Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2017-03-23T13:08:23Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Helena Cecília Barreto Bruno Wilke.pdf: 4148458 bytes, checksum: 3ec9e7e5dfe2f09f794863a596f40311 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-23T13:08:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Helena Cecília Barreto Bruno Wilke.pdf: 4148458 bytes, checksum: 3ec9e7e5dfe2f09f794863a596f40311 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-03-17 / Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq / This research surveys the development of the fundamental concepts and guidelines of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Its creation dates back to a period of liberalism and expanding of international organizations, seeking for democratic peace, still under the effects of World War II. Its purposes are correlated to designs created after the Cold War, when security and development, which were based on anthropological concepts, begin to respond to the restructuring of the planetary governmentality. The Human Development Index (HDI), adopted by the UNDP since the 1990s, is an important tool in identifying and constructing the so-called vulnerabilities as threats both for local and global governments. The survey of the Conjunct Program “Segurança com Cidadania”, coordinated by the UNDP in a neighborhood of Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil, disclosure the operational model of the HDI, together with the so-called “segurança cidadã” specifically designed for Latin America, which was recently incorporated to the Sustainable Development Objectives (SDO). The Restorative Justice is considered a complementary planetary connection aiming to broaden the formal penal system, flexibilizing sentences and implementing social policies in schools and communities. The present study verified the UNDP's effectiveness in enforcing penal practices operated in the name of the alleged neutrality of human development throughout the manufacture of responsible and resilient conducts that underpins the management of collective misery / Esta pesquisa mapeia a produção dos principais conceitos e abordagens do Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). Sua emergência remonta a um período de revisões liberais e expansão das organizações internacionais ancoradas na busca pela paz democrática, ainda sob os efeitos da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Seus empreendimentos evidenciam delineamentos mais acabados após a chamada Guerra Fria, quando a segurança e o desenvolvimento, calcados no humano, passam a responder aos redimensionamentos da governamentalidade planetária. O Índice de Desenvolvimento Humano (IDH), adotado pelo PNUD a partir da década de 1990, mostra-se importante instrumento na identificação e construção das chamadas vulnerabilidades como virtuais ameaças aos governos do e no planeta. A análise do Programa Conjunto Segurança com Cidadania, coordenado pelo PNUD em um bairro na capital do Espírito Santo, expõe o funcionamento do IDH, aliado à abordagem da chamada segurança cidadã – específica à América Latina, recentemente incorporada aos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS). A Justiça Restaurativa situa-se como uma de suas conexões planetárias preferenciais ao complementar e ampliar o sistema penal formal e mostra sua flexibilidade punitiva ao implementar políticas sociais em escolas e comunidades. A pesquisa constatou a eficiência do PNUD em irradiar práticas penalizadoras operadas em nome da pretensa neutralidade do desenvolvimento humano, por meio da produção de condutas responsáveis e resilientes que sustentam a gestão compartilhada da miséria

Au cours de ces dernières décennies, le concept de la compétitivité s'est établi comme un mot-clé important dans la vie sociale, à l’échelle micro-économique et surtout macro-économique. Au regard d’une mondialisation grandissante et de l'expansion des marchés mondiaux, la compétitivité peut quelque fois se limiter à l’aspect purement économique et commercial. Alors que l’examen des différents défis économiques, sociaux et environnementaux qui préoccupent de nos jours l’humanité conduit à reconsidérer les modèles d’évaluation de la croissance économique adoptée, à reconnaitre leurs limites et à apporter un jugement critique sur l’évaluation de la compétitivité. Ce travail se propose donc d’explorer quelques possibilités de l’intégration contemporaine de principes « éthiques » dans le concept de la compétitivité macroéconomique. Prenant en compte la dynamique du concept de la compétitivité, la thèse analyse l’histoire et l’évolution de cette notion. L’analyse engage alors une approche théorique, ensuite une étude comparée des différents indices d’évaluation de la compétitivité. L’objectif est d’examiner comment des principes éthiques peuvent être intégrés pour la mesure et l’évaluation de la compétitivité des pays, c’est-à-dire comment elle pourrait être évaluée au-delà du PIB et des résultats commerciaux et comment elle rejoint également la préoccupation pour les inégalités, la pauvreté, le changement climatique dans des domaines aussi différents que la santé, l’éducation, l’eau et l’agriculture …Les objectifs de la Charia (Maqasid Charia) constituent une assise convenable pour construire un nouvel indice de compétitivité éthique, permettant ainsi la