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Recession in Africa : background papers to the seminar Africa - which way out of the recession?, Uppsala, September 1982

Medarbetare: Carlsson, Jerker
Utgivare: Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 1983
Ämnesord: Malawi, Ghana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Mocambique, Cote d'Ivoire, Economic recession, Economic theory, Conference papers, Business and economics, Ekonomi
In September 1982 a number of researcers and representatives of the Nordic development agencies as well as members of several international organizations were invited to discuss the nature and origin of the "recession" in Sub-Saharan Africa. In preparing the seminar a number of scholars were invited to write background papers. The country case studies and a paper on strategic issues are presented in this volume. By way of an introduction a presentation is given of the World Bank Report "Accelerated Development in Sub-Saharan Africa - An Agenda for Action", and of the Lagos Plan of Action, adopted by the Organization of African Unity.

Voting with their feet : migrant Zimbabwean nurses and doctors in the era of structural adjustment

Upphovsperson: Gaidzanwa, Rudo B.
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 1999
Ämnesord: Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, Medical personnel, Labour Migration, Structural Adjustment, Business and economics, Ekonomi
This research report examines the ways in which medical professionals have responded to the changing environment of work and livelihood in Zimbabwe since the adoption of a structural adjustment programme. Of particular interest are those doctors and nurses who took a decision to migrate from Zimbabwe to Botswana and South Africa in search of "greener" pastures.

The "success story" of peasant tobacco production in Tanzania : the political economy of a commodity producing peasantry

Upphovspersoner: Boesen, Jannik | Mohele, A. T.
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 1979
Ämnesord: Tabora, Tanzania, East Africa, Tobacco, Economic policy, Labour economics, Technical aspects, Cultivation techniques, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
This book studies how Tanzania in a period of 25-30 years became a tobacco producer and exporter. But its emphasis is on production, and therefore on the producers. It analyses the processes that made Tanzanians into peasant producers of tobacco for the international market. The dynamics of the organization of production under changing conditions of production. The effects on the development of productive forces, reproduction processes and the standard of living among the producers.

Regional cooperation in Southern Africa : a post-apartheid perspective

Medarbetare: Othman, Haroub | Odén, Bertil
Utgivare: Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 1989
Ämnesord: Regional cooperation, Economic cooperation, Development aid, SADCC, Southern Africa, Scandinavia, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
The essays in this volume cover a wide range of topics, from regional cooperation in the field of information and the role of Non-Governmental Organizations, to shipping structures, industrial development and the regional policy of South Africa.

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