Browsing Masters Degrees (Development Studies) by Title
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Participation and accountability in integrated development planning : the case of eThekwini Municipality's small businesses related local economic development in the eThekwini Municipality.
(2010)After decades of optimistic theories of development, increasing global poverty and inequities remain at troublingly high levels. By the close of the twentieth century the development enterprise was accused of having ... -
Participatory approaches and decision-making in the Msunduzi municipal council's local agenda 21 working committee.
(2002)The study stemmed from the observation that the Msunduzi Municipal Council has adopted the principles of Agenda 21. The aim was to examine participatory approaches employed by the Local Agenda 21 Working Committee. The ... -
Perception of the built environment and its impact on the process of rehabilitation from addiction : a proposed life-recovery facility for Durban, South Africa.
(2014)In an increasingly urbanized modern context, physically and mentally damaging addictive behaviours are endangering the emotional and moral stability of society. Cognitive Behavioural therapies and operant conditioning ... -
Perceptions of beneficiaries regarding the usefulness of social grants in the case of the uMsunduzi Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2018)This study explored social grants beneficiaries’ perceptions of the usefulness of social security nets in alleviating poverty and addressing social inequality in uMsunduzi Municipality. It analysed the cost of social ... -
Perceptions on cremation amongst the Zulu people.
(2011)South Africa is going through a difficult time due to HIV/AIDS pandemic (amongst other things) which has caused countless deaths leading to major concern about municipal burial sites since such land is limited. There is ... -
Perspectives and experiences of female traders in securing a livelihood in the Warwick Market, Durban.
(2018)Informal trading serves as a survivalist strategy used by women across South Africa to sustain their livelihoods. Informal trading has grown at a fast rate due to the lack of employment opportunities in both the private ... -
Physical rehabilitation and its influence on built form through game mechanics : a proposed children's physical rehabilitation centre for the city of Durban.
(2014)With the evolution of social behaviours in a modern peri- urban environment, a pattern has emerged that has begun to dislocate physically disabled children of Durban from society. Physical rehabilitation clinics and ... -
The plight of street children : the case of Dar es Salaam.
(2006)This thesis examines the plight of street children in Dar es Salaam. Common features that characterize street children worldwide, especially the way they are viewed in the eyes of the public, law enforcement agencies and ... -
A policy analysis of the implementation of outcomes-based education : a case study of four schools in Pietermaritzburg.
(2003)This research was undertaken to outline the problems that are encountered by teachers in predominantly historically disadvantaged schools in South Africa, with regards to implementing the Outcomes Based Education (OBE) ... -
A policy analysis of the Msunduzi Municipality's career pathing policy, 2006.
(2007)This qualitative study critically analyzes the extent to which the Career Pathing Policy (2006) of the Msunduzi Municipality reflects the requirements of the national government frameworks. The study further explores the ... -
Policy implementation and street-level bureaucrats' discretion, autonomy and coping mechanisms : a case study of national curriculum statements at a school in Pietermaritzburg.
(2009)The link between public policies and their desired outcomes has remained an important subject among scholars and policy makers. Public policies made at the ‘top’ will have to be implemented at local level by street-level ... -
Policy networks and environment policy making and implementation : the case of the Pietermaritzburg Chamber of Business (Msunduzi Municipality)
(2010)Public policies are not designed and implemented in a vacuum. Instead, policy design and implementation are processes which require that all relevant stakeholders be involved in all stages of a policy process. It is for ... -
Policy networks in South African context : environmental networks in Pietermaritzburg as a case study.
(2004)The current organisational framework of public policy management offers a powerful tool that of network management. Policy network theory revolves around the idea that no one can work in isolation, and therefore, the notion ... -
The politics of knowledge : case study of the management of beach quality in Durban, South Africa.
(2015)Whatmore (2009: 588) suggests that knowledge controversies surface when the “rationales of environmental science and policy fail to convince those affected by what is at issue” and force a variety of actors to be included ... -
Politics of mining reforms and poverty : informal mining suspension and its impacts on rural livelihoods in the Twangiza mining area, Eastern DRC.
(2012)Informal mining requires particular attention in the fight against poverty. In sub-Saharan Africa, the world's poorest region, more than ten millions of people have depended on it for livelihoods. The aim of this study was ... -
The politics of water delivery in the Phatheni District, Richmond.
(2017)Water security and the provision of water services is a critical issue, particularly in rural areas of the developing world. Understanding water management and the technical provision of water has been the major focus of ... -
The politics of water delivery in the Phatheni District, Richmond.
(2017)Water security and the provision of water services is a critical issue, particularly in rural areas of the developing world. Understanding water management and the technical provision of water has been the major focus of ...