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Caste discrimination, land tenure, and natural resource management in Nepal
(PhD Thesis;2011:03, Doctoral thesis, 2011)The dissertation investigates the issues related to land tenancy transactions, land productivity and land related investment with a due focus on caste discrimination in the Nepalese rural society. This study also explores ... -
Livestock and land share contracts in a Hindu Society
(CLTS Working paper;2011:7, Working paper, 2011)This paper examines factors related to the existence of a livestock rental market in western Nepal and assesses whether this is associated with caste differentiation and land rental market participation. This study brings ... -
Welfare Effects of Market Friendly Land Reforms in Uganda
(CLTS Working Paper;2011:02, Working paper, 2011)This article estimates the poverty reducing impact of the recent land reforms and land transfers in the different land tenure systems of Uganda. Using balanced panel data for 309 households in 2001, 2003, and 2005, models ... -
The reconstruction of communal property : membership and rights in Limpopo's restitution process
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Does land registration and certification reduce land border conflicts?
(CLTS Working paper;2011:5, Working paper, 2011)This paper assesses factors related to local land border conflicts and how low cost land registration and certification has affected land conflicts during and after land registration and certification using data from ... -
Access to productive assets and impact on household welfare in rural Uganda
(PhD Thesis;2011:27, Doctoral thesis, 2011)This thesis assesses the impact of access to productive assets on the welfare of rural farm households in Uganda. It consists of an introduction paper and five other independent papers. Paper I provides robust empirical ... -
Legislation on commons (Statsallmenning/Bygdeallmenning) in Norway
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Household welfare effects of low-cost land certification in Ethiopia
(CLTS Working Paper;2011:3, Working paper, 2011)Several studies have shown that the land registration and certification reform in Ethiopia has been implemented at an impressive speed, at a low-cost, and with significant impacts on investment, land productivity, and ... -
Hvor integrert er det pakistanske aksjemarkedet med markeder i Asia, Europa og USA? -en empirisk analyse av avkastning og risiko i det pakistanske aksjemarkedet i perioden 2000- 2009.
(Master thesis, 2011-02-17)Hovedproblemstilling analysert og diskutert i denne oppgaven består av tre deler. Den første delen dreier seg om avkastning og risiko i det pakistanske aksjemarkedet. Den andre delen kaster lys over hvor integrert det ... -
Utfordringer i å rekruttere og beholde arbeidskraft. En kvalitativ undersøkelse om turnover og organisasjonsforpliktelse i juristbransjen
(Master thesis, 2011-04-28)Temaet for denne oppgaven er turnover og organisasjonsforpliktelse blant medarbeidere i juristbransjen, og er en del av et pilotprosjekt i regi av Norges Juristforbund. Tidligere forskning viser at kvinner velger offentlig ... -
Drivers and barriers for small-scale projects in the face of post-2012 uncertainty
(Master thesis, 2011-04-29)The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) was introduced as part of the Kyoto Protocol to provide industrialised countries with more low cost ways to meet their GHG emission reductions. It has the dual objective through also ... -
En empirisk analyse av det russiske og de baltiske aksjemarkedene. Er markedene effisiente og integrerte?
(Master thesis, 2011-05-02)Det russiske og de baltiske aksjemarkedene blir i utredningen testet for effisiens og integrasjon med daglig og månedlig data for perioden 2005(9) – 2010(8). ADF-test, runs-test og seriekorrelasjontester blir benyttet på ... -
Mellommenneskelige relasjoners påvirkning på resultater
(Master thesis, 2011-05-04)Denne oppgaven har tittelen ”Mellommenneskelige forholds påvirkning på resultater” da formålet var å se etter sammenhenger mellom arbeidsmiljø og prestasjonsresultater samt lederoppfatning og prestasjonsresultater. Gjennom ... -
Gull og sølv i en investeringsportefølje: En gratis lunsj?
(Master thesis, 2011-10-06)Gull og sølv er en investeringsform som skiller seg fra investering i aksjer og fond. De to metallene kan fungere som en safe haven i porteføljemessig sammenheng, og har andre karakteristikker enn vanlige aksjer, som ... -
The Decision for Secondary Education: The Case of Cocoa farmers' children in Ghan's new Edubiase Cocoa district.a Farmers' Children in Ghana's New Edubiase Cocoa District
(Master thesis, 2011-10-06)Secondary (senior high) school is noted as an indispensable link between the basic and tertiary levels of education in Ghana. Financing a child’s secondary education in Ghana however, is very challenging for the average ... -
Etikk i Norske banker
(Master thesis, 2011-10-06)Denne oppgaven tar for seg utfordringer knyttet til bruken av etiske retningslinjer i norske banker. Norske banker står ovenfor en fundamental utfordring knyttet til det å levere gode finansielle resultater på en langsiktig ... -
Grenser for fantasien? Utviklingen av et styringssystem for et offentlig teater
(Master thesis, 2011-10-12)Utfordringene knyttet til gjennomføring av strategi har blitt stadig mer anerkjent de siste årene. Ett styringsverktøy for strategiimplementering er rammeverket balansert målstyring, utviklet av Kaplan & Norton. Dette kan ... -
An organizational learning perspective on environmental management
(Master thesis, 2011-10-12)Markets are creating tougher competition which increases the pressure on organizations to learn and adapt, to be more proactive, and to change faster to stay ahead of competitors. Thus the ability to learn is very ... -
Thinking smart about electricity usage : How can advanced demand response programs affect consumption of electricity?
(Master thesis, 2011-10-24)Recent developments in the Nordic power system have shown some negative trends that relate to all actors in the market. Overall increase in prices and periods with extremely high prices are observed and operational problems ... -
Increased electrification and reduced carbon emissions : an oxymoron? A case study of the Indonesian Electricity Sector
(Master thesis, 2011-10-24)The idea about small-scale private participants supplying green electricity to help relieve some of the capacity deficiencies of the Indonesian electricity sector seems like an optimal scenario. To achieve this outcome, ...