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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Department for international development"”.
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Expedient benevolence : international development and the United Kingdom
This thesis examines the role of International Development in the United Kingdom during its transition from a colonial ruler to a neo-liberal capitalist state. Starting with the inter-war period, it looks at the changing position adopted by the British state vis-a-vis development aid to its …
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From model conflict resolution to post-war reconstruction in failed states: The case of Sierra Leone
… go a long way in providing an improved situation for all those affected by the war. Notably, where post-war reconstruction programmes fail to focus on the original causes of the conflict, it may result in reinforcement of the original social structures and prejudices and in continued …
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From model conflict resolution to post-war reconstruction in failed states: The case of Sierra Leone
… go a long way in providing an improved situation for all those affected by the war. Notably, where post-war reconstruction programmes fail to focus on the original causes of the conflict, it may result in reinforcement of the original social structures and prejudices and in continued …
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From Development Aid to Development Partnerships – the End of Coloniality? Critical discourse analysis of DFID's development partnership with South Africa
Development aid discourses have been criticised for perpetuating othering and coloniality. The discourses have been argued to produce and reproduce conceptual creations of a distinguishable 'us' and 'them' through binaries of 'developed' and 'underdeveloped', and they have been stated to uphold …
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Unraveling red tape: foreign aid allocation and the domestic bureaucracy
… have suggested that donor countries view foreign aid as a strategic tool in their economic arsenal. In contrast, however, donor countries actually describe their foreign aid as purely altruistic, as a way to alleviate poverty in the countries that receive aid. I argue this discrepancy …
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Essays on the Underlying Capacity of the State and its Effects on Economic Development
… three main topics: state capacity, conflict and development. During my progress in my program, I have become more interested in these issues as I have seen how closely linked they are and how they help to explore questions related to prosperity, or the lack of thereof. In particular, my research, …
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Three Essays on Climate Change Adaptation in Rural African Communities
… poor do not have the privilege of waiting for global policy and commitment to emission reduction targets. They need planned and proactive adaptation support to build resilience to the changing climate and to address the threat on their livelihoods. However, the conditions that render …
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Three Essays On Climate Change Adaptation In Rural African Communities
… poor do not have the privilege of waiting for global policy and commitment to emission reduction targets. They need planned and proactive adaptation support to build resilience to the changing climate and to address the threat on their livelihoods. However, the conditions that render …
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An investigation into the implementation of Computer-Assisted Education (CAE) in the underprivileged areas of the Eastern Cape : a case study of Butterworth High School
… education (CAE) at Butterworth High School. Before 1994, may areas of the Eastern Cape remained neglected as far as education was concerned. However, with the advent of democracy, the new government is giving high priority to education to both the formerly privileged and underprivileged areas. …