contribution de différents pays, même non musulmans, à chacun des objectifs de la Charia. / Throughout the past decades, competitiveness was established as an important concept in social life, at micro and especially macro levels. With globalization and the expansion of global markets, competitiveness can sometimes be limited to purely economic and commercial dimensions. While examining various current economic, social and environmental challenges that affect today’s economy and humanity, the thesis reconsiders the economic growth assessment models adopted, to recognize their limits and put forward critical judgment on the assessment of competitiveness. This study develops, therefore, an exploration of some possibilities of contemporary integration of "ethical" principles into the concept of macroeconomic competitiveness.Taking into account the dynamics of the concept of competitiveness, the thesis analyzes the history and evolution of this concept. The analysis puts forward a theoretical approach, followed by a comparative study of different indices for assessing competitiveness. The aim is to examine how ethical principles are integrated to measure countries' competitiveness. That is, how competitiveness could be evaluated beyond the GDP and trade outcomes and that it also incorporates the measures of inequality, poverty, climate change, health, education, water, agriculture etc. The objectives of Shariah (Maqasid al Shariah) present a suitable foundation to build a new ethical competitiveness index that measures countries’ contribution to the objectives of the Shariah.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 braghiroli_ks_me_bot.pdf: 812463 bytes, checksum: 5d0fe477b5ee642d2fd42d5a02dd5a18 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-24 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / Pró-Reitoria de Pesquisa (PROPe UNESP) / A população mundial está envelhecendo e o número de procedimentos anestésico-cirúrgicos está aumentando na faixa etária de 60 anos, comparando-se com outros grupos etários. Considerando essa realidade e a existência de diferenças na segurança do paciente entre países desenvolvidos e em desenvolvimento, a presente revisão comparou a incidência de Parada Cardíaca (PC) perioperatória e por fator anestésico em pacientes geriátricos em países desenvolvidos e em desenvolvimento de acordo com o IDH (Índice de Desenvolvimento Humano) e em dois períodos de tempo. Comparou-se também a literatura mundial da incidência de PC perioperatória e por fator anestésico ao longo do tempo (pré-1990s e 1990-2014) e em relação ao IDH. Métodos: Realizou-se uma revisão sistemática de estudos transversais da literatura mundial sobre a incidência de PC perioperatória e por fator anestésico em pacientes geriátricos. Foi realizada meta-análise da incidência de PC perioperatória e por fator anestésico em 10.000 anestesias, de acordo com o IDH dos países e o período de tempo (pré-1990s e 1990-2014). Utilizou-se a análise de metarregressão para analisar a incidência de PC perioperatória e por fator anestésico ao longo do tempo e do IDH dos países. A meta-análise e a metarregressão foram realizadas considerando um intervalo de confiança (IC) de 95%. Resultados: Foram incluídos 16 estudos de nove países diferentes, com um total de 1.758.153 pacientes geriátricos submetidos à anestesia. A meta-análise mostrou que a incidência de PC perioperatória e por fator anestésico diminuiu significativamente nos países com alto-IDH (38,6 [IC 95%, 37,8-39,6] no período pré-1990s para 7,7 [IC 95%, 7,6-7,8] em 1990-2014, p<0,001; e 9,2 [ IC 95%, 8,9-9,5], no período pré-1990s para 1,3 [ IC 95%, 0,2-6,5] em 1990-2014, p<0,001, respectivamente). Em países com baixo-IDH, não há estudos disponíveis na literatura com a incidência de PC perioperatória e por fator anestésico no período pré-1990, não permitindo a comparação entre os períodos de tempo. A incidência de PC perioperatória em 1990-2014 foi quatro vezes maior nos países com baixo-IDH, em comparação com países de alto IDH (p<0,001). A metarregressão mostrou uma relação significativa com redução da incidência de PC por fator anestésico e o tempo independentemente do IDH do país (slope= -0,0699; 95% IC= -0,1394 a -0,0003; p=0,049) assim como em países com alto-IDH (slope= -0,1049; 95% IC= -0,1762 a -0,0336; p=0,015). Por outro lado, a metarregressão não mostrou relação significativa entre a incidência da PC por fator anestésico e o IDH dos países. Também não houve relação significativa da PC perioperatória em relação ao tempo e ao IDH dos países. Conclusão: A incidência de PC por fator anestésico em pacientes geriátricos diminuiu significativamente nos últimos 60 anos, especialmente em países com alto-IDH. Existe uma redução clara e significativa na incidência de PC por fator anestésico e perioperatória somente em países com alto-IDH, comparando-se os dois períodos de tempo (cinco vezes e sete vezes, respectivamente). / The world population is ageing and the number of anesthesia and surgical procedures are increasing in the sixty-years-old compared to other age groups. Considering this and the differences in patient safety in low- and high-income countries, the current study compared the perioperative and anesthesia-related CA rates in geriatric patients in low- and high-income countries in two time periods. Additionally, we compared global data on anesthesia-related