Browsing Faculty of Arts by Author "Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences"
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Blaming the others: refugee men and HIV risk in Cape Town
Iboko, Ngidiwe (University of the Western Cape, 2006)This study investigated the societal perception of refugee men as being a risk group, being polluted and the consequent risk of HIV infection they might face. It also determined the factors that could expose them to the ... -
The debt trap: the indebtness of the poor in South Africa
Nagdee, Qureisha (University of the Western Cape, 2004)Providing international loans to governments in developing countries is seen as contributing to the upliftment and development of the Third World, according to a set of pre-determined criteria. From the neo-liberal capitalist ... -
Decentralisation and local governance in the Lilongwe district of Malawi
Msewa, Edwin Filbert (University of the Western Cape, 2005)This research measured the impact of decentralisation on the promotion of good local governance in the Lilongwe District Assembly. The study explored the condition of local governance by examining the status of the facets ... -
An evaluation of the effects of poverty in Khayelitsha: a case study of site C
Ndingaye, Xoliswa Zandile (University of the Western Cape, 2005)The study seeked to investigate an evaluation of the effects of poverty in Khayelitsha Site C. Poverty in this area has manifested in the conditions people live under and the social effects of such conditions in the life ... -
Location, dislocation and risk for HIV: a case study of refugee adolescents in Zambia
Nanyangwe, Lenganji (University of the Western Cape, 2006)Refugees are not a new phenomenon and their plight has been felt the world over. Africa continues to see large numbers of people displaced through armed conflict, producing more refugees on the worlds’ most poverty ... -
Public participation at a grassroots level : it's impact on service delivery in Elsies River, Cape Town
Fortuin, Charmaine (University of the Western Cape, 2010)The birth of democracy in South Africa in 1994 not only meant the end of apartheid, but also served as the catalyst for community participation in the affairs of local government. Despite the creation of an enabling ... -
The role of community participation in development initiatives: the case of the danga ecological sanitation project in the Zvishavane district, Zimbabwe
Sibanda, Darlington (University of the Western Cape, 2011)The purpose of this study was to examine the level and extent of community participation in the Danga Ecological Sanitation Project carried out in the Zvishavane district of Zimbabwe. The people-centered approach was chosen ... -
The role of sustainable tourism in poverty alleviation in South Africa : a case study of the Spier tourism initiative
Chifon, Godlove Ngek (University of the Western Cape, 2010)In South Africa, poverty engendered by the apartheid regime has long been part of the fabric of the economy. Against this background of social marginalisation, material deprivation and individual vulnerability, tourism has ...