Denna uppsats behandlar utkontrakteringar i offentlig sektor och som praktikfall har utkontrakteringen av äldreboendena Nibblegården och Ärtan i Lunds kommun valts. Själva syftet med uppsatsen är att få en uppfattning om vilka effekter som uppkommer vid utkontrakteringar. I uppsatsen diskuteras även vad som bör beaktas vid utkontrakteringsbeslut (eller återtagande av utkontrakterad verksamhet). Den innehåller också en analys av hur kontrakt mellan det offentliga och privata aktörer är utformade och hur utformningen stämmer överens med den ekonomiska litteraturen. Studien har visat på att det finns vissa skillnader finns mellan teori och empiri vad gäller kontrakts utformning.

The energy that the earth receives from the sun hourly has potential to cover a year?s energy demand in the world. Further, this type of energy is environmentally friendly, natural and free of cost. This report covers solar energy in an urban environment and consists of a case study of installations of photovoltaic cells in a part of the city of Stockholm. It is mainly the economic aspects that are covered but there is also a discussion about the practical consequences and the sustainability as a result of integration of solar energy in an urban environment. The aim of the study is to present results from economic calculations for utilization of solar energy in chosen buildings in Kungsholmen in Stockholm.

Kvinnors och mäns relativa vilkor på arbetsmarknaden är intimt sammanknippade med fördelningen av betalt och obetalt arbete inom hushållet. Denna fördelning kan påverkas genom ekonomiska incitament och familjepolitiken har en viktig roll i detta sammanhang. Sverige står nu inför en familjepolitisk reform, bestående av ett vårdnadsbidrag, en jämställdhetsbonus och ett skatteavdrag för hushållsnära tjänster. Denna uppsats diskuterar dessa reformers förväntade effekter på tidsallokeringen inom hushållet och hur dessa effekter kan förväntas skilja sig mellan olika socioekonomiska grupper. Den teoretiska ramen utgörs av Gronaus tidsallokeringsmodell och en hushållsmodell utformad av Blau et al.

The aim with this study was to collect fundamental information, and to plan, a windpower farm in Juddhult , Småland in southern Sweden. The goal is to collect the bestavailable projecting planning support. The pieces of this projecting planning supportthat will be presented is; Environmental Consequence Description (MKB), productioncalculations, comparisons between different plant types, economic calculations, evaluatethe economy and give some farm design suggestions. The imagined wind farm will belocated in forest environment and which may cause a number of new problems. Specialinterest that will be affected, where special consideration because of the forestenvironmental is requested is, hunting, wetlands, ancient monuments and windturbulence.

In the near future we need to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions significantly for the benefit of the environment around us. The European Union has de-manded a variety of climate and energy goals to be achieved by year 2020, the ?20-20-20? targets. With these aims, The European Union means that we must reduce our emissions from fossil fuels and instead increase our renewable fuels. With stump harvest in the forest it?s possible to increase the use of renewable fuels and reduce our emissions from fossil fuels.

This essay constitutes a qualitative case study about democratization theory and the middle class in Russia. This is a very important case to study, especially because of the geographic position of the country as well as the economic importance Russia has as a part of the G8. In the essay the author seeks to answer the question whether the lack of a significant middle class in Russia can be a part of the explanation to the absence of a well functioning democracy in the country. Several democratization theories are presented. The most important being Ruth Berins Collier's theories about ins and outs plus the elite- or working class as the initiator of democratization processes.

As EU?s authority increased the number of lobbies in Brussels grew. Today there are approximately 15 000 lobbyists in Brussels. EU decisions and EU directives can have a huge impact on companies and organizations. They can however influence these decisions and directives through lobbying.

Syfte: Uppsatsens syfte är att med hjälp av kvantitativa analyser påvisa eventuella positiva eller negativa skillnader för investeringar i aktier inom de av etiska fonder bannlysta branscherna tobak, vapen, alkohol och spel jämfört med andra mer politiskt korrekta sådana. Studien vill också belysa huruvida aktier inom dessa fyra branscher kan uppvisa någon signifikant användbarhet i aktieportföljer, vilken i förekommande fall skulle utgöra ett investeringsmässigt handikapp för de etiska fonderna. Metod: Studiens genomförande bestod främst i att med hjälp av ett antal databaser samla in en stor mängd data för att därefter behandla desamma utifrån vedertagna matematiska metoder. Resultaten analyserades därefter med hjälp av nationalekonomiska teorier utifrån den teoretiska referensram som uppsatsen grundar sig på.Slutsatser: Sammantaget visar studien att de i uppsatsen konstruerade oetiska aktieindexen inte kan uteslutas ur en portfölj utan att märkbar förlust uppstår. Den visar också att de oetiska indexen måste ses som mycket intressanta investeringsobjekt såväl individuellt som ur ett portföljperspektiv.

