hvordan nye teknologier kan implementeres på en mest mulig effektiv måte. Implementering av boreteknikken trykkstyrt ...