Browsing by Author "Thompson, Lisa"
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African military intervention in African conflicts: an analysis of military intervention in Rwanda, the DRC and Lesotho
Likoti, Fako Johnson (University of the Western Cape, 2006)The dissertation examines three military interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa which took place in the mid and late 1990s in Rwanda, the DRC and Lesotho. These interventions took place despite high expectations of international ... -
An appraisal of the nexus between citizen participation and democratic development policies : a case study of the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) programme in Bushenyi District Uganda
Kateshumbwa, Mwesigye Edgar (University of the Western Cape, 2011)While the term participation is widely used by development agencies and government alike, its meaning is still widely contested. An emerging consensus on citizens' participation is the active involvement of the people ... -
An Assessment of Social Capital in Rural Ethiopia: The Case of Aresi and Menze
Thompson, Lisa (University of the Western Cape, 2021)This dissertation explored the degree and distribution of social capital forms-social networks, volunteer associations, generalized trust, particularized trust and norms of reciprocity in rural Ethiopia. It aims to ... -
An assessment of social capital in rural Ethiopia: The case of Aresi and Menze
Tamirat, Fikrewold Yeneneh (University of Western Cape, 2021)This dissertation explored the degree and distribution of social capital forms-social networks, volunteer associations, generalized trust, particularized trust and norms of reciprocity in rural Ethiopia. It aims to contribute ... -
An assessment of the social consequences of water management devices on the poor in Samora Machel, Cape Town
Ntwana, Bukiwe (University of the Western Cape, 2014)This study assesses the social consequences of water management devices in poor households in Samora Machel, a poor urban area characterised by high levels of unemployment and poverty. South Africa is currently faced with ... -
Citizen participation and water services delivery in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
Nleya, Ndodana (University of the Western Cape, 2011)This study analyses the relationship between the manner of citizens’ engagement with the state and the level of service delivery they experience in their everyday lives, as residents of Khayelitsha. The phenomena of so-called ... -
Civil society and citizen participation in governance processes in Zimbabwe, 1997-2010
Mapuva, Jephias (University of the Western Cape, 2011)The deteriorating political environment in Zimbabwe, especially from the mid-1990s culminated in the emergence of pro-democracy CSOs that sought to engage the authoritarian to encapsulate democratic principles and enhance ... -
Controlling Cape Town’s poor through water management devices: the case of Saxonsea, Atlantis
Matose, Tamsanqa (University of the Western Cape, 2013)This study examined the impact of the City’s water management strategies, specifically the water management devices, on selected households in Saxonsea. The impact of cost recovery policies on poor households was interrogated ... -
Election promises and public policy: Never the twain shalt meet? the case of housing.
Daniels, D. Victor (University of the Western Cape, 2000)This research report examines whether election promises find their way into public policy. This question has a particular significance for a fledgling democracy such as South Africa's. During the run-up to South Africa's ... -
An evaluation of the development of rural enterprises in China since 1978
Li, Jingjing (University of the Western Cape, 2005)The central government has attached great importance to the development of rural enterprises in China. As a result, rural enterprises have developed rapidly and become an important part of the national economy. The primary ... -
Exploring the current state of the City of Cape Town’s transport system and its spatial policies
van Wyk, Leonore (University of the Western Cape, 2021)There are many reasons why Cape Town is the most congested city in South Africa besides there just being “too many cars on the roads”. This paper explores Cape Town’s transport system and spatial policies and how it impacts ... -
Female representivity in senior management in the public sector: a case study of Drakenstein municipality in the Western Cape
Petersen, Charline (University of the Western Cape, 2006)South Africa is undergoing a period of transition from Apartheid to democracy. In this process, redressing discriminatory factors (race and gender) is of utmost urgency and importance. The equity Act, and within this, ... -
Food Security in Zimbabwe: The impact of Structural adjustment programmes, 1980-2000
Michaels, Zurena (University of the Western Cape, 2006)This study takes a critical political-economy approach to the analysis of food security in Zimbabwe against the backdrop of Structural Adjustment Programmes implemented between 1980 and 2000. It provides a comparative ... -
Government intervention in the Malaysian economy, 1970-1990: lessons for South Africa
Simpson, Ralph Arthur (University of the Western Cape, 2005)This study examined the role the Malaysian government played in developing the Malaysian economy as a means to eliminating poverty and inequality and explored the lessons South Africa can learn from Malaysia's development ... -
Investigating participatory development in South Africa and Nigeria: A case study of Stellenbosch and Bwari municipalities
Friday, Alaji (University of the Western Cape, 2022)This qualitative case-study investigated the level of communities’ participation in developmental initiatives at the grassroots level in Stellenbosch and Bwari municipalities. This was carried out through the prism of the ... -
An investigation into the developmental model of social welfare service delivery: a Western Cape case study
Demas, Carla (University of the Western Cape, 1998)This study explores the extent to which welfare policy in South Africa is suitable to the country's needs and is translated into practice. lt focuses on the White Paper for Social Welfare and looks specifically at the ... -
Privatisation and deregulation policies in South Africa
Mfuku, Nkosana (University of the Western Cape, 2006)This research report examined the key policies of globalisation namely, privatisation and deregulation of services and also their implication on the Tri-partite alliance. Because they have impacted negatively on major ... -
The use of South Africa's nature areas in the promotion of tourism and economic development
Pithers, Linda (University of Western Cape, 2001)South Africa has developed an extensive network of parks, nature reserves and conservation areas, the stated purpose of which is to both promote and protect nature and, particularly in the case of state-owned resources, to ...