Adjustment, Employment and Missing Institutions in Africa: The Experience in Eastern and Southern AfricaBy:W. Vander Release date: Language:English
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Africa's Quest for Economic Development: Uganda's ExperienceBy:Jossy R. Bibangambah Africa's Quest for Economic Development: Uganda's Experience is a product of policy research. It is an examination and evaluation of development policies or interventions intended to promote Africa's graduation from poverty and venerability to prosperity and security, using Uganda's experience as a basis for generalisation of critical challenges and lessons. Release date: Language:English
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Banking In Africa: The Impact of Financial Sector Reform Since IndependenceBy:Martin Brownbridge Release date:1998 Language:English
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Challenging Social Exclusion: Multi-Sectoral Approaches to Realizing Social Justice in East AfricaBy:J. Odong In Challenging Social Exclusion: Multi-sectoral Approaches to Realising Social Justice in East Africa contributing authors interrogate the question of social justice in East Africa, unravelling how people who live on the margins of society are cheated of their livelihoods. The work delves into thorny issues in social justice and recommends ways of addressing them. Based on recent field research, the book is informed by views from latest scholarly works. Issues about social justice from various areas including judiciary, health, land law, education and legal institutions are presented and explained. The authors, through examples from different sectors across East Africa, establish that attainment of social justice is the foremost concern of the legal sector in relation to social protection and resource sharing. They show that the justice, law and order institutions are means through which social justice should be accessed without discrimination of the poor, marginalised and vulnerable people. Contributing writers are scholars from various backgrounds including development studies, social work and law. The book is written in clear language and well organised. It addresses the needs of social workers, local government leaders, women and gender activists, the legal fraternity and the general reader. Release date:2015 Language:English
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Changing Minds: A guide to facilitate participatory planningBy:Cole P.Dodge Changing Minds THIS book draws on the work of thinkers and doers throughout the world who have grappled with the challenge of planning complex institutions, especially health systems and development projects. Their problem: Conventional planning methods often do not work. The solution: Involve all the key stakeholders in making the plan. The challenge: Devise a planning system that the principals and stakeholders can trust and that is inclusive, balanced, and dynamic. Facilitated participatory planning (FPP) is a new way of planning for a world that is complex, competitive, and fast-changing; a world where managers, staff and other stakeholders must have their say and own the ideas for any plan to work. This book charts the evolution of FPP from pioneer concepts of awareness, empowerment, learning by doing, visualization, creative group processes, and incremental questions into a complete and up-to-date system of principles and techniques. It carries case studies that show how FPP has been used successfully where other planning methods have failed. Changing Minds is authored by former Regional Director of UNICEF and FPP pioneer Cole P. Dodge and award winning strategic communication specialist Gavin Bennett, with input from many other experts in health, planning, and communication from all corners of the world. ISBN 978-1-55250-493-2 (IDRC e-book) ISBN 978-9970-25-127-8 (Fountain) Release date:2011 Language:English
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Composing a new song: Stories of empowerment from AfricaBy:Hope Chigudu edited by Makanjhola, Tomson Dube, Patric Kiirya, Leila Sheikh,Emily Sikazwe Release date:2002 Language:English
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Credit and Reduction of Poverty in Uganda: Structural Adjustment Reforms in ContextBy:William Muhumuza Release date:2007 Language:English
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Cultivating Success in Uganda: Kigezi Farmers & Colonial PoliciesBy:Grace Caswell Cultivating Success in Uganda: Kigezi Farmers and Colonial Policies This book raises questions about how results and outcomes of development are evaluated, and reflects on notions of ‘success’ in colonial and contemporary development policy. The first part of the book examines colonial attempts in Kigezi in South-Western Uganda, to introduce ‘cash crops’, soil conservation practices, a resettlement scheme, and land tenure reforms. Throughout these chapters the dominant theme concerns the enduring character of smallholder farming conducted in context of wider economic possibilities. The second part of the book explores broader changes in Kigezi, with two restudies of colonial research. Following the lead of groundbreaking studies by Tiffen, Fairhead and Leach, this case study illustrates that the usual assumptions about population pressure and environmental change need to be questioned. It pushes this debate forward, exploring how the political economy of land and labor has been transformed alongside a more positive environmental story. Release date:2008 Language:English
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Cultures at Crossroads: Homosexuality and Human Rights in UgandaBy:Alex Nkabahona Release date:2017 Language:English
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Development and Application of Construction Materials in UgandaBy:Anthony G Kerali This book att empts to provide a general coverage of common construction materials used in Uganda. Factors affecting sustainable production and application of local costruction materials are outlined. It will fi nd particular appeal among students of civil engineering, valuation surveying, quantity surveying and construction management. It is also a useful reference book for policy makers, manufacturers, investors and practitioners. Release date:2007 Language:English
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Escaping From of Behavioural Poverty in UgandaBy:John C. Munene This book takes a social psychological perspective, focusing on how an individual's behaviour plays a major role in either bringing or escaping poverty. Release date:2005 Language:English
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Framing Reality: Approaches and Practices to Community DevelopmentBy:Saidah M. Najjuma Release date:2016 Language:English
