Domestic strategies of rural Transkeian women
- Authors: Cloete, Laura
- Date: 1992
- Subjects: Rural families -- South Africa -- Transkei Women -- South Africa -- Transkei Women -- South Africa Sex role -- South Africa -- Transkei Rural women -- South Africa -- Transkei Transkei (South Africa) -- Social conditions Transkei (South Africa) -- Rural conditions Transkei (South Africa) -- Economic conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2014 , vital:20247 , ISBN 0868102342
- Description: This research, originally undertaken as part of a B.A.(Honours) Degree in Anthropology, has several aims. Firstly, it aims to reveal the various community options available to women in rural Transkei for coping with their domestic activities in the face of the large-scale absence of men. It will analyse the rationale behind the choices and their consequences for the women’s workload. Secondly, this will illuminate gender and generational roles and attitudes of community members, present and absent, in the community. The focus, in this case, will be predominantly on women, however. Thirdly, and finally, this research will analyse the relationships of power between men and women, and between adults and children by examining the various influences, such as religion and education, which constrain and coerce their behaviour and attitudes. From this, we should be left with an illuminating picture of the forces under which women operate in rural Transkei; and with some insight into their behaviour and attitudes, their beliefs and aspirations and into their lives. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1992
- Authors: Cloete, Laura
- Date: 1992
- Subjects: Rural families -- South Africa -- Transkei Women -- South Africa -- Transkei Women -- South Africa Sex role -- South Africa -- Transkei Rural women -- South Africa -- Transkei Transkei (South Africa) -- Social conditions Transkei (South Africa) -- Rural conditions Transkei (South Africa) -- Economic conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2014 , vital:20247 , ISBN 0868102342
- Description: This research, originally undertaken as part of a B.A.(Honours) Degree in Anthropology, has several aims. Firstly, it aims to reveal the various community options available to women in rural Transkei for coping with their domestic activities in the face of the large-scale absence of men. It will analyse the rationale behind the choices and their consequences for the women’s workload. Secondly, this will illuminate gender and generational roles and attitudes of community members, present and absent, in the community. The focus, in this case, will be predominantly on women, however. Thirdly, and finally, this research will analyse the relationships of power between men and women, and between adults and children by examining the various influences, such as religion and education, which constrain and coerce their behaviour and attitudes. From this, we should be left with an illuminating picture of the forces under which women operate in rural Transkei; and with some insight into their behaviour and attitudes, their beliefs and aspirations and into their lives. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1992
Educational needs of adults in Mdantsane
- McAllister, Patrick A, Young, Michael, Manona, Cecil W, Hart, Jo
- Authors: McAllister, Patrick A , Young, Michael , Manona, Cecil W , Hart, Jo
- Date: 1992
- Subjects: Adult education -- South Africa -- Mdantsane (Ciskei) Adult education -- South Africa -- Mdantsane (Ciskei) -- Case studies
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2079 , vital:20253 , ISBN 0868102423
- Description: The purpose of the study was to collect some preliminary information in advance of the inauguration of a new educational project at Fort Hare University which, under the guidance of a new Vice-Chancellor, Dr. S.M.E. Bengu, is forging for itself a new course of development as a people's University. The new project arises out of a report prepared by the International Extension College for the University of Fort Hare. The hope is that a number of innovations can be introduced into adult education in the Eastern Cape which will prove of value in meeting the needs of people living in different kinds of localities. The planning will begin in the early winter, as soon as staff have assembled, and as soon as Dr. David Warr, the international consultant to the project, is in post. It seemed sensible to conduct, in advance, one of the surveys which will be needed to underpin plans. To do this at short notice and complete it in a short time (the work did not commence until February, 1992) the best course was to rely on an experienced team from a neighbouring University, Rhodes, which had already conducted surveys in different districts within the Eastern Cape, and to bring in further support from the University of Natal , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1992
- Authors: McAllister, Patrick A , Young, Michael , Manona, Cecil W , Hart, Jo
- Date: 1992
- Subjects: Adult education -- South Africa -- Mdantsane (Ciskei) Adult education -- South Africa -- Mdantsane (Ciskei) -- Case studies
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2079 , vital:20253 , ISBN 0868102423
- Description: The purpose of the study was to collect some preliminary information in advance of the inauguration of a new educational project at Fort Hare University which, under the guidance of a new Vice-Chancellor, Dr. S.M.E. Bengu, is forging for itself a new course of development as a people's University. The new project arises out of a report prepared by the International Extension College for the University of Fort Hare. The hope is that a number of innovations can be introduced into adult education in the Eastern Cape which will prove of value in meeting the needs of people living in different kinds of localities. The planning will begin in the early winter, as soon as staff have assembled, and as soon as Dr. David Warr, the international consultant to the project, is in post. It seemed sensible to conduct, in advance, one of the surveys which will be needed to underpin plans. To do this at short notice and complete it in a short time (the work did not commence until February, 1992) the best course was to rely on an experienced team from a neighbouring University, Rhodes, which had already conducted surveys in different districts within the Eastern Cape, and to bring in further support from the University of Natal , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1992
Local responses to political policies and socio-economic change in the Keiskammahoek district, Ciskei: anthropological perspectives
- de Wet, Christopher J, Manona, Cecil W, Palmer, Robin C G
- Authors: de Wet, Christopher J , Manona, Cecil W , Palmer, Robin C G
- Date: 1992
- Subjects: Burnshill -- Economic conditions Burnshill -- Social conditions Gymnothorax -- Economic conditions Gymnothorax -- Social conditions Land tenure -- South Africa -- Ciskei Keiskammahoek (South Africa) -- Economic conditions Keiskammahoek (South Africa) -- Social conditions
