Browsing Master's theses (Noragric) by Subject "VDP::Social science: 200::Economics: 210::Economics: 212"
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Education in focus: impacts of school feeding program on school participation : a case study in Dara Woreda of Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2011-09-28)It has been claimed that School Feeding Programs increase school participation among poor and food insecure group of people. This study investigates if the program has significant positive impact on school enrollment, class ... -
Hidden socio-environmental costs of free trade : the case of shrimp pre-processing industry in Kerala, India
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis examines the relation between free trade and socio-environmental costs, which are due to their less visible character and difficulty to be captured excluded from accounting. On the background of emerging trade ... -
Implementing new governance strategies for protected ares : Analysis of the transboundary conservation program on Mt ELgon in Uganda and Kenya
(Master thesis, 2011-11-16)This thesis aim to examine the process of how a transboundary protected area management strategy (TBPAM) is introduced and implemented, using the case of Mt. Elgon in Kenya and Uganda. TBPAM has received much attention ... -
The use of economic incentives in recycling policy to secure environmentally friendly outcomes : A qualitative study of the effects of an economic incentive on recycling motivations and behaviors at household waste levels
(Master thesis, 2013-03-26)Economic incentives (EI) are increasingly being used to secure environmentally friendly behavior. The rationale is based on the predictions of neoclassical economic theory, which assumes stable preferences. However, ... -
Waste sorting at the household level : a study of motivation and behavior behind sorting of household waste when an external incentive is present
(Master thesis, 2010-12-06)It has been recognized that individuals are representing a source contributing to a great proportion of environmental pollution as private consumption has elevated as a response to increased purchasing power. Today’s ...