Este trabalho se propõe em analisar o terceiro ciclo de investimentos no Estado do Espírito Santo através das ações governamentais previstas, pró-desenvolvimento, e sua comparação com a literatura da economia regional, sistemas de inovação e a abordagem dos sistemas complexos. Procura-se destacar os aspectos que podem ser significativos para garantir o fomento desta atividade econômica em transbordamentos que atinjam a sociedade a sua volta de maneira positiva, buscando estabelecer os elos econômicos, sociais e institucionais que melhore o potencial inovador da região, fazendo desta atividade não somente um cenário pontual e destoante no Estado, mas algo que seja parceiro deste estado e sua sociedade. / The purpose of this work is to analise the third cycle of investments in the State of the Espirito Santo through the foreseen governmental actions, pro-development, and its comparison with the literature of the regional economy, systems of innovation and the complex systems approach. It is looked to detach the aspects that can be significant to guarantee the promotion of this economic activity in overflows that reach the society its return in positive way, searching to establish the economic, social and institucional links that improves the innovative potential of the region, making of this activity not only a isolated and dissonant scene in the State, but something that is partner of this state and its society.

The aim of this thesis was to examine if the theoretical concept of spatial capital explains the distribution of the human capital and high incomes in an urban region using Stockholm county as an empirical example. The spatial capital theory suggests that geographical proximities can explain social and economic distributions in urban regions and is divided into two subcategories;position and situation capital where the former measures the geographical proximities to urban environments and cultural amenities and the latter measures to proximities to public transportation alternatives. The study was conducted using proximity analysis performed with Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in QGIS, and stepwise multiple linear regression analysis performed in SPSS. Human capital and high incomes were chosen as dependent variables due to their relevance to sustainable development, especially in regards to urban economics becoming more knowledge-based. Spatial capital was operationalized into five variables of measuring geographical proximities; distance to central business district (CBD), distance to regional urban cores, distance to nearest amenity, distance to nearest railway, and distance to nearest bus stop. The human capital was operationalized as tertiary education and income was measured as taxable earned income. All results demonstrated statistically significant effects on the dependent variables. Proximity to central Stockholm was the strongest explanatory variable regarding the distribution of human capital and high incomes in Stockholm county. When excluding this variable, distance to railways was proven to have the strongest effect on the distributions. The conclusion was that the spatial capital theory explains that the distance to central Stockholm and distance railways are the strong predictors for how human capital and high incomes are distributed in the county. The robustness of analysis and the empirical findings’ meaning in the context of regional planning in Sweden wasthen presented and discussed.

Johnsson, A. 2018. Konflikten mellan bevarande av byggnadsminnen och tillgänglighetsanpassning för personer med nedsatt rörelse- och/eller orienteringsförmåga - En studie med bas i Uppsala Universitets studielokaler. Kulturgeografiska institutionen, Uppsatser, Uppsala universitet.   Uppsala universitet genomförde mellan åren 2015 och 2017 en stor tillgänglighetssatsning i universitetets samtliga lokaler. Då universitetet är mer än 500 år gammalt är många av lokalerna byggnadsminnesförklarade, vilket lett till att flera av dessa är svåråtkomliga för personer med nedsatt rörelse- och/eller orienteringsförmåga. Detta föranleder också uppsatsens syfte som är att kartlägga eventuella brister i tillgänglighetsanpassning vid universitetet och vad dessa i sådana fall kan bero på. Genom en kvalitativ intervjustudie undersöks både drabbade personers men också aktörers syn på frågan. Till de drabbade personerna ingår studenter som haft nedsatt rörelseförmåga, och aktörsperspektivet genereras från universitetets projektgrupp för tillgänglighet, Länsstyrelsen i Uppsala län samt Riksantikvarieämbetet. Resultatet av studien visar på att det råder tillgänglighetsbrist i byggnadsminnen i högre grad än i de nyare lokalerna, något som beror på att aktörerna ständigt måste göra avvägningar mellan bevarande och tillgänglighet. Här framstår universitetet som mer villiga att genomföra tillgänglighetssatsningar än Riksantikvarieämbetet och i synnerhet Länsstyrelsen.

