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Behaving badly? Young men and sexual health
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002How can young men change their attitudes to sex and sexual health? What methods can be used to challenge their views? Researchers from the Thomas Coram Research Unit at the Institute of Education, University of London and Southampton University considered ways of improving the sexual health of young men in developing countries.DocumentNew terms of engagement: can forest communities benefit from commercial partnerships?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002Are companies who work with forest dwellers ripping them off, simply smartening up their corporate images or genuinely committed to win-win partnerships? How can communities negotiate with companies on a more equal footing? Could forests be an area for pioneering new forms of community-private partnership and local governance?DocumentEfficiency or equality? Dilemmas of regulation and competition policy in South Africa
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002As vital sectors of the South African economy are restructured, can regulation and competition policies meet the post-apartheid challenges of redressing ingrained inequality and widening opportunities to participate in the economy? Is South Africa setting up too many regulatory bodies? Are regulators, rather than elected representatives, making policy?DocumentForeign direct investment: bringing jobs and new skills to southern Africa?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002Is foreign direct investment (FDI) set to contribute to economic growth and poverty alleviation in the states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)? Are investor fears of instability and the slow progress in creating a free trade environment restricting potential FDI flows? Can FDI be attracted to all the SADC states, and not only to the economic magnet of South Africa?DocumentAre science exams in Africa failing students?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002Is primary science assessment in anglophone Africa consistent and appropriate? Is there convergence between assessment systems in rich and poor countries? Are advances in assessment techniques reflected in African examinations? If not, do the reasons reflect differences in context?DocumentWhy development policy should be concerned with group inequalities
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002Policy-making today puts individuals at the centre of concern. The Millennium Goals are purely defined in terms of individuals. Are current concerns with reducing poverty and inequality neglecting the group dimensions of well-being and social stability?DocumentBorn poor, forever poor? Intergenerational transmission of poverty
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002We know little about intergenerationally transmitted (IGT) poverty in developing countries. In the absence of longitudinal data, how can we better understand whether and how poverty is transmitted from older to younger generations? Does it also move from younger to older generations? Can we identify the points of transmission where IGT processes can be affected by external factors?DocumentTowards consultative biodiversity policy development: lessons from South Africa
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002Most of the world’s biodiversity is located in the biologically-rich countries of the south, yet the bulk of the benefits are realised by foreign bioprospectors. How can communities and local institutions work with their governments to develop policies and institutions to ensure that the benefits from economically valuable genetic and biochemical resources are shared fairly?DocumentIs awareness enough? Practical responses the HIV epidemic in southern Africa
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002People living in southern Africa are increasingly aware of the threat of HIV. But awareness is often superficial and fails to change people’s behaviour. A report from Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) describes attempts to integrate HIV/AIDS into its programmes across all sectors in the region. It highlights a need to move beyond awareness towards more practical solutions.DocumentPro-poor tourism: failed promises?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002To what extent do agri-tourism Spatial Development Initiatives (SDIs) in South Africa enhance rural livelihoods? What problems have arisen for SDIs and what impacts on their ability to attract investors? What needs to be done for pro-poor tourism to be achieved?Pages