Browsing Masters Degrees (Development Studies) by Title
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Taking heat out of the kitchen : a case study of domestic workers in Rooihuiskraal.
(2008)This study draws on insights from both sociology and history in order to locate domestic. workers. It draws insight from historical processes, in the wider social structure and in home, in both the political and ... -
Targeted programmes as a means of sustainable livelihoods for poor people, especially women : a case study of Zibambele Public Works Programme in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2006)This study investigates whether public works programmes are a means to sustainable livelihoods using the Zibambele road maintenance programme, a public works anti-poverty programme implemented in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. ... -
Targeting of the child support grant in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2009)In response to the high levels of child poverty, the government of South Africa introduced the Child Support Grant (CSG) in 1998. The grant, initially targeted children 6 years and younger. Over the years it has been ... -
Ten years of democracy : a case study of service delivery and infrastructural development at Siphofu.
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Tracing development frameworks down the aid chain : CARE USA's household livelihoods strategy from NGO headquarters to its use in South Africa, Lesotho, and partner organizations.
(2002)This article analyses the aid chain and north-south power relations with regard to INGO programming strategies. CARE USA's Household and Livelihood Security (HLS) programming framework is examined, as case study, from the ... -
Trade in woodcrafts in the Hazyview area, Mupumalanga Province as a source of income for informal traders.
(2004)The study examines the woodcraft trade in the Hazyview area through the application of the value chain methodology as adapted from the works of writers such as Kaplinsky and Morris (2001), McCormick and Schmitz (2002) and ... -
Traditional leadership, the state and rural economic development in southern Mozambique : a case study of Mandlakaze District in the second half of the twentieth century
(2010)In Mozambique, rural poverty is visible in the statistics and in real life. According to UNDP (2005), the index of Mozambique’s human development ranked 172 out of 177 countries and was far below the averages of the ... -
The transmission of poverty and inequality in Zambia.
(2016)The Zambian economy has experienced economic growth averaging about 7.3 percent for over a decade and a Gross Domestics product (GDP) of about US $ 29 Billion. However, this economic growth has had no real effect on most ... -
'Triple jeopardy or manifestations of gendered social exclusions?' : a study looking at cervical cancer policy and women living with HIV in South Africa.
(2013)Background: Worldwide, it is poor women who are at greatest risk of cervical cancer. These patterns are resonated in South Africa where black women, particularly in rural areas are at heightened risk for cervical cancer. ... -
Understanding real estate development for Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Policy in South Africa: A case study of the eThekwini Metropolitan area and the KwaDukuza municipal area.
(2009)This study explores the policy implications of Real estate Investment Trusts on urban restructuring and attempts to uncover if monitoring and evaluating mechanisms are needed. This issue is relevant to South Africa for ... -
Understanding the dynamics of condom use among female commercial sex workers in Durban Central South Africa.
(2014)Despite the disastrous effects the HIV and AIDS pandemic has on economies of developing countries, sexual behaviour change has been gradually improving, but the epidemic prevalence remains above 10% in most Southern African ... -
Understanding the importance of firm heterogeneity in a liberalised trade environment : a case study of South African footwear manufacturers.
(2012)Traditional trade theories, such as the Ricardian and Heckscher-Ohlin models, posit that comparative advantage determines a country’s industrial structure in a liberalized trade environment. However, developments in ... -
Understanding the opportunities and challenges of church sponsored community income-generating activities : a case study of the Ukwega Community Dairy Project in Iringa, Tanzania.
(2004)This was a study made in an attempt to understand the opportunities and challenges of church sponsored community income-generating activities, in the form of a case study of the Ukwega community dairy project in Iringa, ... -
Uneven burdens? : gender, time use and unpaid care work : a case study in Matsanjeni, Swaziland.
(2005)The dissertation explores the differences in time spent by women and men in different activities in Matsanjeni Swaziland. We classify the activities under the Systems of National Accounts (SNA), as SNA activities, non-SNA ... -
Urban agriculture in Kwamsane, KwaZulu-Natal community and home gardens as an option for food security and poverty reduction.
(2012)Urban agriculture is gaining more attention because of the current global trends such as urbanization and global economic and food crisis. The numbers of people who practice urban agriculture are estimated to 800 million. ... -
Urban bias revisited : urban and rural development in post-apartheid South Africa.
(2011)Several studies have documented the positive impact of post-apartheid development programmes on economic livelihoods in South Africa. This study explores the impact of post-apartheid policies with a focus on differences ... -
The urban informal sector in South Africa : what options for development? : a case study of KwaMashu, Natal.
(1985)In the past few years there has been a dramatic increase in research on the informal sector in South Africa. Motivating this research, besides academic curiosity, is growing concern over poverty and unemployment amongst ... -
Urban management and regeneration in contested spaces : an examination of the development processes within a large scale inner-city regeneration project in South Africa, using Newtown Cultural Precinct, Johannesburg, as case study .
(2008)Urban landscapes have become the dominant form ofliving environments around the world. It is now estimated that over half the world's population live in a city or urban landscape, with this figure constantly increasing ...