Este trabalho se propõe em analisar o terceiro ciclo de investimentos no Estado do Espírito Santo através das ações governamentais previstas, pró-desenvolvimento, e sua comparação com a literatura da economia regional, sistemas de inovação e a abordagem dos sistemas complexos. Procura-se destacar os aspectos que podem ser significativos para garantir o fomento desta atividade econômica em transbordamentos que atinjam a sociedade a sua volta de maneira positiva, buscando estabelecer os elos econômicos, sociais e institucionais que melhore o potencial inovador da região, fazendo desta atividade não somente um cenário pontual e destoante no Estado, mas algo que seja parceiro deste estado e sua sociedade. / The purpose of this work is to analise the third cycle of investments in the State of the Espirito Santo through the foreseen governmental actions, pro-development, and its comparison with the literature of the regional economy, systems of innovation and the complex systems approach. It is looked to detach the aspects that can be significant to guarantee the promotion of this economic activity in overflows that reach the society its return in positive way, searching to establish the economic, social and institucional links that improves the innovative potential of the region, making of this activity not only a isolated and dissonant scene in the State, but something that is partner of this state and its society.

This thesis firstly explores the process and effects of social dialogue in the context of informal home-based workers in Gujarat, India, and secondly the applicability of Dryzek’s theory of discourse democracy on this case study. In doing this, the study investigates the potential of social dialogue and discourse democracy to work as instruments for improving the social and economic situation of the workers. The case study consists of how the organisation and trade union Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) communicate with influential actors in order to improve the social and economic situation of the informal home-based workers. The material is gathered through interviews with four organisers at SEWA, and observations made when visiting three areas of home-based workers. The empirical results are presented in a chapter demonstrating the process of social dialogue and its effect on the workers situation in this particular context. The second part of the results is a discussion where the theoretical framework, consisting of Dryzek’s discourse democracy and the critique of Habermas’s deliberative democracy that structure his theory, and the empirical findings are scrutinised in relation to each other; by discussing traits of the theories in connection to the case study. The thesis concludes that there are similarities between social dialogue in this case and the theory of discourse democracy, but the theory cannot wholly be used to conceptualise social dialogue. It demonstrated the importance of the communicative decision-making to admit a wide variety of kinds of communication and to involve an active civil society with support in the constitutional framework for improving the social and economic situation of the workers. However, it also indicates that other practices than communicative ones are necessary in this struggle.

No Brasil e, especialmente, no Nordeste, o setor turÃstico apresenta uma dinÃmica caracterizada por um relevante peso de participaÃÃo na economia. Neste contexto de evoluÃÃo econÃmica da atividade, pode se observar que outro modelo tem sido discutido e analisado amplamente na busca de outra possibilidade da produÃÃo econÃmica que seja capaz de promover melhorias qualitativas atravÃs da atividade produtiva, gerando desenvolvimento e sustentabilidade. Como instrumento de desenvolvimento, a atividade turÃstica precisa configurar-se em processo que vise, alÃm do dinamismo e crescimento econÃmico, à melhoria direta da qualidade de vida da populaÃÃo nela inserida. Esta qualidade de vida e valorizaÃÃo pode ser obtida atravÃs da geraÃÃo de empregos e renda que verdadeiramente valorizem seus beneficiÃrios diretos e que agreguem qualidade real a seus resultados. Assim, com essa perspectiva de se compreender as relaÃÃes de trabalho e renda gerados no interior da atividade turÃstica, a qualidade inerente a elas e o real desenvolvimento gerado que essa pesquisa se apresenta, intenciona-se preencher uma lacuna no escopo das anÃlises do mercado de trabalho do setor turÃstico, as relaÃÃes desse com o espaÃo e dinamismo e melhoria decorrente dele. O trabalho revelou um contexto econÃmico adverso aos pressupostos do desenvolvimento. O cenÃrio econÃmico encontrado no estado do Cearà relacionado Ãs atividades ligadas ao Turismo aponta que o desejado desenvolvimento socioeconÃmico vem sendo relegado a condiÃÃes inferiores ao crescimento econÃmico, pois os trabalhadores, provÃveis beneficiÃrios primeiros dos impactos gerados pelo setor, nÃo sentem esses aumentos, uma vez que seu poder aquisitivo e de consequente melhoria de vida nÃo acompanhou os aumentos vivenciados pelo setor. / In Brazil and, especially, North-eastern, the sector of the tourism presents a dynamics characterized for an important impact of participation in the economy. In this context of economic evolution of the activity, it can be observed that another model has been argued and analyzed widely in the search of another possibility of the economic production that is capable to promote qualitative improvements through the productive activity, generating development and sustentability. As development instrument, the tourist activity needs to configure in process that aims, at beyond the dynamism and economic growth, the direct improvement of the quality of life of the population in inserted it. This quality of life and valuation can be gotten through the generation of jobs and income that truily value its beneficiary right-handers and that its results add real quality. Thus, with this perspective of understanding the relations of generated work and income in the interior of the tourist activity, the inherent quality and the real generated development that this research is presented, desiring to fill a gap in the target of the analyses of the work market of the sector of the tourism, its relations with the space and dynamism and decurrent improvement of it. This aim showed an adverse economic context to the development. The founded economic scene in the state of the Cearà related to on activities to the Tourism points that the desired social and economic development comes being relegated the inferior conditions to the economic growth, therefore the workers, probable first beneficiaries of the impacts generated for the sector, did not feel these increases, therefore its purchasing power and of consequent improvement of life did not follow the increases lived deeply for the sector.