Rapid economic development and urbanization has led to an improved standard of living for the Chinese people. Meanwhile, a series of environmental problems have also appeared and smog, in particular, has caused the Chinese people to realize how serious the situation is. Smog has seriously affected normal economic activities and people's everyday lives, resulting in financial losses, increased mortality and disease. How to handle the smog becomes particularly important. The purpose of this study is to describe and discuss the underlying causes of two sources of pollution, particulate matter and sulfur dioxide, as well as what drives individuals' and firms' environmentally destructive behavior.

Our thesis focus on how retirees perceive Tv4s news casts of economy news where we focused on five different aspects: What is the relationship between the news cast and the viewer and how does the viewer express their understanding of the news cast and the way it is constructed? What are the viewers attitude towards the news content and how do they find the news cast useful for them personally?We choosed retirees as our target group due to their vulnerable economic position in today?s society and TV as an important medium for them due to the digital divide. The study was performed with twelve qualitative interviews and one group interview where six retirees took part.We discovered a big interest for economic news in the target group. The majority had a sympathetic view of the news cast they saw but they also expressed skepticism toward the economy segment and/or news castings. The majority expressed a lack of trust for the journalists and the experts brought in to share observations and make announcements, and the financial business overall.

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate whether or not capitalism, viewed here as the system that is currently the dominant economic system in the Western world, can be seen as a modern myth or not. An author, Brian Tracy, of several popular self-help books is the target of this investigation and the language he uses in his books have been scrutinized in order to see whether or not he uses a religiously influenced, and more importantly, myth-creating language. In order to do so, Bruce Lincolns theories of myth have been used in correlation with Stefan Arvidssons definition ov myths. Also of interest is whether or not Tracy in his books uses any of the instruments of power defined by Michel Foucault to support his claims.The investigation shows that capitalism indeed can be seen as a modern myth. This claim is supported by the facts that Tracy not only uses a language heavily influenced by Christian texts and belief but furthermore because he descirbes himself and the people he claims to have helped in a way that strongly resembles the narratives of myths.

Background: Swedish football clubs have lost their competitiveness both economically andgamely. The last time a Swedish team was represented in Champions League was 1999 and last season there were only 2 clubs with positive financial results in Allsvenskan. One factor that has not worked is budgeting where many clubs have budgeted too optimistic and thus not able to make positive results.Purpose: The purpose of this report is to review and analyze how the Swedish football clubs are working with their budgeting. The goal was to identify problems in their budgeting and to find solutions which can be used practically.Methodology: This report is a qualitative study consisting of a cross-sectional study of how Swedish football clubs are working on budgeting in 2014. Data collection has primarily consisted of interviews of budgetmakers in the clubs.

At present, the Swedish pig industry is in transition. Prices have been low, but feed prices have increased. Therefore, many pig producers have stopped their production. Producers that lack an integrated production may contract piglet?s producers, or may use the mediation services that slaughterhouses provide.

Hur kan det komma sig att två länder som i en vald tidpunkt ligger på ungefär samma inkomstnivå per capita och har liknande förutsättningar då det gäller ekonomisk tillväxt, utvecklas på olika sätt? Vilka kan anledningarna vara att det ena landets ekonomi växer med en relativt höga hastighet medan det andra har en dålig tillväxt, periodvis ingen alls? Syftet med denna uppsats är att genom att välja två länder som passar in på ovanstående beskrivning, göra jämförelser och ta fram lyfta fram aspekter som skulle kunna ligga till grund för skillnaderna de två ländernas ekonomiska tillväxt emellan. De två länder som valts för detta syfte är Malaysia och Filippinerna. Dessa två länder var kring 1960-talet jämbördiga i fråga om ekonomiskt välstånd men har utvecklats på olika håll fram tills idag. Malaysias ekonomi har växt med en genomsnittligt hög tillväxttakt över åren, medan Filippinernas inkomstnivå per capita inte är mycket högre idag än den var år 1960.

PurposeThe purpose of this thesis is to investigate the market of pedagogic consulting and how the customers look upon these kinds of services and what the consultants think about the market. The following five questions were investigated:What is the situation of the market of pedagogic consulting?-          What needs and what demands are there of pedagogical consulting services? -          What are the economic possibilities for schools and municipalities to buy professional development and consulting services?What do schools and municipalities think about their needs and what do they think about buying professional development from consultants?-          How are the professional development offerings of the consultants recieved by schools and municipalities and is there a difference between the private and public sector of education? -          What impact could professional development have on schools?In what way is the marketing for pedagogic consulting done?Method In this study I have chosen to have a qualitative approach with an abductive perpective. I made these choices to get closer to what I wanted to investigate. Through the abductive methodology it was possible to go between theory and empirics.