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    Elites can channel community knowledge of poverty into policy

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
    The knowledge of poverty gained from working with poor people is rarely given importance in policy debates relevant to poverty reduction. In Uganda and South Africa, local elites such as lawyers running legal aid centres could communicate their community-learned knowledge of poverty to inform national level pro-poor policies.
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    Political sources of ethnic identification in Africa

    Afrobarometer, 2007
    This paper investigates the political source of ethnic identification in Africa. Drawing on data from 22 surveys covering 33,000 respondents across 10 African countries, the paper shows that the strength of ethnic identities in Africa is shaped by political competition. The people are more likely to identify in ethnic terms the closer their country is to a competitive presidential elections.
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    Can parliaments enhance the quality of democracy on the African continent? An analysis of institutional capacity and public perception

    Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, 2006
    Since the early 1990s, when many African countries resumed multi-party elections and democratic practices, legislative strengthening programmes have become an important part of international assistance. Parliaments are generally regarded as potential agents for democratic change but their actual role in enhancing the quality of democracy in Africa is far from clear.
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    Africa’s success: evaluating accomplishments

    John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2007
    This paper evaluates the seven presumed African success stories: Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, Ghana, Tanzania, Mozambique and Uganda. It gives a detailed analysis of the economic, political, governance and human development scenarios in each country, and identifies the emerging challenges.
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    Applying property rights theory to Africa: the consequences of formalizing informal land rights

    International Society for New Institutional Economics, 2008
    Economic efficiency requires secure property rights, which encourage people to invest their resources and protect their investment against expropriation. Ambiguity in the definition or enforcement of property rights leads to an increase in transaction cost and uncertainty and a decline in the overall economic efficiency.
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    Access to water - the impact of climate change on small municipalities

    Energy Research Centre, University of Cape Town (UCT), 2007
    Although there are many uncertainties around quantitative assessments of climate change impact and water resource management, what is certain is that the climate is changing and this will have an effect on water resources.
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    Strengthening the capacity of developing countries to prepare for and participate in negotiations on future actions under the UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol: the BASIC project final report

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2007
    The role of large developing countries in combating climate change will become increasingly important as the world negotiates a post-2012 agreement on climate change. This report summarises the activities undertaken by the BASIC Project (Building and Strengthening Institutional Capacities on Climate Change in Brazil, India, China and South Africa).
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    Transformation and independence of the judiciary in South Africa

    Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, South Africa, 2007
    This paper provides an analysis of the question on judicial independence in current day South Africa. Focusing on the issue of judicial independence and transformation, it discusses the justice bills and other matters on this topic, including the overall attitude of government and the ruling African National Congress (ANC) toward judicial independence.
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    Ideas and power: academic economists and the making of economic policy

    School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2007
    This paper looks at the role of academic economists and of economic policy think tanks in providing policy advice and (indirectly) on economic policy in South Africa over the period from the mid-1980s to date. The origins of the ideas that feed into economic policy and development strategy are assessed in general and in South Africa’s case.
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    Voices of the poor: synthesis and recommendations

    Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2007
    Why do poor South Africans have a hard time accessing urban land? This report analyses the perspectives and experiences of civil society organisations (CSOs) whose aims are to increase the poor’s access to urban land. A wide range of issues are identified as obstacles to access to urban land, they include:

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