A maioria das cooperativas brasileiras preocupa-se em avaliar periodicamente apenas sua dimensão econômico-financeira, esquecendo-se de considerar que esse tipo de empresa é também uma sociedade de pessoas que tem, como objetivo principal, a prestação de serviços a seus associados. A introdução de indicadores sócio-econômicos, entendido como aqueles que refletem o desempenho social das cooperativas, visa justamente aprimorar os modelos, hoje existentes, de avaliação financeira de cooperativas agropecuárias. O presente estudo adquire importância na medida em que se fundamenta no elevado volume de crédito alocado no segmento cooperativista agropecuário brasileiro, acima de 3 bilhões de reais, em 1997, somente através de seu maior credor, o Banco do Brasil, onde cerca de 50% encontravam-se, à época, em situação de inadimplência. Utilizou-se, como embasamento teórico para este estudo, a Teoria da Agência, enfocando a relação entre administradores da cooperativa e associados como uma típica relação \"agente-principal\". Partindo-se dessa teoria, foram escolhidos três indicadores sócio-econômicos e um modelo logit oi ajustado com a finalidade de testar a influência dos mesmos na previsão de nadimplência de cooperativas agropecuárias paranaenses. Os resultados mostram que esses indicadores realmente interferem na previsão de inadimplência das cooperativas analisadas e que sua introdução num modelo que tem, como variáveis independentes, apenas indicadores econômico-financeiros, melhora o índice de acerto, expresso pelo número de casos classificados corretamente. Futuros estudos relacionados à avaliação financeira de cooperativas agropecuárias devem, portanto, considerar a inclusão de indicadores sócio-econômicos. / Most of the brazilian cooperatives are concerned with evaluating periodically only its economical and financial dimension, forgetting to consider that this kind of enterprise is also a society of people which have one main purpose: the assistance to its membership. The social indicators, which reflect the social performance of cooperatives, were introduced to improve the existent models of financial evaluation, developed for rural cooperatives. The importance of this study is based on the high amount of credit alocated on the Brazilian rural cooperativist segment. Only within the Banco do Brasil, its major creditor, this amount exceeded, in 1997, the sum of US$ 2,6 billion, with a default rate of about 50%. Using the theoretical basis of the \"Agency Theory\", this dissertation focused the relation between the managers of the cooperative and their membership, as a typical principal-agent relation. Starting with this theory, three social indicators were choosen and a logit model was adjusted to test the influence of the selected indicators on default prediction of rural cooperatives. The results indicated that these social indicators actually interfere on default prediction of rural cooperatives and that their introduction in a model which have only economic indicators, increase the number of events correctly classified. Therefore, future studies related to the financial evaluation of rural cooperatives should consider the introduction of social indicators.

