South African authorities formalised their goal to pursue a developmental state with the
adoption of the National Development Plan (NDP) in 2012. It is clear from the reading of the
NDP that the authorities are convinced ...
Zambia is rich in natural, environmental, cultural and heritage resources. However,
full optimisation of these resources to the benefit of the local communities that host
them remains a challenge. A case in point is ...
Suid-Afrika het as gevolg van apartheid vir etlike dekades oor 'n gedeeltelik legitieme plaaslike regeringstelsel beskik. Die probleem is dat die land se apartheidsregering afsonderlike stelsels vir blankes en swartes in ...
Since 1994 a number of health reforms took place in furthering democracy. These changes included the decentralisation of Primary Health Care Services. This study is a phenomenological research that chronicles the Primary ...
Rural development efforts in Third World countries often fail to meet the needs of
the most disadvantaged members of society. The priviledged continue to get a
disproportionate share of the fruits of development. This ...
Traditional development theories concentrated on stimulating economic growth without
considering the extent to which growth would affect rural people's quality of life.
Modernisation has failed to improve life in rural ...
This study is non-empirical and its design is based on three forms of analysis:
conceptualisation, theoretical justification and strategic considerations for a participatory
model in the water services sector in South ...