- Language: English
- Type: book , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1810 , vital:20229 , ISBN 086810230x
- Description: This report relates to research done in the Keiskammahoek district of the Ciskei (see Map No. l) during 1989 and early 1990, with the financial support of the Programme for Development Research (PRODDER) of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) of South Africa. The project was designed and conducted against the background of previous research, and has served as a pilot project for a larger project, entitled "Socio- Economic Change and Development Planning in the Keiskammahoek District of the Ciskei". This larger project which is currently in progress, (and which has been funded by the Institute for Research Development of the HSRC, by the Chairman's Fund of Anglo-American and De Beers, and by Johannesburg Consolidated Investments Co Ltd), is intended to give rise to a process of consultation and planning, leading to various local-level development initiatives in the District. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1992
- Authors: de Wet, Christopher J , Manona, Cecil W , Palmer, Robin C G
- Date: 1992
- Subjects: Burnshill -- Economic conditions Burnshill -- Social conditions Gymnothorax -- Economic conditions Gymnothorax -- Social conditions Land tenure -- South Africa -- Ciskei Keiskammahoek (South Africa) -- Economic conditions Keiskammahoek (South Africa) -- Social conditions
- Language: English
- Type: book , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1810 , vital:20229 , ISBN 086810230x
- Description: This report relates to research done in the Keiskammahoek district of the Ciskei (see Map No. l) during 1989 and early 1990, with the financial support of the Programme for Development Research (PRODDER) of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) of South Africa. The project was designed and conducted against the background of previous research, and has served as a pilot project for a larger project, entitled "Socio- Economic Change and Development Planning in the Keiskammahoek District of the Ciskei". This larger project which is currently in progress, (and which has been funded by the Institute for Research Development of the HSRC, by the Chairman's Fund of Anglo-American and De Beers, and by Johannesburg Consolidated Investments Co Ltd), is intended to give rise to a process of consultation and planning, leading to various local-level development initiatives in the District. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1992
Participatory research for community development: an annotated bibliography
- Authors: Van Vlaenderen, Hilda
- Date: 1992
- Subjects: Participant observation -- Bibliography Participant observation Community development -- Bibliography
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1920 , vital:20239 , ISBN 0868102377
- Description: This Working Paper reports on the results conducted into the nature and extent of the embryonic venture capital industry in South Africa. It represents part of an on-going research programme dealing with Black economic development undertaken by the Development Studies Unit (DSU) at Rhodes University. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1992
- Authors: Van Vlaenderen, Hilda
- Date: 1992
- Subjects: Participant observation -- Bibliography Participant observation Community development -- Bibliography
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1920 , vital:20239 , ISBN 0868102377
- Description: This Working Paper reports on the results conducted into the nature and extent of the embryonic venture capital industry in South Africa. It represents part of an on-going research programme dealing with Black economic development undertaken by the Development Studies Unit (DSU) at Rhodes University. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1992
Controlling the burgeoning masses: removals and residential development in Port Elizabeth's black areas, 1800s - 1990
- Authors: Taylor, Beverley J
- Date: 1991
- Subjects: South Africa -- Group Areas Act Black people -- Housing -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth -- History Black people -- Relocation -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth -- History South Africa -- Politics and government
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1796 , vital:20226 , ISBN 0868102172
- Description: This Working Paper is the culmination of several years of dedicated and meticulous research conducted by Bev Taylor. It represents a comprehensive step into Port Elizabeth's planning past in order to identify the principal events, issues and decisions which were instrumental in forming the city as it is today. The work makes a significant contribution to our understanding of ideological influences on the dynamics of urban form; and, more particularly, of the extent to which these have played a part in the morphology of the apartheid city. It is imperative that future development decision-making should take cognisance of this kind of research in order to avoid making the mistakes of the past and to address the inequities and unfairness of previous urban "development" policies. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1991
- Authors: Taylor, Beverley J
- Date: 1991
- Subjects: South Africa -- Group Areas Act Black people -- Housing -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth -- History Black people -- Relocation -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth -- History South Africa -- Politics and government
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1796 , vital:20226 , ISBN 0868102172
- Description: This Working Paper is the culmination of several years of dedicated and meticulous research conducted by Bev Taylor. It represents a comprehensive step into Port Elizabeth's planning past in order to identify the principal events, issues and decisions which were instrumental in forming the city as it is today. The work makes a significant contribution to our understanding of ideological influences on the dynamics of urban form; and, more particularly, of the extent to which these have played a part in the morphology of the apartheid city. It is imperative that future development decision-making should take cognisance of this kind of research in order to avoid making the mistakes of the past and to address the inequities and unfairness of previous urban "development" policies. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1991
Economic conditions among blacks in rural Ciskei
- Authors: Roux, Andre , Gilmour, David
- Date: 1991
- Subjects: Black people -- South Africa -- Ciskei -- Economic conditions Black people -- South Africa -- Ciskei -- Social conditions Manpower policy -- South Africa -- Ciskei Ciskei (South Africa) -- Economic conditions Ciskei (South Africa) -- Rural conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1674 , vital:20215 , ISBN 0868102245
