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  Agricultural policy in Africa after adjustment

  Danish Institute for International Studies, 2000

  This study looks at agricultural policy in Africa since structural adjustment, with the aim of drawing conclusions about policies for the post-adjustment era.The study suggests that while some of the changes brought about under agricultural structural adjustment go too far, in many other respects they do not go far enough.
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  Gender equality in education

  Southern African Research and Documentation Centre, 1999

  In line with the global declaration that education is a fundamental right to which both women and men should have access, countries in southern Africa are striving to achieve gender equity.[author]
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  The problem of street children in Africa: an ignored tragedy

  Institute of Development Studies, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2000

  This paper examines Africa's response to the growing problem of street children. Taking Tanzania as a case study the paper examines initiatives that have been and are being taken by various segments of the community to address the problem of street children. What kinds of policies and strategies are African governments putting in place, what are the families and communities doing?
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  Illicit drugs in Southern Africa: the facts

  Southern African Research and Documentation Centre, 1999

  This report reveals that the Official Statistics about the drug control situation in southern Africa have been far from conclusive regarding the actual scope of production, trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs. Alcohol is found to be the most abused drug as well as the drug that causes the most social problems in all but two SADC countries, with Cannabis being ranked as the second.
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  Southern Africa: sharing water in the new millenium

  Southern African Research and Documentation Centre, 1999

  Sharing water resources in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has been discussed for a long time. The region is now moving towards implementing the strategies and policies in water development and management. The article reports on the first roundtable conference on the integrated Water Resources Development and Management in the SADC region held in Geneva.
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  Strengthening Africa's participation in the global economy

  United Nations University, 1998

  This policy brief is intended to assist African governments in efforts to strengthen their participation in the global economy in ways that bring widespread and sustainable benefits to their peoples. It stems from two issuesthe forces of globalization are perhaps the most important factors that affect the current environment for economic developmentthere are lessons from Southeast A
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  The impact of the Maputo Development Corridor on freight flows: an initial investigation

  Development Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, 2000

  This article discusses the Maputo Development Corridor.
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  Macroeconomic policy and trade integration in Southern Africa

  Development Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, 2000

  The question underlying this paper is whether the South African Development Community (SADC) free trade area requires convergence.
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  Is there scope for growth with equity?: the case of land reform in South Africa

  School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2000

  Development economists have long aimed to identify programs and policies that can, by simultaneously improving equity and efficiency, foster sustainable growth. Land reform provides a classical example for such a programme.
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  Import liberalization, industrialisation and technological capacity: a case study of the garment industry in Tanzania

  Economic and Social Research Foundation, Tanzania, 1998

  This article explores policy issues arising from recent policy reforms in Tanzania. These reforms known as the Economic Recovery Program (ERP), were adopted in 1986. The programme's reform package included the liberalization of internal and external trade, liberalization of the foreign exchange market and generally putting in place policies geared at promoting a market oriented economy.

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