and perioperative cardiac arrest (CA) rates according to Human Development Index (HDI) status and by time. Methods: A systematic review was performed to identify worldwide observational studies in which geriatric patients were submitted to anesthesia with perioperative and/or anesthesia-related CA rates. Meta-analysis per 10,000 anesthetics and meta-regression were performed with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) to compare the perioperative and anesthesia-related CA rates by country’s HDI status (low-HDI versus high-HDI) and by time period (pre-1990s versus 1990-2014), and to evaluate data on perioperative and anesthesia-related CA rates according to country’s HDI status and by time. Results: Sixteen studies from 9 countries assessing 1,758,153 anesthetic administrations in geriatric patients were included. The meta-analysis showed that the perioperative and anesthesia-related CA rates declined in high-HDI (38.6 [95% CI, 37.8-39.6] before the 1990s to 7.7 [95% CI, 7.6-7.8] in the 1990-2014, P<0.001; and 9.2 [95% CI, 8.9-9.5] before the 1990s to 1.3 [95% CI, 0.2-6.5] in the 1990-2014, P<0.001, respectively). In low-HDI countries, there were no studies in perioperative and anesthesia-related CA before 1990 disabling the comparison between the periods. The perioperative CA rate in the 1990-2014 was 4-fold higher in low-HDI compared with high-HDI countries (P<0.001). Meta-regression showed the significant relationship between anesthesia-related CA rate and time independently of HDI status (slope= -0.0699; 95% CI= -0.1394 to -0.0003; P=0.049) as well as in high-HDI countries (slope= -0.1049; 95% CI= -0.1762 to -0.0336; P=0.015), but not according HDI status. The relationship between perioperative CA by time and by HDI status was not significant. Conclusions: Anesthesia-related CA rate in geriatric patients has declined significantly in the past 60 years, especially in high-HDI countries. There is a clear and consistently reduction in perioperative and anesthesia-related CA rates only in high-HDI countries comparing the two time periods (5-fold and 7-fold, respectively). / FAPESP: 2013/11007-6 / PROPe/CDC UNESP: #0143/004/13

A partir da análise dos dados sobre a prática do ato infracional na cidade de Jundiaí, entre os períodos de 2000 e 2005, esta pesquisa compara esta política setorial com os índices que mensuram o nível de desenvolvimento e a qualidade de vida da população do município, desenvolvendo uma ampla reflexão acerca do problema, que é apenas parte de um problema maior que caracteriza uma nova forma de criminalidade, evidenciando crise e ruptura do sistema social liberal democrático e que se manifesta pelo confronto às instituições públicas estatais ou pela apatia em relação à participação político-democrática. A ausência e omissão do Estado em promover políticas públicas capazes de favorecer o desenvolvimento de todos pela expansão das liberdades individuais, expõe parcelas significativas da população brasileira a situações de vulnerabilidade, potencializa o problema e impõe neste momento histórico a necessidade de repactuação de um novo contrato social e da modificação das regras do jogo democrático com vistas à paz social. Neste escopo, a gestão pública do ato infracional requer que se reflita apropriadamente acerca dos vazios legais, das práticas políticas não democráticas e dos padrões culturais que subsistem historicamente na implementação dos direitos infanto-juvenis, em sua interface com os princípios e diretrizes do direito da criança e do adolescente. A descentralização político-administrativa e a municipalização do atendimento, bem como o caráter deliberativo das ações em todos os níveis pelos conselhos de direitos da criança e do adolescente, são discussões essenciais que se travam no bojo de uma discussão maior pela qual o que almeja é que o sistema econômico e o sistema político priorizem em suas pautas e ações, de modo efetivo e absoluto, a criança e o adolescente. / From the analysis of the data from practice of infrational act in city of Jundiaí, between the periods of 2000 and 2005 this resource compares this sectorial policy with the index that measure the level of development and life quality of the population of the town, developing a wide reflex regarding the problem that is only a part of a bigger problem that characterizes a new form of criminality showing crisis and rupture of the social liberal democratic system that is shown by the confronting to the state public institutions or by the apathy regarding the political democratic participation. The absences and the omission of the state in promoting public polices to favour the development of all by growth of individual liberties, exposes significant parts of the Brazilian population to vulnerable situations, potentializes the problem and inputs in this historical moment the necessity recontractuation of a new social contract and the modification of the rules of the democratic game with views to social peace. In this purpose, the public gestor of the infrational act demands that there is an appropriate review regarding legal emptiness, of the non democratic political practice and of the cultural patterns that survive historically in the criation of the infantile-juvenile rights in its relationship with the principals and purposes of the teenager\'s and child\'s rights. The political administrative decentralization and municipalization of the attending, as the deliberate character of the actions in all levels by the children?s /teenager\'s rights councils boards, are essential discussions that lock in the aim of the bigger discussion that seeks the priorization of the economical and political systems in their principals and actions in an absolute and effective way, for children and teenager\'s.