Showing papers in "Africa insight in 1981"
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TL;DR: In most of Africa agricultural production has declined since independence and the continent today faces serious food shortages as discussed by the authors, and the country's agricultural development has probably surpassed that of any developing country in Africa.
Abstract: In most of Africa agricultural production has declined since independence and the continent today faces serious food shortages. In this article Prof T J Bembridge, Head of the Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development at the University of Fort Hare, who recently visited Kenya, surveys agricultural development there and concludes that it probably surpasses that of any developing country in Africa.
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TL;DR: O'Connell as discussed by the authors traces the history of Nzongisa village since the introduction of betterment two decades ago, and highlights the objections to betterment expressed by the people of the village and asks whether the benefits have been worth the long-term social problems they have created.
Abstract: Betterment programmes - aimed at economic upliftment - have seriously dislocated traditional tribal life and values in Transkei. In this article Prof M C O'Connell, Head of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Transkei, traces the history of Nzongisa village since the introduction of betterment two decades ago. He highlights the objections to betterment expressed by the people of Nzongisa, and asks the question whether the benefits have been worth the long-term social problems they have created.
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TL;DR: Agusiobo as discussed by the authors examines the position of women in contemporary rural development and looks at projects aiming to restore the status of women and ensure their meaningful participation in the rural economy.
Abstract: Although women played an important role in the traditional African rural economy, they now occupy a subservient position. Dr 0 N Agusiobo of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, at present a visiting professor in agricultural education at the University of Illinois, examines the position of women in contemporary rural development and looks at projects aiming to restore the status of women and ensure their meaningful participation in the rural economy.
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TL;DR: Leistner as discussed by the authors analyzed the root causes of the development crisis facing black Africa after two decades of independence and discussed prevailing attempts to understand the reasons for Africa's backwardness; secondly he sketched the principal policy approaches based on these attempts at understanding; and lastly he dealt with the comprehension of the ''human factor''.
Abstract: Dr G M E Leistner, Director of the Africa Institute, analyses the root causes of the development crisis facing black Africa after two decades of independence. More specifically, he first discusses prevailing attempts to understand the reasons for Africa's backwardness; secondly he sketches the principal policy approaches based on these attempts at understanding; and lastly he deals with the comprehension of the ""human factor"" that is emerging as the core issue of development theory and policy.
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TL;DR: In this article, Malan, Researcher at the Africa Institute, looks at the possible consequences of sanctions on South Africa, southern Africa and the RSA's major Western trading partners.
Abstract: Although Third World countries have been clamouring for sanctions against South Africa for many years, the enforcement of a trade embargo against the Republic will have a serious effect on the economies of its neighbouring states. Theo Malan, Researcher at the Africa Institute, looks at the possible consequences of sanctions on South Africa, southern Africa and the RSA's major Western trading partners.
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TL;DR: Olivier as discussed by the authors analyzed Kaunda's philosophy of humanism, the effect it has had on the development of the Zambian state and economy and the failures of the regime.
Abstract: The steady decline of the economy and the worsening internal political situation are causes of widespread popular discontent in Zambia. B J Olivier, an MA student in international politics at the University of Pretoria, analyses President Kaunda's philosophy of humanism, the effect it has had on the development of the Zambian state and economy and the failures of Kaunda's regime.
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TL;DR: Leistner as discussed by the authors argues that predictions concerning the future development of regional cooperation in southern Africa are apt to be misleading because the actual course of events will depend on a host of unforeseeable factors.
Abstract: Dr G M E Leistner, Director of the Africa Institute, argues that predictions concerning the future development of regional cooperation in southern Africa are apt to be misleading because the actual course of events will depend on a host of unforeseeable factors. In this paper the emphasis therefore falls on an analysis of policy issues, preconditions and problems associated with the topic rather than on prediction. It is more useful to seek a deeper understanding of the factors underlying the present topic than to engage in speculation or wishful thinking.
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TL;DR: This paper defined the challenge of the eighties facing southern Africa as the economic integration of people from the less-developed areas into the modern sector of the economy and the granting of political voice to non-enfranchised people.
Abstract: Prof J A du Pisanie of the Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, defines the challenge of the eighties facing southern Africa as the economic integration of people from the less-developed areas into the modern sector of the economy and the granting of political voice to non-enfranchised people.
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TL;DR: A survey of the diplomatic efforts to reach an internationally acceptable solution to the SWA/Namibian problem in 1980 can be found in this article, where Andre du Pisani, senior lecturer in political science and public administration at the University of South Africa, is the author.
Abstract: This article by Andre du Pisani, senior lecturer in political science and public administration at the University of South Africa, is a survey of the diplomatic efforts to reach an internationally acceptable solution to the SWA/Namibian problem in 1980.
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TL;DR: Sadie as discussed by the authors expressed the view that there is not a sufficient demand for labour and accretions to labour in South Africa, and thus the country is faced with the problem of creating self-generating and sustained growth which is capable of absorbing the proliferating labour force.
Abstract: Prof J L Sadie, Director, Bureau for Economic Research, University of Stellenbosch, expresses the view that there is not a sufficient demand for labour and accretions to labour in South Africa, and thus the country is faced with the problem of creating self-generating and sustained growth which is capable of absorbing the proliferating labour force.
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TL;DR: Fair as discussed by the authors pointed out that on a world scale there is unbalanced development between the advanced industrial nations, on the one hand, and the poorer countries of the Third World on the other, and how attempts to rectify these imbalances can form the basis of a wider regional cooperation in southern Africa.
Abstract: Prof T J D Fair, Director, Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Durban-Westville, says that on a world scale there is unbalanced development today between the advanced industrial nations, on the one hand, and the poorer countries of the Third World, on the other. On a national scale there is the general problem also of unbalanced development between groups of people (structural inequality) and between different regions or areas (spatial inequality) within a country - prosperous areas versus backward or depressed areas. He concerns himself primarily with the imbalances within the BLS countries and Malawi, on the one hand, and the general imbalance between these comparatively poor countries and a rich South Africa, on the other, and how attempts to rectify these imbalances can form the basis of a wider regional cooperation in southern Africa.
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TL;DR: Cornwell as mentioned in this paper discusses the economic an political problems which threaten stability in these key southern African states, where the economic situation in Zambia has worsened to a point where it has weakened Kaunda's position, while in Zimbabwe, despite the gloomy prospects at the time of independence, Mugabe has strengthened his position.
Abstract: Richard Cornwell, researcher at the Africa Institute, visited Zambia and Zimbabwe earlier this year. He discusses the economic an political problems which threaten stability in these key southern African states. While the economic situation in Zambia has worsened to a point where it has weakened Kaunda's position, in Zimbabwe, despite the gloomy prospects at the time of independence, Mugabe has strengthened his position.