- Description: This report is based on fieldwork which was conducted in 1984. A number of factors, beyond the control of the Development Studies Unit, have delayed the publication of the research findings until now. Though the data may be somewhat dated, the work deals with a much neglected research area, and is published in this Working Paper in the interests of a wider understanding of the nature of the circumstances which characterise the living environments of disadvantaged rural African communities in the Eastern Cape region. As the country enters a period of socio-political transition, rapidly rising social and economic expectations abound. The challenge is to devise appropriate strategies which can be applied in order to initiate a process of development aimed at improving the life-chances and livelihoods of all of the people. In this regard, a strong case can be formulated for some priority to be accorded to marginalised African rural communities. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1991
- Authors: Roux, Andre , Gilmour, David
- Date: 1991
- Subjects: Black people -- South Africa -- Ciskei -- Economic conditions Black people -- South Africa -- Ciskei -- Social conditions Manpower policy -- South Africa -- Ciskei Ciskei (South Africa) -- Economic conditions Ciskei (South Africa) -- Rural conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1674 , vital:20215 , ISBN 0868102245
- Description: This report is based on fieldwork which was conducted in 1984. A number of factors, beyond the control of the Development Studies Unit, have delayed the publication of the research findings until now. Though the data may be somewhat dated, the work deals with a much neglected research area, and is published in this Working Paper in the interests of a wider understanding of the nature of the circumstances which characterise the living environments of disadvantaged rural African communities in the Eastern Cape region. As the country enters a period of socio-political transition, rapidly rising social and economic expectations abound. The challenge is to devise appropriate strategies which can be applied in order to initiate a process of development aimed at improving the life-chances and livelihoods of all of the people. In this regard, a strong case can be formulated for some priority to be accorded to marginalised African rural communities. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1991
Economic conditions among Blacks on Eastern Cape farms
- Authors: Roux, Andre
- Date: 1991
- Subjects: Agricultural laborers -- South Africa Black people -- South Africa -- Economic conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1686 , vital:20216 , ISBN 0868102253
- Description: This report is based on fieldwork which was conducted in 1984. A number of factors, beyond the control of the Development Studies Unit, have delayed the publication of the research findings until now. Though the data may be somewhat dated, the work deals with a much neglected research area, and is published in this Working Paper in the interests of a wider understanding of the nature of the circumstances which characterise the living environments of disadvantaged rural African communities in the Eastern Cape region. As the country enters a period of socio-political transition, rapidly rising social and economic expectations abound. The challenge is to devise appropriate strategies which can be applied in order to initiate a process of development aimed at improving the life-chances and livelihoods of all of the people. In this regard, a strong case can be formulated for some priority to be accorded to marginalised African rural communities. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1991
- Authors: Roux, Andre
- Date: 1991
- Subjects: Agricultural laborers -- South Africa Black people -- South Africa -- Economic conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1686 , vital:20216 , ISBN 0868102253
- Description: This report is based on fieldwork which was conducted in 1984. A number of factors, beyond the control of the Development Studies Unit, have delayed the publication of the research findings until now. Though the data may be somewhat dated, the work deals with a much neglected research area, and is published in this Working Paper in the interests of a wider understanding of the nature of the circumstances which characterise the living environments of disadvantaged rural African communities in the Eastern Cape region. As the country enters a period of socio-political transition, rapidly rising social and economic expectations abound. The challenge is to devise appropriate strategies which can be applied in order to initiate a process of development aimed at improving the life-chances and livelihoods of all of the people. In this regard, a strong case can be formulated for some priority to be accorded to marginalised African rural communities. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1991
1820 Foundation publications: an evaluation for the 1820 Foundation
- Davies, William J, Stewart, G M
- Authors: Davies, William J , Stewart, G M
- Date: 1990
- Subjects: 1820 Foundation -- Bibliography 1820 Foundation Standard Bank National Arts Festival Standard Bank National Schools Festival 1820 Foundation. Eisteddfod Anglo de Beers English Olympiad Gold Shield Award In-service education and training for teachers
- Language: English
- Type: Book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1639 , vital:20212
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- Date Issued: 1990
- Authors: Davies, William J , Stewart, G M
- Date: 1990
- Subjects: 1820 Foundation -- Bibliography 1820 Foundation Standard Bank National Arts Festival Standard Bank National Schools Festival 1820 Foundation. Eisteddfod Anglo de Beers English Olympiad Gold Shield Award In-service education and training for teachers
- Language: English
- Type: Book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1639 , vital:20212
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- Date Issued: 1990
Community-based co-operative ventures in Port Elizabeth
- Authors: Davies, William J
- Date: 1990
- Subjects: Cities and towns -- Africa Cooperative societies Economic development Producer cooperatives Port Elizabeth (South Africa) -- Economic conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2329 , vital:20276 , ISBN 0868102032
- Description: This Working Paper reports on the results of an investigation into community-based co-operative ventures in Port Elizabeth. It represents part of an on-going research programme dealing with Black economic development undertaken by the Development Studies Unit (DSU) at Rhodes University. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1990
- Authors: Davies, William J
- Date: 1990