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From Poverty to Power: How Active Citizens and Effective States can Change the WorldBy:Duncan Green This book argues that it requires radical redistribution of power, opportunities, and assets to break the cycle of poverty and inequality and to give poor people power over their own destinies. The forces driving this transformation are active citizens and effective states. Release date:2008 Language:English
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From Poverty to Prosperity: A Tool Kit for Transformation of an EconomyBy:Augustus Nuwagaba Release date:2014 Language:English
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Funding and Implementing Universal Access: Innovation and Experience from UgandaBy:Uganda Communications Commission This book presents the Ugandan experience - an experience that was unique because of the country's early liberalisation of the communication sector. Release date:2005 Language:English
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Human rights in Uganda: The Illusive PromiseBy:Dr. Livingstone Sewanyana Release date: Language:English
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Human Rights NGOs in East Africa: Political and Normative TensionsBy:Makau Mutua Human Rights NGOs in East Africa critically explores the anatomy of the human rights movement in the East African region, examining its origins, challenges, and emergent themes in the context of political transitions. In particular, this book seeks to understand the political and normative challenges that face this young but vibrant civil society in the vortex f organization. Release date:2009 Language:English
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Informal and Formal Social Protection Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa.By:S. Devereux Addressing several themes in the social protection literature, this book makes an original and important contribution to the rapidly growing body of literature on social protection in sub-Saharan Africa. Some of the themes are relatively neglected or under-researched, while some others are not usually conceptualised as social protection. These themes are organised around the major issues: informal social protection, urban social protection, social protection and physical security, social protection in unstable contexts, climate change, pastoralism, and gender. In fact, the most significant challenge this book offers to current thinking and practice is in focusing attention on local or ‘ indigenous’ mutual support systems and institutions, sometimes characterised as ‘informal’ and ‘semi-formal’ social protection mechanisms, which are undervalued or even neglected in discourses of ‘formal’ social protection policy-making and programming. From the discussions presented by the different chapters, the book draws the conclusion that although the trend towards institutionalising social protection as a core government responsibility is welcome and should be encouraged, these formal social protection mechanisms could arguably be strengthened if they acknowledge and build on local experiences and cultural norms around reciprocity and mutual support. Release date:2012 Language:English
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Interpersonal Relations Among Politicians and TechnocratsBy:Peter Matovu Release date:2009 Language:English
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Kings of Disaster: Dualism, Centralism and the Scapegoat King in Southeastern SudanBy:Simon Simonse Release date:2017 Language:English
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Lake Katwe Salt and History of the African Great LakesBy:Kathryn Barrett-Gaines (Omwana w' Omuzungu) Release date: Language:English
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Natural Resource ManagementBy:Fiona Flintan Natural Resource Management: The Impact of Gender and social issues is one of the outcome of a series of research projects carried out through the sponsorship of OSSREA, with a grant provided by the International Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada. The research described in this volume has attempted to overcome the gender based biases found in natural resource management (NRM) research and to meet the challenges of including gender and social issues. The purpose of the research programme was to add a gender-sensitive research dimension to already existing research programmes and activities focusing on natural resources and their management. Most programmes had already commenced, but had left gaps in the area of social analysis, particularly relating to gender. The contributions found in this volume sought to fill these gaps and provide information in the areas of natural resources management, technical assistance and development. The organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA), a network of social scientists in the sub-region was established in 1980. Its main objectives are to encourage and promote interest in the social sciences; to enable members to engage in collaborative research; and to facilitate the exchange of scholarly ideas and publications between individuals and institutions that teach or conduct research in social sciences in the region. Release date: Language:English
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Parastatals, Privatisation & Private Enterprise: The politics of Patronage in AfricaBy:Roger Tangri Release date:1999 Language:English
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Participatory Wetland Management at the Shoreline of Lake Victoria in Jinja, UgandaBy:Corinne Wacker Release date:2016 Language:English
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Professional Social Work in East Africa: Towards Social Development, Poverty Reduction and Gender EqualityBy:G.G. Wairire This book, based on comprehensive empirical research, portrays an emerging yet powerful profession that has a significant role to play in the endeavor towards social development, social justice, human rights and gender equality. The book is the first of its kind to provide first-hand theoretical and empirical evidence about social work in East Africa. The book raises the question of what social work’s proper role and function should be in the context of East Africa’s cultural, demographic, economic and political circumstances, and it is in this regard that it makes a particularly important international contribution. This scholarly book on social work in East Africa is a most welcome addition to the global literature on professional social work. Insightful chapters on poverty reduction, development, gender perspectives and the state of social work will interest readers from around the world and serve as essential material for the region. It is an impressive milestone in advancing locally authored social work literature. Release date:2014 Language:English
