In this thesis, the focus is on the trade relations between Estonia and selected Asian countries based on their importance, aiming to identify the current trade flows, changes within them over time and the reasons behind these changes. Furthermore, the comparative advantage of Estonia in relation to those countries should be revealed. The main research question is how the trade flows have changed

The purpose of the thesis is to analyze the recent growth figures of China and understand whether China will be able to sustain its outstanding economic growth pattern, in a time when it needs to rebalance its economy from investments towards domestic consumption. In fact, if China does not rebalance its economy to a consumption-­led economy, it might face difficulties to repay the massive investm

Foreign aid and its success in generating economic growth is a heavily debated issue. Even though the primary goal of foreign aid might be to reduce poverty, generating economic growth is likely to be an important component in this matter. Widespread poverty in the sub-Saharan African region despite fifty years as recipients of foreign aid might indicate that aid has not been successful in promoti

In Nepal, dams have been targeted as the most viable means of energy generation. However, dam projects often necessitate the relocation and resettlement of people to make way for reservoirs; processes that may pose great challenges for affected people, given that their homes, land, and livelihoods are lost to some extent. This thesis analyzes the challenges facing the Nepali state in ensuring th

The relations between the Chinese government and philanthropic organizations is complex and in a state of flux and rapid change. The fragmented nature of Chinese politics and local autonomy further contribute to the regional variations of philanthropy. The author examines two representative models of cooperation between government and philanthropic organizations in Yunnan and Shenzhen to explore d

Universidad de Barcelona är ett av de äldsta och det största offentliga universitetet i Katalonien. På universitetet läser ca 90.000 studenter från hela världen och man räknar med 5306 professorer och forskare. 2007 fick universitetet sin första policy för jämställdhet, ett dokument som författats av sex utvalda kvinnor på universitetet. Genom detta arbete följer vi denna policys skapande, kommiss

Socioeconomic differences are a significant factor for health problems worldwide. Sev-eral studies have shown that people who are socially disadvantaged in society have less access to health care. They become sicker to a greater extent and die earlier than people living in more privileged social classes. The gap between those who have access to health care is becoming more noticeable, even though

This Master’s thesis discusses the subject of documenting processes within the archival science, or more accurately the new injunction 2008:4 and the opinions and attitudes Swedish archivists have in regards to it. The national archives of Sweden (Riksarkivet) put out the injunction in 2008 and all the government-owned authorities has to apply it onto their work. They all have to document their

This thesis investigates the free boundary value problem of pricing American put options written on one underlying asset. In particular, attention is given to nd an accurate approximation of the critical ex- ercise boundary. The problem is approached using radial basis func- tions in the shape of Gaussian densities, and basis functions in the form of European put options. Furthermore, the domain i

Den kinesiska populärmusikens historia sträcker sig ända till 1900-talets början och den inleds bara drygt 30 år efter den så kallade Tin Pan Alley-periodens början. Den kinesiska populärmusikens utveckling har däremot inte gått jämte den amerikanska och europeiska populärmusikens. Dess historia är relativt outforskad. Denna uppsats redogör för den kinesiska populärmusikens utveckling under 1900-t

This thesis aims to compare how curators from different institutions can use specific images as learning resources. It also investigates how the museum as institution can impact on an object’s interpretation. The studies were conducted at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm and at Fornsalen, part of the Gotland Museum, in Visby. These institutions operate within different academic disciplines and geog

Environmental awareness increases, with demands for environmental certifications of new communities and buildings as a result. The introduction of climate friendly energy solutions is an important part of this sustainability development. Some examples of such solutions are solar collectors and heat pumps, which is why E.ON wants to investigate ways to combine small-scale, local solar collectors or

The possibility to analyze district heating customers has increased in recent times. This is mainly because of the fact that hourly measured values for each customer now are available for the energy companies. This master thesis aims to categorize Lunds Energi’s district heat customers according to their consumption patterns. The result should be presented in such a way that all the categories cou

This report is part of a Master Thesis Project in Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Design at the Faculty of Engineering LTH at Lund University. The project was performed in collaboration with Hammarplast Consumer Ab, a Swedish company founded in 1947 manufacturing household items in plastic. Hammarplast Consumer Ab is part of the Orthex group, which is the leading Nordic company within t

The Swedish health care does not live up to the objective set in the legislation about health care, that every person has the equal right to health care according to need. New reports show that both discrimination and unequal treatment among patients occur within the Swedish health care. This study is confined to include only institutions for treatment of people with physical health problems. Prev

The partnership rhetoric is widely spread in development studies and practice. This thesis revisits the debate on partnership using Honneth’s theory of recognition. In order to shed light on the role of recognition in donor-recipient relations, Sino-Malawian cooperation on infrastructure projects in Malawi is exemplarily examined. A discourse analysis of original expert interviews with Malawians i

The Italian society have severe problems with discrimination against women, and they are not showing any progress in the field. This text examines what understanding the Italian government shows for the deep rooted gender stereotypes and the impact those gender stereotypes has on womens working situation. To answer that I have studied their state report to the committee for Convention of the Elimi

Syfte: Med utgångspunkt i empirifynd argumentera för en mer nyanserad bild av kunskapsindividen inom den kunskapsintensiva organisationen för att kritiskt granska den befintliga litterära bilden av kunskapsarbetaren. Metod: För att genomföra vår undersökning har vi utfört kvalitativa, semi-strukturerade intervjuer i två kunskapsintensiva organisationer. Teori: Vi framhäver den befintliga positi

This report is a study of the impacts of extreme sea levels and waves on the coastal area of the bay of Lundåkra. The bay is characterized by shallow sea bottoms and a flat topography, particularly in the north. Analyses have been based on historical data. To expand the analyses to apply for a future scenario a change in mean sea level has been considered. Based on general recommendations from the

Women’s empowerment and its impact on adoption of contraception and on fertility has been a subject of growing interest in academia over the last decades, and channels for boosting empowerment have been suggested and evaluated. It is not merely the choice to use or not to use contraception that will determine the fertility outcome of an individual or a couple. This paper addresses the question to