- Subjects: Cities and towns -- Africa Cooperative societies Economic development Producer cooperatives Port Elizabeth (South Africa) -- Economic conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2329 , vital:20276 , ISBN 0868102032
- Description: This Working Paper reports on the results of an investigation into community-based co-operative ventures in Port Elizabeth. It represents part of an on-going research programme dealing with Black economic development undertaken by the Development Studies Unit (DSU) at Rhodes University. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1990
Development issues in the Eastern Cape: a review and assessment: proceedings of a symposium organised under the auspices of the Institute of Social and Economic Research at Rhodes University and the Development Society of Southern Africa, held in Port Elizabeth on March 24, 1986
- Rhodes University. Institute of Social and Economic Reseaerch, Development Society of Southern Africa
- Authors: Rhodes University. Institute of Social and Economic Reseaerch , Development Society of Southern Africa
- Date: 1990
- Subjects: Black people -- South Africa -- Cape of Good Hope -- Economic conditions -- Congresses Eastern Cape (South Africa) -- Economic policy -- Congresses
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2340 , vital:20277 , ISBN 0868101400
- Description: Conditions in the Eastern Cape are generally characterised by rising levels of African community frustration and anger and by decreasing levels of economic activity. These, in turn, have led to high and increasing unemployment and to sustained confrontation and conflict as Africans increasingly seek to satisfy legitimate aspirations in a system which has consistently denied them full and free participation in economic and political decision-making. Consumer and school boycotts, work stay-aways and mass protest are the external manifestations of deep-seated grievances because there are no other appropriate forms of community expression. The Eastern Cape has become destabilised by an escalating spiral of violence, repression and reaction, followed by more repression and further violence. Such circumstances are not conducive to sound socio-economic development and it has now become imperative to address the real causes of community antagonism. The symptoms abound and it is these that the authorities have attempted to address, without any significant success. A necessary precondition to addressing local issues is to know what they are and to understand how they affect people's lives. However, such awareness and understanding cannot be secured without communication, discussion and negotiation - and there is no doubt that too little of this takes place in the region. Organised commerce and industry and some local development agencies have made sincere efforts to engage in honest and frank deliberation with the people; but their ability to produce the goods, and to mobilise fundamental change is limited by the constraints of national government policy. In the final analysis, therefore, responsibility for development lies at the national level and a prerequisite for development requires a commitment to change; not just tinkering with the system structure, but a thorough and comprehensive shake-down of that system to introduce a new order. It was against the background of these imperatives that the Institute of Social and Economic Research at Rhodes University and the Development Society of Southern Africa organised a Symposium under the title of "Development Issues in the Eastern Cape: A Review and Assessment" which was held in Port Elizabeth on March 24 1986. The objective of the symposium was twofold: first, to provide a forum at which a range of pertinent development issues could be tentatively explored, and secondly, to provide a platform on which to build a network of on-going communication and negotiation so as to contribute towards intergroup understanding and cooperation, thereby creating an environment in which joint endeavour towards change can be facilitated. The proceedings of the Symposium are contained in this volume, the publication of which represents 'a first step in the process of establishing a forum for local communication, debate and action; a forum designed to establish the economic and political development imperatives for the Eastern Cape and to ensure that these are unequivocally conveyed to government. An essential point of departure for such a forum is that existing and prior policies and strategies have failed and that solutions cannot be found by attempting to remould a structure that is flawed. A new mould must be devised, one that incorporates a totally innovative approach to socio-economic, political and community development in the Eastern Cape. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1990
- Authors: Rhodes University. Institute of Social and Economic Reseaerch , Development Society of Southern Africa
- Date: 1990
- Subjects: Black people -- South Africa -- Cape of Good Hope -- Economic conditions -- Congresses Eastern Cape (South Africa) -- Economic policy -- Congresses
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2340 , vital:20277 , ISBN 0868101400
- Description: Conditions in the Eastern Cape are generally characterised by rising levels of African community frustration and anger and by decreasing levels of economic activity. These, in turn, have led to high and increasing unemployment and to sustained confrontation and conflict as Africans increasingly seek to satisfy legitimate aspirations in a system which has consistently denied them full and free participation in economic and political decision-making. Consumer and school boycotts, work stay-aways and mass protest are the external manifestations of deep-seated grievances because there are no other appropriate forms of community expression. The Eastern Cape has become destabilised by an escalating spiral of violence, repression and reaction, followed by more repression and further violence. Such circumstances are not conducive to sound socio-economic development and it has now become imperative to address the real causes of community antagonism. The symptoms abound and it is these that the authorities have attempted to address, without any significant success. A necessary precondition to addressing local issues is to know what they are and to understand how they affect people's lives. However, such awareness and understanding cannot be secured without communication, discussion and negotiation - and there is no doubt that too little of this takes place in the region. Organised commerce and industry and some local development agencies have made sincere efforts to engage in honest and frank deliberation with the people; but their ability to produce the goods, and to mobilise fundamental change is limited by the constraints of national government policy. In the final analysis, therefore, responsibility for development lies at the national level and a prerequisite for development requires a