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Land, biodiversity and the extractive industries in southern Africa. How effective are legal and institutional frameworks in protecting people and the environment?
Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2013In the natural resources sector, laws are often formulated to regulate the relationship between men and the environment. Ideally, the law can play a vital role in regulating and protecting communities from adverse environmental and social impacts of mining, loss of land, biodiversity and natural wealth, as well as other human rights violations.DocumentExploiting the poor: bureaucratic corruption and poverty in Africa
Afrobarometer, 2012Corruption is a major source of slow development in Africa. The current paper develops a model of the relationship between poverty and corruption, and utilises Afrobarometer survey data on 18 sub-Saharan African countries.DocumentCan donors and non-state actors undermine citizens’ legitimating beliefs?
Afrobarometer, 2012This paper analysis associations between donor and non-state actor service provision and the sense of obligation to comply with tax authorities, the police and courts in Africa, using Afrobarometer survey data.DocumentIs crime dividing the rainbow nation?: fear of crime in South Africa
Afrobarometer, 2010South Africa has been besieged by high crime levels since the late 1990’s, and in the 2009 national election, crime featured prominently in the campaign manifestos of the major political parties. These events raised ethnical questions with regard to perceptions of crime in such a diverse nation.DocumentThe uses of the Afrobarometer in policy planning, program design and evaluation
Afrobarometer, 2011Information on what the public wants has often been missing from the process of policy formulation in Africa. This discussion explores some specific ways in which Afrobarometer data can contribute to policy-making and implementation processes.DocumentProtest and political participation in South Africa: time trends and characteristics of protesters
Afrobarometer, 2012This paper assesses the trends of protest participation over the last decade in South Africa, and provides insights into protestors’ demographic characteristics, perceptions of government accessibility, and political behaviour. The paper relies on the results of an Afrobarometer survey and demonstrates that:DocumentTrends in popular attitudes to multiparty democracy in Africa, 2000-2012
Afrobarometer, 2012Based on Afrobarometer data, the current paper addresses these questions: do Africans want democracy, do they think they are getting it, and what trends over time are evident in popular demand for, and the perceived supply of, democracy?DocumentParty identification in South Africa: profiles for the ANC and the DA
Afrobarometer, 2012This brief provides some profile information on the supporters of the major South African parties: the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA); and in order to provide accurate picture, it approaches each of them separately, utilising Afrobarometer survey data.DocumentAfter a decade of growth in Africa, little change in poverty at the grassroots
Afrobarometer, 2013Afrobarometer data on lived poverty in Africa provide an important basis for testing assumptions about the effects of the continent’s recent economic growth on poverty reduction. The current paper indicates that Afrobarometer data from 34 countries reveal a disconnect between reported growth and the persistence of poverty among ordinary citizens.DocumentAccess to affordable land for housing: initial regulatory impact assessment
Urban LandMark, 2006In South Africa, provision of affordable, well-situated housing close to existing services and work places is hampered by the high cost and scarcity of appropriate land. Consequently, most new low-income housing projects have been developed on the urban periphery.Pages