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-15T19:37:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Paulo Cesar da Costa.pdf: 4253113 bytes, checksum: 8fe9dda35243a879336e5fa6037d55cb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-02-18 / The concepts of fractal geometry, which were developed in 1975 by Mandelbrot, complement Euclidean geometry as they provide theoretical dimensional fundamentals for shapes whose irregularities cannot be properly interpreted by classical topological definitions. The standards of this irregular morphology, found in abundance in nature, can be recognized in the construction processes of various fractals anthropic figures, mainly when combined with computational technology. Professionals and researchers from several knowledge fields are exploring these concepts to simulate or create models of irregular shapes, with detail levels hitherto inconceivable. Earth sciences supported by geotechnologies have great potential for applying Mandelbrot s theories as a conceptual reference for analyzing phenomena presenting fractal behaviors, belonging to different application areas as geomorphology, climatology and urban and landscapes studies. In this approach, the fractal dimension of the territorial space occupied by cities is considered an indicator for understanding occupation patterns as one of the factors to be considered in urban planning policies, e.g., to propose projects for more appropriate investments distribution and development of infrastructure. In this work, these concepts were applied by using the box-counting method to calculate the fractal dimension of urban forms from eight Brazilian state capitals by using the Municipal Human Development Index (MHDI) as the selection criteria: four cities ranked among the top of the list and four cities classified among the last positions of the state capitals. The results were analyzed in order to identify possible relationships or trends among these indicators, namely, fractal dimension and MHDI, that may support future studies and urban planning. These relationships were not confirmed: the eight studied cities presented heterogeneous fractal dimension values and no trends were verified. However, it was concluded that the fractal dimension of urban form is related to its scattering pattern and occupation over the geographical territorial space and may be an indicator of the occupation density from the urban area. / Os conceitos da geometria fractal, desenvolvida em 1975 por Mandelbrot, complementam os da geometria euclidiana à medida que fornecem um arcabouço teórico de cálculo dimensional para diversas formas cujas irregularidades apresentam características que não podem ser interpretadas adequadamente pelas definições topológicas clássicas. Os padrões dessa morfologia irregular, encontrada em abundância na natureza, podem ser reproduzidos em processos de construção de figuras fractais desenvolvidas pelo homem, especialmente quando combinadas com a tecnologia computacional. Profissionais e pesquisadores de diversas áreas de conhecimento passaram a explorar esses conceitos a fim de simular ou criar modelos de formas irregulares, com níveis de detalhe até então inconcebíveis. As ciências da Terra, com o apoio de ferramentas de geotecnologia, apresentam grande potencial de se apropriar das teorias da geometria de Mandelbrot, como referência conceitual aos estudos de fenômenos que apresentam comportamento fractal, pertencentes a várias áreas de aplicação como a geomorfologia, climatologia e os estudos urbanos e de paisagens. Nessa abordagem, a dimensão fractal do espaço territorial ocupado pelas cidades vem sendo considerada indicador importante para entendimento desse padrão de ocupação, contribuindo como um dos fatores a ser considerados nas políticas de planejamento urbano e, por exemplo, propor projetos de distribuição de investimentos e desenvolvimento de infraestrutura mais adequados. Neste trabalho, esses conceitos foram aplicados por meio da utilização do método da contagem de quadrados para calcular a dimensão fractal das formas urbanas de oito capitais brasileiras, utilizando o Índice de Desenvolvimento Humano Municipal (IDHM) de 2010, publicado em julho de 2013, como critério de seleção. Foram escolhidas quatro cidades classificadas entre as primeiras da lista e outras quatro que ocupam as últimas posições entre as capitais estaduais, com o objetivo de encontrar possíveis relações ou tendências entre esses indicadores dimensão fractal e IDHM que pudessem subsidiar futuros estudos e planejamentos urbanos. Os resultados obtidos não revelaram a existência de tais relações: as oito cidades estudadas apresentaram valores dimensionais heterogêneos, sem registro de tendências. No entanto, foi possível concluir que a dimensão fractal de uma forma urbana está relacionada ao seu padrão de espalhamento e ocupação do espaço territorial geográfico e pode ser considerada um indicador da densidade de ocupação da área urbana.