commitment to change; not just tinkering with the system structure, but a thorough and comprehensive shake-down of that system to introduce a new order. It was against the background of these imperatives that the Institute of Social and Economic Research at Rhodes University and the Development Society of Southern Africa organised a Symposium under the title of "Development Issues in the Eastern Cape: A Review and Assessment" which was held in Port Elizabeth on March 24 1986. The objective of the symposium was twofold: first, to provide a forum at which a range of pertinent development issues could be tentatively explored, and secondly, to provide a platform on which to build a network of on-going communication and negotiation so as to contribute towards intergroup understanding and cooperation, thereby creating an environment in which joint endeavour towards change can be facilitated. The proceedings of the Symposium are contained in this volume, the publication of which represents 'a first step in the process of establishing a forum for local communication, debate and action; a forum designed to establish the economic and political development imperatives for the Eastern Cape and to ensure that these are unequivocally conveyed to government. An essential point of departure for such a forum is that existing and prior policies and strategies have failed and that solutions cannot be found by attempting to remould a structure that is flawed. A new mould must be devised, one that incorporates a totally innovative approach to socio-economic, political and community development in the Eastern Cape. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1990
Fest-Quest '89: a survey of visitors to the 1989 Standard Bank Arts Festival
- Authors: Davies, William J
- Date: 1990
- Subjects: Standard Bank National Arts Festival Art festivals -- South Africa Performing arts -- South Africa Art and society -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1730 , vital:20220 , ISBN 0868101990
- Description: The Standard Bank National Arts Festival is an annual event which invades the City of Grahamstown in early July. Over the years, it has become an important national cultural showcase of theatre, dance, music, and fine art. It also attracts a wide variety of handicraft and hone industry vendors, which together with other peripheral activities, transforms the City into a bustling place imbued with a festive atmosphere. Apart from its cultural significance, the Festival means a great deal to the local economy because it attracts visitors from all over the country who spend several million rand whilst they are in Grahamstown. The Development Studies Unit at Rhodes University and the 1820 Foundation have monitored the nature and extent of the festival's impact on Grahamstown since 1987. Information is collected by means of a voluntary questionnaire (the Fest-Quest) which provides a useful resource for the Festival organisers as well as insights into the relative economic importance of the occasion. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1990
- Authors: Davies, William J
- Date: 1990
- Subjects: Standard Bank National Arts Festival Art festivals -- South Africa Performing arts -- South Africa Art and society -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1730 , vital:20220 , ISBN 0868101990
- Description: The Standard Bank National Arts Festival is an annual event which invades the City of Grahamstown in early July. Over the years, it has become an important national cultural showcase of theatre, dance, music, and fine art. It also attracts a wide variety of handicraft and hone industry vendors, which together with other peripheral activities, transforms the City into a bustling place imbued with a festive atmosphere. Apart from its cultural significance, the Festival means a great deal to the local economy because it attracts visitors from all over the country who spend several million rand whilst they are in Grahamstown. The Development Studies Unit at Rhodes University and the 1820 Foundation have monitored the nature and extent of the festival's impact on Grahamstown since 1987. Information is collected by means of a voluntary questionnaire (the Fest-Quest) which provides a useful resource for the Festival organisers as well as insights into the relative economic importance of the occasion. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1990
Black non-urban employment prospects in the Albany and Bathurst districts of the Eastern Cape
- Authors: Davies, William J
- Date: 1989
- Subjects: Jojoba products Albany (South Africa) -- Population Bathurst (South Africa) -- Population Albany (South Africa) -- Population Agricultural laborers Africans -- Employment Africans -- South Africa Farms -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2315 , vital:20275 , ISBN 086810180X
- Description: The Development Studies Unit (DSU) seeks to identify and promote strategies and mechanisms for creating jobs in the Eastern Cape. In general, this approach seeks to alleviate the effects of endemic poverty amongst Black communities in the region and to facilitate their economic empowerment. Securing these goals is considered to be vitally important in the development process; which, in turn, consists of finding appropriate ways and means to create opportunities for impoverished communities to take control of their own destinies and to establish themselves as an economic force in the region. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1989
- Authors: Davies, William J
- Date: 1989
- Subjects: Jojoba products Albany (South Africa) -- Population Bathurst (South Africa) -- Population Albany (South Africa) -- Population Agricultural laborers Africans -- Employment Africans -- South Africa Farms -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2315 , vital:20275 , ISBN 086810180X
- Description: The Development Studies Unit (DSU) seeks to identify and promote strategies and mechanisms for creating jobs in the Eastern Cape. In general, this approach seeks to alleviate the effects of endemic poverty amongst Black communities in the region and to facilitate their economic empowerment. Securing these goals is considered to be vitally important in the development process; which, in turn, consists of finding appropriate ways and means to create opportunities for impoverished communities to take control of their own destinies and to establish themselves as an economic force in the region. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1989
Fest-Quest '88: survey of visitors to the 1988 Standard Bank Festival of the Arts
- Authors: Davies, William J
- Date: 1989
- Subjects: Standard Bank National Arts Festival
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1719 , vital:20219 , ISBN 0868101818
