Author: Sibongile Winnifred Muthwa
Publisher:
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Category : Households
Languages : en
Pages :

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Author: Mirjam de Bruijn
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047421035
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 355

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This book explores the notion of agency in a range of empirical situations in Africa. Agency directs our quest for an understanding of the dynamics and social transformations of African situations to the domains of creativity, inventiveness and reflexivity. It emphasizes the possibilities individuals and social groups perceive when faced with the constraints that tend to mark African social life. The case studies provide an alternative view of people and society in Africa by looking at the ways social strength is created in the hope of overcoming many of the structural limitations encountered in daily life. 'Strength beyond Structure' challenges the optimism that is engrained in the development rhetoric about Africa by making agency the subject of empirical scrutiny.

Author: T. J. Sekhampu
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN: 9783659263293
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72

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This study looks at a socio-economic profile of female-headed households in a South African Township. Poverty is defined and measured for a sample of households in the township of Bophelong, South Africa. The household subsistence level (HSL) is used as a measure of poverty in the area. The HSL measures the minimum amount needed by a household to attain a minimum subsistence level. It takes account of the sex and ages of household members. The challenges facing female-headed households are discussed, together with their survival mechanisms.

Author: C. O'Reilly
Publisher:
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Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 48

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Urban poverty is increasing alongside growing urban populations in sub-Saharan Africa. Women constitute a significant proportion of the urban poor, but their role is often neglected by development projects. This publication highlights the range of strategies that women have devised for themselves in order to cope with difficult economic circumstances in present-day Zambia. Natural resources figure prominently in urban women's activities, not only as a source of food and fuel, but as a source of income through trading activities. Ways in which women's livelihoods can be improved are also discussed.

Author: A. Buchanan
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137030399
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 425

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While many worry about population overload, this book highlights the dramatic fall in fertility rates globally exploring questions such as why are parents having fewer babies? Will this lead to population decline? What will be the impact of a world with fewer children and can social policy reverse fertility decline?

Author:
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 628

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Author: Brenda (Brenda Jeanne) Melles
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280

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Author: Dorah Dubihlela
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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Female-headed households -- Household structure -- Bophelong -- Poverty -- Unemployment -- Education--Care burden -- Survival strategies -- Gender imbalance -- Women -- Participation -- Social assistance -- Child support grant -- Protection -- Average income -- Labour market -- Discrimination -- Skills and socio-economic challenges -- Vroulike hoof van huishoudings -- Huishoudelike struktuur -- Bophelong -- Armoede -- Werkloosheid -- Onderwys -- Sorg las -- Oorlewing-strategie?e -- Geslag wanbalans -- Vroue -- Deelname -- Maatskaplike bystand -- Kindertoelaes -- Beskerming -- Gemiddelde inkomste -- Arbeidsmark -- Diskriminasie -- Vaardighede en sosio-ekonomiese uitdagings.

Author: Sue Jones
Publisher: Intermediate Technology Publications
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 220

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This book looks at the urban poverty debate bringing together contributions from academics, practitioners and urban poverty specialists to represent a multi-disciplinary approach to the debate, highlighting the need to link policy, institutional and grassroots efforts. The first part of the book considers the structural contexts - how poverty has arisen, how poverty theory has sought to increase our understanding and how the policies of municipal and national authorities have impacted on the poor. The second part deals with institutional responses to urban poverty and is concerned with the possibilities for constructive action. Here, contributors look at poverty assessments that have been instigated by the World Bank and how these should be used, as well as multi-layered approaches to poverty alleviation which could be supported by donor agencies. Real case studies on the work of a South African NGO with the homeless and the work of NGO-promoted micro-finance programmes in the Horn of Africa. The third part explores the grassroots survival strategies of the poor themselves. It looks at the strategies of poor families with particular reference to women's health-seeking behaviour, the plight of street children and old women living alone in Ghana and considers livelihood strategies and the significance of rural-urban linkages for the urban poor in Africa.

Author: Sylvia H. Chant
Publisher:
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Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 72

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