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The impact of tax policy on foreign investment flows to capital-scarce economies
(2009)
Developing countries all over the world are competing for greater shares of foreign
investment flows in a world where capital has become much more mobile. Also
changes to tax policies have been implemented to make the ...
Fiscal decentralization in Kenya: a case of the Constituency Development Fund in Nambale Constituency - its effectiveness and sustainability on education projects
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This study aims to establish the effectiveness and sustainability of Kenya's Constituency Development Fund as a fiscal decentralized initiative aimed at poverty reduction. The study focuses on the contribution of CDF on ...
The production of oilseeds in Ethiopia: value chain analysis and the benefit that accrue to the primary producers
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
Oilseed is the third most important export item in Ethiopian foreign trade. It has registered a high export growth rate over recent years both in terms of volume and value. Besides its growing share in export, it is widely ...
An investigation into how elderly persons perceive elder abuse.
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
The international concern about human rights, gender equality, domestic violence and the increase in the aging populations has brought elder abuse into the public focus. Elder abuse is a complex, multi-faceted health, ...
The characteristics of an effective nonprofit organisation: A critical analysis
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
This thesis presents a model of the characteristics of an effective nonprofit organisation and a practical tool to evaluate the extent to which nonprofit organisations comply with these characteristics. As part of identifying ...
An assessment of social consequences of using water management devices on the poor households in Harare. The case of Sunningdale high density suburb prepaid water meter project in Harare.
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
A prepaid water metering project was implemented in various high density suburbs around the
city of Harare in 2015 with the intention of spreading the project throughout the whole country.
It was anticipated that the use ...
Social movements and planning institutions in urban transformation : housing in metropolitan Harare, Zimbabwe (2000-2015)
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
This thesis examines the interaction between social movements and planning institutions in the delivery of low-income housing in metropolitan Harare. Post-2000, the problem of housing in Zimbabwe has been characterised by ...
An instance of xenophobia: An investigation into the violence against somali traders in Khayelitsha
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
South Africa has been praised by many as having the most democratic constitution in the world
which safeguards the rights of all who live within the borders of the nation. Ironically this has
not been so with migrants, ...
The countercyclical nature of remittances: A case study of the 2009 global financial crisis in Cameroon, Cape Verde, Nigeria and Senegal
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Remittances inflows have gradually become one of the major sources of external financial
inflows to developing countries. As a result, research abounds on the developmental effects
of remittances in the home countries ...
Dynamics of human security and regional social and economic development: A case study of the Lake Chad basin
(University of Western Cape, 2020-09-26)
Transboundary river basins (TRBs), and its array of biodiversity, have created a web of
complex security, socio-economic and political interdependencies among populations,
communities and multiplicity of actors across ...