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At present, South Africa has an extensive and lively non-governmental sector which boasts roughly 100,000 registered non-profit organisations (NPOs) and an estimated 50,000 unregistered ones.(2)...
A hallmark of modernity is the mastery of nature by man to fulfil needs, and the harnessing of technology to overcome the problem of scarcity.(2) Innovations in agriculture thousands of years ago...
The large informal sector in African economies communicates a demand-supply equation for entrepreneurs that promises profit through hidden opportunities in all facets of economic activity. From...
This paper explores counter-trade as a practice that articulates the ‘market state’ and its attendant economics. In analysing offset agreements as a specific exemplar of counter-trade, the...
The goal of any health care system is to provide universal access to appropriate, efficient, effective and quality health services, in order to improve and promote people’s health. In most...
Following the end of World War II, the African continent experienced a swift process of decolonisation. Attempting to bridge the gaping power vacuum, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was...
With the current global burden of health problems, proper allocation of limited resources is essential. A challenge facing public health professionals is determining how to successfully execute...
It is argued that in an increasingly borderless world, transnational criminal groups have developed the ability to manoeuvre, prosper and become a dangerous threat to the world system. Increasing...
Feminist movements have long debated the effectiveness of academic conferences and writing versus the need for immediate political action.(2) This debate took on a life of its own in South Africa...
Emerging from the throes of colonialism in the 1960s, many analysts theorised that the nascent African states, as opposed to their Asian counterparts, were most likely to record substantial...
One of the main sites of the people-ecology interface is ‘protected areas' in the form of nature parks, game reserves and heritage sites. While these areas protect the ‘stock' of biodiversity...
Contemporary development theory has evolved to incorporate a vision of progress that goes beyond an emphasis on economic indicators as a barometer of the welfare of society.(2) Instead, holistic...
This paper reflects on what needs to be done for a human-oriented development agenda in South Africa? It investigates the broader structural political condition, especially the configuration of...
A wealth of scholarship has been built up over the last decade or two on the development states of East and South East Asia. This literature has different orientations. Some have a policy bent and...