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From the RDP to the NDP: A critical appraisal of the developmental state, land reform, and rural development in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)
After decades of neoliberal rule in which market forces held pre-eminence in shaping development, there has in recent years been a resurgence of an activist developmental state in promoting economic development and tackling ...
Beyond entrepreneurship education: business incubation and entrepreneurial capabilities
(Emerald, 2018)
PURPOSE – As a way of dealing with Nigeria’s macroeconomic challenge of unemployment and its concomitant socio-economic problems, the federal government, in 2006, made entrepreneurship study a compulsory course for all ...
‘We create our own small world’: daily realities of mothers of disabled children in a South African urban settlement
(Routledge, 2019)
Parents of disabled children face many challenges.
Understanding their experiences and acknowledging
contextual influences is vital in developing intervention
strategies that fit their daily realities. However, studies ...
Evaluating outcomes from stakeholders’ perception: Evidence from an irrigation project in Nigeria
(University for Development Studies, Ghana, 2016)
The need for the appreciation of values and knowledge diversity has contributed to the increasing relevance of stakeholder participation in the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of development projects. Using mixed methods ...
Understanding and investigating relationality in the capability approach
(Wiley, 2021)
he capability approach (CA) is a framework for un-derstanding, assessing, and promoting the quality ofhuman lives and social justice. It focuses on capabil-ities – people's freedoms and opportunities to live invaluable ...
Policy, politics and leadership in slum upgrading: A comparative analysis ofHarare and Kampala
(Elsevier, 2018)
Slum upgrading is one of the preferred options in dealing with ubiquitous informality in cities across the world.Drawing on experiences in two African cities namely Harare and Kampala; the article focuses on the role ...
A comparative analysis of socioeconomic inequities in stunting: A case of three middle-income African countries
(BCM, 2018)
: Despite increased economic growth and development, and existence of various policies and
interventions aimed at improving food security and nutrition, majority of countries in sub-Saharan Africa have very
high levels ...
Beyond entrepreneurship education: Business incubation and entrepreneurial capabilities
(Emerald, 2017)
As a way of dealing with Nigeria’s macroeconomic challenge of unemployment and its
concomitant socio-economic problems, the federal government, in 2006, made entrepreneurship study a
compulsory course for all higher ...
Encouraging smallholder farmer livelihoods and constructing food security through home-grown school feeding: Evidence from Northern Ghana
(Centro Universitário de Brasilia, 2018)
Globally, a new school feeding paradigm is emerging; one that incentivises smallholder farmers’ access to reliable markets and boosts their incomes.
Drawing on the Ghana School Feeding Programme and Netherlands Development ...
Digital technologies and sustainable livestock systems in rural communities
(John Wiley & Sons, 2017)
The 43rd Committee on World Food Security (CFS) convention reiterated the importance of
livestock towards eliminating food insecurity across the globe. Livestock provides extensive
services and products which are critical ...