- Description: The Standard Bank National Festival of the Arts is held annually in early July in Grahamstown. Apart from its importance as a national cultural event, the Festival is vitally important to the economy of Grahamstown. The annual influx of Festival participants results in expenditure amounting to several million rand, concentrated into a hectic nine-day extravaganza. The Development Studies Unit at Rhodes University and the 1820 Foundation have attempted to monitor the nature and extent of the Festival's impact on Grahamstown since 1987. Information is collected by means of a voluntary questionnaire (the Fest-Quest), and provides a useful resource for the Festival organizers as well as insights into the relative economic importance of the occasion. Fest-Quest '88 is the second such survey undertaken. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1989
- Authors: Davies, William J
- Date: 1989
- Subjects: Standard Bank National Arts Festival
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1719 , vital:20219 , ISBN 0868101818
- Description: The Standard Bank National Festival of the Arts is held annually in early July in Grahamstown. Apart from its importance as a national cultural event, the Festival is vitally important to the economy of Grahamstown. The annual influx of Festival participants results in expenditure amounting to several million rand, concentrated into a hectic nine-day extravaganza. The Development Studies Unit at Rhodes University and the 1820 Foundation have attempted to monitor the nature and extent of the Festival's impact on Grahamstown since 1987. Information is collected by means of a voluntary questionnaire (the Fest-Quest), and provides a useful resource for the Festival organizers as well as insights into the relative economic importance of the occasion. Fest-Quest '88 is the second such survey undertaken. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1989
Local government restructuring : white municipal initiatives 1985-1988
- Authors: Atkinson, Doreen
- Date: 1989
- Subjects: Local government -- South Africa Municipal government -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1011618 , vital:20235 , ISBN 0868101826
- Description: The local government level has historically been the most neglected aspect of government in South Africa, both in research and in conventional political activity. Yet, paradoxically, it has been the level at which several crucial government policies have played themselves out, away from the public eye, but drastic in their effects on the material and political position of all inhabitants of towns and cities in South Africa. This research into local government was begun with two basic questions in mind. Firstly, local-level attempts to alter their own institutional structures needed to be documented and analysed. A consideration of six case studies of white initiatives for change at the local level uncovered numerous political and economic dimensions which interact and set constraints on each other. It is impossible to produce one final interpretation of why these local events happened, what their significance was, and what possibilities they offer for the future. Invariably, each case study is a microcosm of the broader multifaceted conflict in South Africa. This report is an attempt to present as many of these dimensions as possible, even though it cannot ever be complete. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1989
- Authors: Atkinson, Doreen
- Date: 1989
- Subjects: Local government -- South Africa Municipal government -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1011618 , vital:20235 , ISBN 0868101826
- Description: The local government level has historically been the most neglected aspect of government in South Africa, both in research and in conventional political activity. Yet, paradoxically, it has been the level at which several crucial government policies have played themselves out, away from the public eye, but drastic in their effects on the material and political position of all inhabitants of towns and cities in South Africa. This research into local government was begun with two basic questions in mind. Firstly, local-level attempts to alter their own institutional structures needed to be documented and analysed. A consideration of six case studies of white initiatives for change at the local level uncovered numerous political and economic dimensions which interact and set constraints on each other. It is impossible to produce one final interpretation of why these local events happened, what their significance was, and what possibilities they offer for the future. Invariably, each case study is a microcosm of the broader multifaceted conflict in South Africa. This report is an attempt to present as many of these dimensions as possible, even though it cannot ever be complete. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1989
Regional development administration and management in Region D
- Authors: Davies, William J
- Date: 1989
- Subjects: Regional planning -- South Africa -- Ciskei Regional planning -- South Africa -- Transkei Bathurst (South Africa) -- Population Transkei (South Africa) -- Economic conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2378 , vital:20283 , ISBN 0868101885
- Description: The process of managing and administering regional development in South Africa is in need of drastic revision. Exactly what form such revision takes, however, is not yet clear. The extent to which the structure and organisation of regional development programmes is intricately associated with the ideological principles of macro-apartheid is part of the problem and a great deal of work requires to be done in order to arrive at proposals which could constitute points of departure for constructing a new approach. This research is a small step in that direction and should be seen as a means to an end in an on-going process. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1989
- Authors: Davies, William J
- Date: 1989
- Subjects: Regional planning -- South Africa -- Ciskei Regional planning -- South Africa -- Transkei Bathurst (South Africa) -- Population Transkei (South Africa) -- Economic conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2378 , vital:20283 , ISBN 0868101885
- Description: The process of managing and administering regional development in South Africa is in need of drastic revision. Exactly what form such revision takes, however, is not yet clear. The extent to which the structure and organisation of regional development programmes is intricately associated with the ideological principles of macro-apartheid is part of the problem and a great deal of work requires to be done in order to arrive at proposals which could constitute points of departure for constructing a new approach. This research is a small step in that direction and should be seen as a means to an end in an on-going process. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1989
Sinxunguphele: a survey of Black attitudes towards South Africa's third State of Emergency in the Eastern Cape
- Authors: De Villiers, Melissa
- Date: 1989