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Providing For The Rural Poor: Institutional Decay and Transformation in UgandaBy:E.A. Brett Release date:1993 Language:English
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Refugee Aid and Development: A Case of Sudanese Refugees in West Nile, UgandaBy:Yosa Wawa This book discusses the relationship of the presence of refugees and the development of the region by aid agencies. It challenges the settlement of African refugees in the void by non-governmental organizations and governments. Release date:2008 Language:English
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Speaking Out: Writing by Ugandans minority ethnic groupsBy:Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda Release date:2015 Language:English
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Supply Chain and Liberalisation of the Milk Industry in UgandaBy:Pamela Mbabazi This book investigates the redevelopment, redefinition and redirection of the milk industry in Uganda within the framework of liberalisation, which initially brought visible benefi ts for those involved in the industry. The book further dissects the economics and politics of the milk sub-sector, for instance the impact of resource allocation on the industry by actors such as the state, civil society and private companies. It also analyses the structural, institutional and policy rigidities that hamper the contribution of the milk industry to the development of south-western Uganda. Release date:2004 Language:English
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Telecentres, Access and Development: Experience and Lessons from Uganda and South AfricaBy:Sarah Parkinson 'A solid assessment of the limitations ICT access initiatives face at different levels. Sarah Parkinson also offers practical recommendations which make the limitations less daunting'. - Nathan Russell, Director, Communications Unit, CIAT Release date:2005 Language:English
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The Aid Chain: Coercion & Commitment in Development NGOsBy:Tina Wallace et al The Aids chain: Coercion & Commitment in Development NGOs The Aid chain presents three country case studies looking at the chain of aid money from donors in the UK, to UK NGOs, to partners and field offices in Uganda and South Africa, and how they use and account for their funding. The book examines how far local strategies and projects are influenced by changing donor policies and other external forces, and how far by internal imperatives. The book therefore presents a range of findings of direct relevance and importance within each country context, and others that are more directly applicable. About Authors Tina Wallace, who headed the research project, is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Open University Business School, and freelance consultant working with development NGOs. She has always worked in development, teaching at Universities in Uganda and Nigeria as well as in the UK, and she was involved in establishing the Gender and Strategic Planning Units inOxfam. She is widely published. Lisa Bornstein teaches and carries out research at university of McGill in Canada and previously worked for many years at the University of Kwa Zulu Natal, where she was head of the SA research. She specializes in planning as well as development issues. Jennifer Chapman has extensive research and practical experience with NGOs and is currently working freelance. She previously headed an action research programme for ActioAid on the evaluation of advocacy work by development NGOs. Release date:2008 Language:English
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The Demography of Uganda and Selected African Countries: Towards More Sustainable Development PathwaysBy:John Oucho Release date:2016 Language:English
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Trade and Wadis System(s) in Muslim SudanBy:Intisar Soghayroun Elzein Soghayroun Release date:2010 Language:English
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Uganda's Human Resource Challenge: Training, Business Culture and Economic DevelopmentBy:Jorg Wiegratz 'Despite significant economic recovery and improved macro-economic indicators since 1986, Uganda's economy continues to face considerable challenges. This book analyses the relationship between economic and human resource development in the country. It identifies deficits in capabilities, skills, know-how, experience, linkage building, and technology use as well as undesirable business practices. These shortcomings limit economic diversification, productivity enhancement, job and income creation, as well as poverty reduction. The book calls for more efforts towards human resource development. The current narrow mainstream economic policy focus on macro-economic stability, a favourable investment climate, and improved physical infrastructure alone will not foster economic development and broad-based well-being. The Ugandan people and the private sector need more state support - in addition to the predominant education and health focus of the government and donors - if they are to develop the required human resources. More and better training, enhanced learning at the place of work and an improved business culture are vital. It is essential to focus on technical, organisational, managerial, entrepreneurial, learning, innovative, social, and institutional capabilities. Efforts towards dealing with these challenges will require attention to the political-economic climate of the country. To make the argument, the author covers a wide range of topics such as training and learning, technology, productivity, latecomer development, competitiveness, labour market, MSMEs, entrepreneurship, value chains, cooperation and trust, and human resource management. The book contains more than 130 figures, tables and information boxes. Release date:2009 Language:English
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Uganda's Recovery: The Role of Farms, Firms and GovernmentBy:Paul Collier Release date:2001 Language:English
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Unpacking Policy: Knowledge, Actors and Spaces in poverty Reduction in Uganda and NigeriaBy:K.Brock Release date:2004 Language:English
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Widening Political Space in Ankole, Uganda: The Role of Christianity, Ethnicity and GenderBy:Alex Mugisha Kagume Release date:2014 Language:English
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