Economic Survival Strategies of Female-headed Households, the Case of Soweto, South Africa
Author: Sibongile Winnifred Muthwa
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Published: 1995
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Author: Sibongile Winnifred Muthwa
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Published: 1995
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Mirjam de Bruijn
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2007-07-31
Total Pages: 355
ISBN-13: 9047421035
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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: A. Buchanan
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2013-03-08
Total Pages: 425
ISBN-13: 1137030399
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhile 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?
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Published: 1998
Total Pages: 596
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: C. O'Reilly
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 48
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKUrban 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: Sue Jones
Publisher: Intermediate Technology Publications
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 220
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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
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Published: 1997
Total Pages: 72
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Sylvia H. Chant
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Published: 1997
Total Pages: 356
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKHouseholds headed by women are a growing presence worldwide. This is the first book to focus on their diversity and dynamics in developing countries. Set within the context of global trends and debates on female household headship, and using case-study material based on interviews with low-income women in Mexico, Costa Rica and the Philippines, the analysis explores the reasons for the formation and increase in women-headed households in different parts of the world, and their capacity for survival in societies where male-headed households are both the norm and ideal.
Author: Leo P. Chall
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Published: 2001
Total Pages: 742
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKCSA Sociological Abstracts abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,800+ serials publications, and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers.
Author: British Library. Document Supply Centre
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Published: 1996
Total Pages: 908
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