- Subjects: United Democratic Front (South Africa) Alexandria (Cape Province) Africans -- Government relations Freedom of movement Local government -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape Nomzamo Student Guardian Association Nkwinti, Gugile Port Alfred Youth Congress Alexandria Youth Congress (Cape Province) Port Alfred Residents' Civic Association Port Alfred (South Africa) War and emergency legislation -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2025 , vital:20248 , ISBN 086810177X
- Description: On June 12, 1986, the South African government responded to a strong upsurge in popular resistance with an intensive security crackdown. It is estimated that between 25 000 and 40 000 so- called extra-parliamentary opponents were detained during the first twelve months of South Africa's third state of emergency. These detentions, plus a range of other repressive devices, were part of a determined campaign on the part of the state to reorientate the political process in favour of white domination. There can be little doubt that this third state of emergency, two years old in June 1988, has halted - albeit temporarily - the erosion of the state's authority. Extra-parliamentary opposition has been bruised. Yet Pretoria's purpose is not merely to secure the grudging compliance of a submissive and sullen black community. The government's longer-term aim is to create a climate in which selected "moderate" black groups can be persuaded to endorse a reformed version of the present, apartheid-based, constitution. This report is largely based on the findings of an attitudinal survey of township residents in two Eastern Cape towns which was conducted one year after the third emergency was declared. A considerable volume of information on repression in the Eastern Cape - and, particularly, social conflict emanating from the actions of officials of the state - has been gathered over the past three years by organisations of lawyers, church bodies, local communities, and support and monitoring groups such as the Black Sash. Much of this is in the form of signed statements by eye-witnesses, newspaper reports, and documentation from political trials. However, up to this point no empirical study of any scale of such conditions in the region has been undertaken. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1989
- Authors: De Villiers, Melissa
- Date: 1989
- Subjects: United Democratic Front (South Africa) Alexandria (Cape Province) Africans -- Government relations Freedom of movement Local government -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape Nomzamo Student Guardian Association Nkwinti, Gugile Port Alfred Youth Congress Alexandria Youth Congress (Cape Province) Port Alfred Residents' Civic Association Port Alfred (South Africa) War and emergency legislation -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2025 , vital:20248 , ISBN 086810177X
- Description: On June 12, 1986, the South African government responded to a strong upsurge in popular resistance with an intensive security crackdown. It is estimated that between 25 000 and 40 000 so- called extra-parliamentary opponents were detained during the first twelve months of South Africa's third state of emergency. These detentions, plus a range of other repressive devices, were part of a determined campaign on the part of the state to reorientate the political process in favour of white domination. There can be little doubt that this third state of emergency, two years old in June 1988, has halted - albeit temporarily - the erosion of the state's authority. Extra-parliamentary opposition has been bruised. Yet Pretoria's purpose is not merely to secure the grudging compliance of a submissive and sullen black community. The government's longer-term aim is to create a climate in which selected "moderate" black groups can be persuaded to endorse a reformed version of the present, apartheid-based, constitution. This report is largely based on the findings of an attitudinal survey of township residents in two Eastern Cape towns which was conducted one year after the third emergency was declared. A considerable volume of information on repression in the Eastern Cape - and, particularly, social conflict emanating from the actions of officials of the state - has been gathered over the past three years by organisations of lawyers, church bodies, local communities, and support and monitoring groups such as the Black Sash. Much of this is in the form of signed statements by eye-witnesses, newspaper reports, and documentation from political trials. However, up to this point no empirical study of any scale of such conditions in the region has been undertaken. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1989
The co-operative model as an instrument in the community economic development process
- Authors: Barratt, Neal
- Date: 1989
- Subjects: Fraternal organizations -- South Africa Producer cooperatives Wages -- South Africa Working class -- South Africa Cape Town (South Africa) -- Economic conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2046 , vital:20250 , ISBN 0868101796
- Description: There has recently been considerable interest in the viability of co-operative enterprise as a means to both social and economic empowerment. The objectives of this broadly-based research have been to address a number of basic aspects of co-operative endeavour. The first of these concerns the realisation that 'cooperative' has become something of a generic term, often incorrectly applied, for any venture which involves a group of persons working towards a common goal, and which has consequently achieved a certain popularity as a political catchword in some circles. The purpose here has been to outline the social, economic and basic legal conditions circumscribed by an accurate definition of this term. The second objective has been to state clearly the different types of co-operative which exist. All subscribe to a similar set of philosophical principles, yet have different purposes. The major categories of co-operative enterprise are called Producer Co-operatives, Service Co-operatives, Worker Cooperatives, Housing Co-operatives, Benefit Societies and Consumer Co-operatives. This list is not exhaustive, and the various other sub-divisions of co-operative endeavour fall under the aegis of one or other of these categories. The third objective has been to acknowledge the different emphases which can be exploited by co-operative projects. These fall into two broad categories; namely, as instruments of economic or of social change. Having investigated the nature of co-operative endeavour, it has been important to accept the fact that despite much well- meaning activity in a sphere which has been lauded by some as a universal panacea to the social and economic ills which beset South Africa in these present times, the success rate of co-operatives has been far less than perfect. The reasons for this situation rest on a number of factors; the most important of which have to do with the degree of cooperative community ethos, access to capital for startup costs, the degree and nature of skills available, and the degree of training and experience in marketing and market analysis, costing, bookkeeping, general literacy and management skills. The research which has been conducted in this field has resulted in the production of a companion instruction manual, in workshop format, which will permit training and exercises in the above areas, and which is available from the Development Studies Unit. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1989
