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The HIV/AIDS Challenge in Africa – An Impact and Response Assessment : Executive Summaries of the Findings of Research Projects Carried out in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe. 101p. © OSSREA 2006 This publication serves as a policy brief presenting the main policy issues emanating from studies conducted by members of the OSSREA, CODESRIA, SOMA-Net and UAPS organisations and research networks. Over 50 research papers which were sponsored by the 4 organisations and presented at the November 2006 conference are summarised here. . |
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Proceedings of the International Conference on International Aid, Trade and Development in Africa: The Search for a Development Paradigm, November 21-23, 2005. ISBN: 978-99944-55-00-3 The key speeches and summaries of the presentations provide a useful set of policy briefs on the following conference themes: Agriculture, Market Access, Trade and Development; Democracy and Development; Social and Economic Impact of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic; Gender, Trade, and Entrepreneurship; International Aid and Development in Africa; International Aid, Globalisation and Governance; Private Sector Development and Social and Economic Impact of Aid Policies; Regional Integration and Development; Trade, Trade Liberalisation and Poverty Alleviation. |
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The HIV/AIDS Challenge in Africa an Impact & Response Assessment: The Case of Botswana ISBN: 978-99944-55-02-7 The contribution from Godisang B. Mookodi and Tapologo Maundeni: “Gender and HIV/AIDS: Male Risk and Male Sector Interventions in Botswana” examines the factors that contribute to male risk and assesses government and non-governmental male sector interventions in Botswana. Stephen M. Kapunda's research report "Socio-economic Impact of HIV/AIDS on Rural Small-scale Industrial Sector: The case of selected villages in Botswana” attempts to establish the relationship between performance of rural small scale industrial enterprises and the HIV/AIDS scourge in Botswana. This book is expected to be useful to policymakers, development practitioners, entrepreneurs, researchers and academics as well as the general readership interested in development and how it has been affected by HIV |
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Governance and Public Services Delivery in Zambia 2007. edited by Jotham C. Momba and Mwamba D. Kalabula, Lusaka: OSSREA Zambia Chapter, ISBN: 9982-03-045-0. 105p This collection of papers were presented at various local workshops organised by the OSSREA Zambia Chapter. They focus on issues pertaining to governance and the provision of public services in Zambia. The record of poor service delivery that Zambia shares with other 3rd World countries in the era of neoliberalism is tackled from various angles highlighting the close relationship between macroeconomic policy making, good governance, service delivery and the extent to which a country effectively implements development. |
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Sustainable Development and the Environment in Tanzania 2006. edited by Adalgot A. Komba, Dar es salaam: OSSREA Tanzania Chapter, ISBN: 9987-44-216-1. 154p The nine papers in this collection were selected from presentations made at a national workshop on this theme which was organised by the Tanzanian Chapter of OSSREA. The papers analyse the complex connections between the short term demands of economic growth and the long term needs of society to implement environmental conservation and sustainable development. Poverty was found to be closely connected to environmental degradation and bids to employ science and technology in the struggle to defeat poverty were found to be sometimes very detrimental to the environment and people’s well being. Both Tanzanian and international policy makers will have to read this powerful set of arguments for sustainable development |
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Social Science Research and the Challenges of Development in Eritrea: Proceedings of the 1st National Workshop of the Eritrea Chapter of OSSREA. Asmara: OSSREA Eritrea Chapter, © 2007. 186p. The fifteen papers in this book were presented at the First National Workshop of OSSREA Eritrea Chapter held in Asmara in February 2006. Most of the authors are senior scholars who have been active in the core tradition of research in Eritrea in History, Anthropology, Lingustics, Literature, Demography, Development and Health and the Environment. All the key disciplines in the social sciences are thus represented in this collection which provides invaluable insights into some of the key development challenges facing the country today by some of the most prominent scholars in Eritrea. |
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Challenges and Responsibilities of Social Science Research in Africa, 2007. Edited by Apollo Rwomire and Francis B. Nyamnjoh: Gaborone: OSSREA Botswana Chapter, ISBN: 978-9991-257-29-7. 212p. Extensive in scope and multidisciplinary in coverage, this path-breaking and thought-provoking book is a collection of original papers written by a distinguished group of scholars who examine the ethical issues and challenges confronting African researchers. It will be an invaluable resource to students and experienced researchers who conduct research using human participants |
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Rights and Development in Mauritius: A Reader, 2007. Edited by Sheila Bunwaree and Roukaya Kasenally: Reduit:OSSREA Mauritius Chapter, ISBN: 978-99903-73-25-7. 269p. This reader explores the different facets of development in Mauritius whilst examining how the rights of individual citizens are challenged. It opens with an historical overview before examining the various factors that made the economic transformation of the island nation in the 1980s and 1990s possible. Other chapters raise concerns about the extent to which recent development successes have enhanced the citizens socio-economic rights. It will be essential reading for all interested in development studies generally and the example of Mauritius in particular. |
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