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Migration and development : dependence on South Africa

Upphovsperson: Winai Ström, Gabriele
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 1986
Ämnesord: Lesotho, South Africa, Southern Africa, Labour migration, Bilateral relations, History, Politics, Political science, Statsvetenskap
Migrant labour is the main source of income of Lesotho society. Its dependence on wage employment as defined by South Africa and the restrictions of foreign contract labour has made Lesotho and its government increasingly vulnerable. The geo-political situation does not seem to give much hope either. Still, the political strategy and the mechanisms of dependence have changed as a result of conscious actions undertaken by the Lesotho government. The dramatic development of this migrant labour society illustrates the realities and the potetial for change. It gives crucial insights into the South African conflict today.

Wood, energy and households : perspectives on rural Kenya

Upphovsperson: Barnes, Carolyn
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet; The Beijer Institute
År: 1984
Ämnesord: Kenya, East Africa, Wood, Fuelwood, Energy sources, Energy consumption, Energy demand, Rural areas, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
Many developing countries have been hard hit by the double "energy crisis" of threatened fuelwood supply and the increasing burden of oil imports. During the last decade energy provision has become a vitally important issue so that energy is now regarded as a basic factor of production ranking in importance with classical components: land, labour and capital. Careful and innovative energy planning has become a necessity for successful development. This book, dealing with the role of woodfuels in rural Kenya, is the first in the series of technical support Volumes for the Main Summary Report of the Kenya Fuelwood Project, "Energy and Development in Kenya: Opportunities and Constraints". This series report on the methodology and findings of the Kenyan and SADCC studies.

Migration to Shashemene : ethnicity, gender and occupation in urban Ethiopia

Upphovsperson: Bjerén, Gunilla
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 1985
Ämnesord: Shashemene, Ethiopia, East Africa, Migration, Rural-urban migration, Towns, Ethnicity, Sex roles, Occupations, Theses, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
This book is about migration to Shashemene, a small town in southern Ethiopia, before 1974. In the book, the migration to Shashemene elucidates the mechanisms behind the movement to small African towns experiencing rapid populations increase but having few opportunities for formal employment. A main issue is how the political and economic history of the southern central region of Ethiopia, as well as, the structure of the Ethiopian urban economy in the early 1970's, has influenced migration patterns of people from different ethnic groups coming to Shashemene. The ethnically stratified occupational structure is outlined, and the role of women in urban Ethiopia is discussed. Studies of other urban areas in Ethiopia are interpreted in the light of the findings from Shashemene.

The third world in transition : the case of the peasantry in Botswana

Upphovsperson: Hesselberg, Jan
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 1985
Ämnesord: Botswana, Southern Africa, Agricultural development, Peasantry, Agricultural population, Poverty, Agricultural policy, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
The objective of the present work is through the case of Botswana to discuss the creation of poverty in the period of transition from tribal to modern society in the Third World today. This is done by an analysis focusing at the peasantry. The recently renewed fashion of blaming the peasants for lack of improved food production and thus for poverty at local and national levels is questioned.

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