Nowadays quality of life is often discussed topic. In defining this term, there is considerable ambiguity and disunity, since there is no universally accepted definition, nor theoretically sophisticated model. However, despite this fact, the level of quality of life is currently one of the most discussed topic. Monitoring the quality of life by using a variety of indicators are engaged in several international organizations, one of them is the Development Programme of the United Nations. This organization annually publishes the Human Development Index, which divides the world´s countries into four groups according to their level of development: low, medium, high and very high development. The aim of this thesis is to analyze the quality of life in 125 countries by using cluster analysis, accurately the Ward's method. Quality of life in this thesis is evaluated based on 19 demographic and economic indicators, which include life expectancy, literacy rate, access to drinking water and infant mortality rate. The cluster analysis divided the country into individual clusters by their similarities. Six clusters were created by this analysis, which had been compared with the results of Human Development Index. The clusters very well reflect the division, which is commonly used in the characterization of developing and developed countries. Each of the six clusters can be very well described and characterized in terms of quality of life. It is also possible qualify those clusters as poorest developing, low developed, moderately developed, medium development, high and very high development countries. Based on the results it can be stated that this analysis is consistent with other indicators of quality of life and the resulting clusters are identical with the division of countries which is commonly used.

The aim of this thesis is to statistically determine the dependence rate of software piracy in the cultural foundation of the country and other factors. Data obtained from internet were the resources of my work. They were from the results of different surveys and case studies. The data contain values of individual indicators, each for a maximum number of countries. The nature of the collected data leads to the analysis of quantitative variables such were selected correct statistical methods. Dependence of the quantitative variables was measured by simple linear regression. The rate of this dependence determines the correlation analysis. In my case Spearman's correlation coefficient was used. Any dependence was investigated with a pair of indicators. In each of pairs was as the dependent variable rate of software piracy. For better understanding I have used the graphs. From my thesis, I expect evaluate past and current situation about software piracy in the Czech Republic and in the world, and that shows influences the amount of computer crime.

Orientador: Leandro Gobbo Braz / Resumo: A população mundial está envelhecendo e o número de procedimentos anestésico-cirúrgicos está aumentando na faixa etária de 60 anos, comparando-se com outros grupos etários. Considerando essa realidade e a existência de diferenças na segurança do paciente entre países desenvolvidos e em desenvolvimento, a presente revisão comparou a incidência de Parada Cardíaca (PC) perioperatória e por fator anestésico em pacientes geriátricos em países desenvolvidos e em desenvolvimento de acordo com o IDH (Índice de Desenvolvimento Humano) e em dois períodos de tempo. Comparou-se também a literatura mundial da incidência de PC perioperatória e por fator anestésico ao longo do tempo (pré-1990s e 1990-2014) e em relação ao IDH. Métodos: Realizou-se uma revisão sistemática de estudos transversais da literatura mundial sobre a incidência de PC perioperatória e por fator anestésico em pacientes geriátricos. Foi realizada meta-análise da incidência de PC perioperatória e por fator anestésico em 10.000 anestesias, de acordo com o IDH dos países e o período de tempo (pré-1990s e 1990-2014). Utilizou-se a análise de metarregressão para analisar a incidência de PC perioperatória e por fator anestésico ao longo do tempo e do IDH dos países. A meta-análise e a metarregressão foram realizadas considerando um intervalo de confiança (IC) de 95%. Resultados: Foram incluídos 16 estudos de nove países diferentes, com um total de 1.758.153 pacientes geriátricos submetidos à anestesia. A meta-análise most... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The world population is ageing and the number of anesthesia and surgical procedures are increasing in the sixty-years-old compared to other age groups. Considering this and the differences in patient safety in low- and high-income countries, the current study compared the perioperative and anesthesia-related CA rates in geriatric patients in low- and high-income countries in two time periods. Additionally, we compared global data on anesthesia-related and perioperative cardiac arrest (CA) rates according to Human Development Index (HDI) status and by time. Methods: A systematic review was performed to identify worldwide observational studies in which geriatric patients were submitted to anesthesia with perioperative and/or anesthesia-related CA rates. Meta-analysis per 10,000 anesthetics and meta-regression were performed with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) to compare the perioperative and anesthesia-related CA rates by country’s HDI status (low-HDI versus high-HDI) and by time period (pre-1990s versus 1990-2014), and to evaluate data on perioperative and anesthesia-related CA rates according to country’s HDI status and by time. Results: Sixteen studies from 9 countries assessing 1,758,153 anesthetic administrations in geriatric patients were included. The meta-analysis showed that the perioperative and anesthesia-related CA rates declined in high-HDI (38.6 [95% CI, 37.8-39.6] before the 1990s to 7.7 [95% CI, 7.6-7.8] in the 1990-2014, P<0.001; and 9.2 [95% CI, 8.9-9.5] befor... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

