Browsing Masters Degrees (Development Studies) by Issue Date
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A social and economic geography of Umzinto North.
(1981)An attempt is made in this dissertation to ascertain current land use structure and to analyse the development potential of Umzinto North. A comprehensive socio-economic and land use survey was undertaken to establish ... -
Rural poverty : subsistence or dependency.
(1984)The Republic of Transkei, the first of the "Independent" National States has financed a number of research projects which have attempted to establish a data base on which a Five Year Development Plan can be grounded. A ... -
Black education in South Africa : the case of the Qadi Tribal Area, Inanda Reserve, Kwa Zulu.
(1984)This thesis is concerned with formal education for black South Africans. Central to the argument is an appreciation of how formal educational systems tend to foster specific ideologies and reproduce particular social ... -
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 ... -
Garbage picking as a strategy for survival : a case study of a sub- sector of the informal sector.
(1987)In the past few years there has been a dramatic increase in research dealing with the informal sector in South Africa. This research is often motivated by academic curiosity as well as a growing concern over poverty and ... -
An interpretation of political violence in Lamont and KwaMashu.
(1987)The field of political violence is introduced with an overview of anti-State political violence in South Africa between 1 January 1977 and 21 July 1985. Incidents of political violence in that period were classified into ... -
The public library as a community service in a developing society : case study of Botswana.
(1988)This study evaluates the purpose and role of the public library in national development in Botswana. Particular attention is focused on the public library as a community resource as well as its sensitivity in meeting the ... -
A bibliography of South African short stories in English with socio-political themes between 1960 and June 1987.
(1989)This bibliography aims to record socio-political short stories and novellas, written in English by authors born in South Africa or accepted as South African, published in South Africa or overseas in new monograph ... -
The role of non-formal education in development : a perceptual analysis of the KTT's interventions.
(1990)The total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of sub-Saharan Africa1in 1987 totalled about $135 billion, roughly the equivalent of Belgium with its population of 10 million (World Bank, 1989). Africa's deepening crisis is ... -
Orientations to development: a comparative analysis in Natal and KwaZulu.
(1990)In the last four decades social scientists have been preoccupied with the process of modernisation and development. Theorists who emphasised a normative perspective distinguished between value systems relating to individuals ... -
Motherhood, marriage and career : some liberal feminist and some ultra orthodox Jewish views.
(1991)A comparison is made between the manner in which motherhood is perceived from a liberal feminist point of view within the patriarchal framework of modern western society, and the way in which it is viewed in ultra-orthodox ... -
Re-thinking education in South Africa : case studies of community participation in education in the Durban Functional Region.
(1993)The inadequacies of Black education have been approached from various angles including government intervention in the form of legislation, socio-economic measures, and others. People have also discovered this inadequacies ... -
Kwazulu Natal's institutional environment : its impact on development imperatives.
(1995)The study of development in the 1960s and early 1970s was characterised by major struggles between competing ideological positions . Writings were dominated by attempts at getting the ideologies right , hence the proliferation ... -
Development frameworks and implementation problems : a study of the Ubombo/Ingwavuma development framework.
(1995)This dissertation is concerned with the extent to which development frameworks are valid tools to guide development within a region, and makes use of the Ubombo/ Ingwavuma development framework as a case study. Through the ... -
Economic and spatial impacts of street trading on retail : a case study of West Street.
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Social policy implications for the care and welfare of children affected by HIV/AIDS in Kwazulu-Natal.
(1998)In the next few years South Africa with be faced with immense socio-economic problems created by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, not least of which will be the impact on children and their families. Evidence from other African ... -
Women in sex work in the Durban CBD : towards a broader understanding of poverty.
(1999)No abstract available. -
The 'managed' co-operative : a case study into the social and economic benefits of participating in rural co-operatives in KwaZulu-Natal.
(1999)The primary goal of development is to alleviate poverty, and thus improve people's lives. Co-operatives around the world are becoming used more regularly as a vehicle for such development. However, as a result of ... -
Social capital and women's participation in three land reform trusts : a case of mixed blessings.
(1999)Gender equality and the participation ofwomen is emphasised in the South African Land Reform Programme. At the same time, the programme is also premised on the group ownership and management of the land. As such, the land ...