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Reconsidering rural development: Using livelihood analysis to examine rural development in the former homelands of South Africa
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2017)
‘Rural development’ as concept and focus of
public policy is comparatively new, having
emerged in the post-war period. Much of the
impetus for ‘rural development’ arose in the
context of newly decolonised, low-income ...
Revisiting trade unions’ response to new public management: a case from Zambia
(SAGE Publications, 2017)
This article discusses the strategic responses by public-sector unions to new public management (NPM) reforms in Zambia. The article is based on a qualitative research methodology focusing on the Civil Servants and Allied ...
Foodways of the poor in South Africa: How poor people get food, what they eat, and how this shapes our food system
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Foodways are the set of strategies shaping what food
people choose as well as how and where they access
and consume it. Informed by culture and social
context, the foodways of the poor simultaneously
respond to and ...
Enhancing food and nutrition security in a corporate-dominated food system
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2017)
South Africa faces a ‘dual burden’ of
malnutrition, with persistent under-nutrition
coinciding with rising rates of diet-related NCDs
(e.g. diabetes, heart disease, and certain
cancers). According to a recent national ...
Youth futures and a masculine development ethos in the regional story of Uttarakhand
(SAGE Publications, 2017)
Research on the Uttarakhand region, which became a new state in 2000, has focused largely on agrarian livelihoods, religious rituals, development demands, ecological politics and the role of women in regional social ...
Understanding the needs and challenges of a Black community in South Africa
(Routledge, 2017)
This article reports on a study conducted with an unemployed group of
community members residing in the Gugulethu Township in South
Africa. The study aimed to gain an in-depth understanding of their
needs and challenges, ...
Factors influencing student usage of an online learning community: the case of a rural South African university
(Inderscience, 2017)
Technology adoption within higher education is becoming popular. This has often resulted in hubs of learning referred to as an online learning community. The success of such platforms is dependent on full system utilisation. ...
Examining the performance of the South African economics departments, 2005-2014
(Wiley, 2017)
This study examines the teaching and research activities of 17 Economics Departments in 2005-2014 by consulting the information from each university’s faculty prospectus, publication in accredited local and international ...
Trade, food and nutrition security in South Africa: The cases of sugar and poultry
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2017-10)
The purpose of this paper is to consider the role that trade plays in food and nutrition security
in South Africa. Despite an established commercial food system, South Africans experience high
levels of food and nutrition ...
Women’s participation in fish value chains and value chain governance in Malawi: A case of Msaka (Lake Malawi) and Kachulu (Lake Chilwa)
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2017-05)
This paper helps to fill an important gap that exists in gender responsive fish value chains by analysing the
factors that influence women’s participation in fish value chains and value chain governance in Malawi. The
study ...