Browsing Centre for Development Studies by Subject "UT503"
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An assessment of the Samurdhi (prosperity) development programme : a case study from the Ratnapura district, Sri Lanka
(Master thesis, 2009)This thesis assesses the impact of the Samurdhi (prosperity) development programme (SDP) on the livelihoods of its beneficiaries in the Ratnapura district of Sri Lanka. The assessment covers three main aspects; development, ... -
Collective actions for empowerment and poverty reduction in rural Chiapas, Mexico
(Master thesis, 2007)The present thesis is an investigation of rural community development in the Venustiano Carranza Province of Chiapas, Mexico. The objectives have been to analyze people’s experiences of collective work, and how this work, ... -
Commercialization of smallholder farming: determinants andwelfare outcomes : a cross-sectional study in Enderta district, Tigrai, Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2009)Transforming the subsistence-oriented production system into a market-oriented production system as a way to increasing the smallholder farmer’s income and thus its welfare outcomes, and reducing rural poverty, has been ... -
Corporate-community partnerships: making CSR mutually beneficial for business and community development in the Dominican republic
(Master thesis, 2009)This study explores the role of a corporate-community partnership in making Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) a mechanism that creates shared value for both business and society. The investigation seeks to generate ... -
Examining Factors Prompting Microfinance Clients’ Dropout The case of SEDA and PTF in Morogoro Municipality in Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2007)This study examines factors prompting clients’ dropout in two microfinance institutions: SEDA and PTF in Morogoro Municipality in Tanzania. The study used the sample of about 136 respondents, where 68 respondents came ... -
An exploration of the relationship between higher education and human development
(Master thesis, 2007)The apartheid regime in South Africa faced its end in 1994, but its repercussions are still valid for non-white as well as white South Africans. Almost 50 years of systemised discrimination of the non-white populations ... -
How does the conflict influence the development and the situation of women in Trincomalee district, Sri Lanka?
(Master thesis, 2009)In thirty years period conflict became as main actor in Sri Lankan socio economic and political back grounds. As the consequences of the conflict, Sri Lankan mainstreams had harmful damages. These damages directly affected ... -
Livelihood Strategies in a Context of Chronic Conflict - The Case of Kapelebyong Sub-County, Eastern Uganda
(Master thesis, 2007)The livelihoods of people in Kapelebyong Sub-County in Eastern Uganda have been severely affected by insecurity during the last 27 years. This thesis assesses the livelihood strategies currently employed by Internally ... -
Local Livelihoods and the Bujagali Hydro-Power Dam, Uganda
(Master thesis, 2007)Previous experience with dams shows that the local population carry a high proportion of the burden related to such projects. This paper intends to investigate the risks of impoverishment among the project-affected people ... -
Managing natural disasters, sustaining local development : a problem handled through local community- private organization collaboration? a case study from the Dominican republic
(Master thesis, 2009)The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) forecasts a future increase of natural disasters and the work to reduce the impacts of such disasters must be escalated. Therefore it seems very important that ... -
Natural Resource Exploitation, Environment and Poverty; Linkages and Impact on Rural Households in Asutifi District in Ghana
(Master thesis, 2007)The controversial negative relationship between the abundance of natural resources and economic growth and development has been at the centre of several development research discourses. It is often explained that, natural ... -
The role of corporate social responsibility on sustainabledevelopment : a case study of the mining community in the Obuasi municipality
(Master thesis, 2009)The thesis explores and explains Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and its impact on the sustainable development of people living in a gold mining community, Obuasi in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Through observations, ... -
The Role of Microfinance in the Empowerment of Women - An Example of Sinapi Aba Trust, Offinso Branch-Ghana
(Master thesis, 2007)Disempowerment among women due to certain cultural practices has been one of the main barriers to development in developing countries. It is a problem that developing countries governments cannot solve alone because of ... -
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and sustainable development : the case of Makonde wood carvers in Mwenge, Dar-es-Salam Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2009)In recent years we have seen an increase in demand for the wood carvings products especially those made using ‘Mpingo’ tree. The industry has also been a source of employment to the majority of Makonde people and non-Makonde ... -
Transition from subsistence to monetary economy- a counterdiscourse to mainstream development strategies : case study from Samburu distict, Kenya
(Master thesis, 2009)The present thesis is a case study with aim of performing an investigation of the process unfolding from the subsistence to a monetary economy. It is juxtaposed to counter mainstream development strategies amongst the ...