M.A. / The principle aim of the present study was to uncover the similarities and differences between the National Plan for Family Life (NPFL) and six state-funded programmes of social welfare organisations. A checklist was compiled from the NPFL on the basis of an explorative-descriptive research design with the following categories: "principles", "aim", "objectives", "the identified needs of families", "target groups" and "actions". The content of the said six state-funded programmes of social-welfare organisations were then analysed by means of the said checklist in order to uncover any possible similarities and differences. The latter checklist was also utilised as the framework for the dissemination of the findings and recommendations arrived at and made on account of the study. Of these thirty-five findings, the following deserve to be mentioned: • In the category entitled "principles", no correlation could be drawn, as not one of the programmes documented principles as their basis. • In the category entitled "aim", the concept "marriage and family life" only featured in two programmes, whilst no programme provided for the concept "optimum quality marriage and family life". • The strengthening of marriage and family life featured in the category entitled "objectives" especially as far as significance attribution, interpersonal relations and resilience to overcome adversity were concerned. Similarities in respect of the concept "strengthening" were only uncovered in one programme, whilst three programmes included facets of marriage and family life such as interpersonal relations. The NPFL takes cognisance of the effect and affect of inhuman and inhibitory circumstances in families' physical environment. Only one programme bore partial resemblance to this, thanks to a formulated objective aimed at the improvement of children's physical environment. The privileges, rights, responsibilities and joys associated with parenthood and family life are highlighted in the NPFL, whilst children's rights are only referred to in one programme and the honouring of these responsibilities is referred to in another. No programme, however, make any mention of the joys of parenthood and family life. Preparation for the various life phases in order to prevent dysfunctioning is emphasised in the NPFL, whilst none of the other programmes barring one allow for the word "preparation" in their objectives. The facilitation of therapeutic and supporting services, aimed at the handling of dysfunctions in family life, is emphasised in the NPFL; an aspect which all six programmes share. • The following sub-categories feature in the category entitled 9dentified needs" of the checklist: "marital relations", "family relations", "parent/child relations", "individual factors", "needs relating to the interface between family and community" and "value orientations". With the exception of the interface between family and community, as well as value orientations, a similarity was uncovered between all these sub-categories. • Strong similarities were found between the categories entitled "target groups" and "actions", as contained in the checklist of the NPFL and the six programmes.

Att veta hur en internationell besökare eller eller turist upplever en maritim kulturarvsattraktion är av yttersta vikt för att kunna utveckla produkter som kan attrahera, tillfredsställa och ge en god upplevelse. Att veta vad det är som motiverar dem att besöka olika sorters attraktioner är viktig kunskap för att kunna komponera en komplett produkt.Syftet med studien är att kartlägga vilka sinnen som är de mest viktiga för internationella besökare och turisters upplevelse av en maritim kulturarvsattraktion samt att se vilka motiv de har till besöket.Uppsatsen har en kvantitativ forskningsmetodik i form av enkäter baserade på valda teorier och innehåller kvalitativa inslag då den har öppna frågor med svar som kan variera utifrån respondentens egna preferenser. Studiens resultat visade på att synsinnet är det mest vitala och att smaksinnet är det minst viktiga för de undersökta segmenten. Studiens resultat gällande besöksmotiv för de valda segmenten var ganska likvärdiga. De mest framträdande besöksmotivet för de valda segmenten var lärande- och utbildningssyfte. Det minst framträdande besöksmotivet var kunskapsutvecklande för arbete eller hobby.

The thesis looks at the process of setting up a platform between civil society and public sector where the intention is for stakeholders to have a dialogue around different solutions to societal issues. The second component involves the legal arrangement where government uses public procurement to buy a service from a civil society organisation. The thesis explores what motivates this process and what some of the consequences are for the stakeholders. The discussion takes its stance in the conflict between civil society as a voice bearer of specific societal issues or as a service deliverer towards government. It also looks at whom partake in this process and whom gets left out. The thesis looks at the policy documents at a national and regional level and as well compare two regions with one being considered the “best practice” region. Informants from the Värmland region where interviewed and their impressions where compared to the policy documents and some keywords.  The thesis concluded that the stakeholders partaking in general are positive towards the process but that there are institutional setups that could be better dealt with to handle issues of power imbalances and exclusion.