The purpose of this study is to develop an indebtedness framework that explains the effects of financialisation and household indebtedness on economic development. For this purpose, the study empirically examines annual South African data covering the years 1990-2017 to look at the effect of financialisation before and after the 2007/08 financial crisis. South Africa adopted an inflation targeting monetary policy regime in the 1990s before the global economic crisis in response to the global financial crisis of 2007-08. Examining data from 1990-2017 made it possible to look at the effects of financial deregulation policies that were introduced post the 2007-08 financial meltdown. The study addressed three objectives. The first objective sought to establish the extent of financialisation in the South African economy pre and post the 2008 financial crisis. To achieve this objective, annual time series data from 1990-2017 on financialisation variables was split into two, before and after the financial crisis. Graphical presentations of the four financialisation variables (financial deregulation, foreign financial inflows, asset price volatility, and shift to market-based finance) showed that there was a difference in financialisation before and after the 2008 financial crisis. Analysis of variance showed that there is a statistically significant difference between the foreign financial inflows’ series before and after the financial meltdown of 2008 (t-test value -6.527, p ≤ 0.0001). (1990-2008). The findings also showed that there was no statistically significant difference between asset price volatility before and after the financial meltdown of 2008. Interestingly, there is a statistically significant difference between stock market value traded in the period from 1990-2008 and 20092017 after the financial crisis (t = -4.295, p ≤0.001). The second objective sought to examine the causal direction between financialisation and household indebtedness. Contrary to a priori expectations, the findings showed that financial deregulation, foreign financial inflows and shift to market-based finance do not Granger cause indebtedness. However, the findings showed that the null hypothesis that asset price does not Granger cause household indebtedness was rejected. This implies that there is a causal direction between asset price volatility and household indebtedness Lastly, the third objective of this study was to explain the effects of financialisation and indebtedness on economic development to inform the indebtedness framework that this study set out to develop. Using annual data for the period of 1990 to 2017, the third objective was addressed by examining the effect of household indebtedness and financialisation on economic development. These effects were tested using OLS regression and error correction modelling technique (ECM) for each of the four financialisation variable: (1) financial deregulation measured using the financial reform index; (2) foreign financial inflows measured using stock of foreign liabilities as percentage of GDP; (3) asset price volatility; and (4) shift to market-based finance, measured using stock market value traded as percentage of GDP. The findings showed that foreign financial inflows and asset price index when regressed with household indebtedness showed a statistically significant effect on economic development in a long-run model. The indebtedness framework was duly presented showing that economic development is likely to be negatively and strongly affected by financialisation as experienced in asset price volatility and foreign financial inflows. / Graduate School of Business Leadership / D.B.L.

M.Sc.(Geography) / This study aimed at examining the social and economic impact of rural irrigation schemes with a particular focus on the Lower Gweru Irrigation scheme. The general objective of this study was to assess if rural irrigation schemes can act as livelihood security assets in transforming rural livelihoods, reduce poverty and attain food security in light of climate change. Results are based on findings from self-administered questionnaires directed at farmers and irrigation stakeholders, and face to face interviews involving farmers and stakeholders. Using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, Microsoft excel and Health 24 web BMI calculator it was concluded that; Lower Gweru schemes, is a source of livelihood security securing food security, reduce poverty and creates rural employment. Regardless of various challenges faced by rural irrigation farmers, irrigations act as poverty and climate change buffers, providing an opportunity for communities to raise their Human Development Index and attain sustainable development. / Department of Geography