- Authors: Barratt, Neal
- Date: 1989
- Subjects: Fraternal organizations -- South Africa Producer cooperatives Wages -- South Africa Working class -- South Africa Cape Town (South Africa) -- Economic conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2046 , vital:20250 , ISBN 0868101796
- Description: There has recently been considerable interest in the viability of co-operative enterprise as a means to both social and economic empowerment. The objectives of this broadly-based research have been to address a number of basic aspects of co-operative endeavour. The first of these concerns the realisation that 'cooperative' has become something of a generic term, often incorrectly applied, for any venture which involves a group of persons working towards a common goal, and which has consequently achieved a certain popularity as a political catchword in some circles. The purpose here has been to outline the social, economic and basic legal conditions circumscribed by an accurate definition of this term. The second objective has been to state clearly the different types of co-operative which exist. All subscribe to a similar set of philosophical principles, yet have different purposes. The major categories of co-operative enterprise are called Producer Co-operatives, Service Co-operatives, Worker Cooperatives, Housing Co-operatives, Benefit Societies and Consumer Co-operatives. This list is not exhaustive, and the various other sub-divisions of co-operative endeavour fall under the aegis of one or other of these categories. The third objective has been to acknowledge the different emphases which can be exploited by co-operative projects. These fall into two broad categories; namely, as instruments of economic or of social change. Having investigated the nature of co-operative endeavour, it has been important to accept the fact that despite much well- meaning activity in a sphere which has been lauded by some as a universal panacea to the social and economic ills which beset South Africa in these present times, the success rate of co-operatives has been far less than perfect. The reasons for this situation rest on a number of factors; the most important of which have to do with the degree of cooperative community ethos, access to capital for startup costs, the degree and nature of skills available, and the degree of training and experience in marketing and market analysis, costing, bookkeeping, general literacy and management skills. The research which has been conducted in this field has resulted in the production of a companion instruction manual, in workshop format, which will permit training and exercises in the above areas, and which is available from the Development Studies Unit. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1989
The effects of externally induced socio-economic and political changes in rural areas: the Keiskammahoek district 1948-1986: a pilot project
- de Wet, Christopher J, Leibbrandt, M V, Palmer, Robin C G, Mills, M E, Tantsi, V
- Authors: de Wet, Christopher J , Leibbrandt, M V , Palmer, Robin C G , Mills, M E , Tantsi, V
- Date: 1989
- Subjects: Land use -- South Africa -- Keiskammahoek Keiskammahoek (South Africa) -- Economic conditions Keiskammahoek (South Africa) -- Social conditions Ciskei (South Africa) -- Social conditions Ciskei (South Africa) -- Economic conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1848 , vital:20233 , ISBN 0868101893
- Description: This Working Paper contains the results of a pilot investigation undertaken in 1986/87 in selected areas of the Keiskammahoek District of Ciskei. The pilot study was undertaken in order to compile a comprehensive plan for a long-term study of the Keiskammahoek District as a whole. Such a study would be designed to analyse socio-economic and political changes which have taken place in the District, measured against the results of a major multidisciplinary research project (The Keiskammahoek Rural Survey) which was undertaken in the area between 1948 and 1950. The existence of the Keiskammahoek Rural Survey affords a unique opportunity for comparative social science research, particularly because it is well known that substantial changes have taken place in the District. However, the precise nature and scale of the changes were unknown; hence, the decision to conduct a pilot survey first. The results of the pilot survey, published here, have turned out to be extremely valuable in formulating proposals for a subsequent on-going research undertaking; and have fully justified the time and money devoted to the exploratory investigation which constituted the basis of the pilot project. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1989
- Authors: de Wet, Christopher J , Leibbrandt, M V , Palmer, Robin C G , Mills, M E , Tantsi, V
- Date: 1989
- Subjects: Land use -- South Africa -- Keiskammahoek Keiskammahoek (South Africa) -- Economic conditions Keiskammahoek (South Africa) -- Social conditions Ciskei (South Africa) -- Social conditions Ciskei (South Africa) -- Economic conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1848 , vital:20233 , ISBN 0868101893
- Description: This Working Paper contains the results of a pilot investigation undertaken in 1986/87 in selected areas of the Keiskammahoek District of Ciskei. The pilot study was undertaken in order to compile a comprehensive plan for a long-term study of the Keiskammahoek District as a whole. Such a study would be designed to analyse socio-economic and political changes which have taken place in the District, measured against the results of a major multidisciplinary research project (The Keiskammahoek Rural Survey) which was undertaken in the area between 1948 and 1950. The existence of the Keiskammahoek Rural Survey affords a unique opportunity for comparative social science research, particularly because it is well known that substantial changes have taken place in the District. However, the precise nature and scale of the changes were unknown; hence, the decision to conduct a pilot survey first. The results of the pilot survey, published here, have turned out to be extremely valuable in formulating proposals for a subsequent on-going research undertaking; and have fully justified the time and money devoted to the exploratory investigation which constituted the basis of the pilot project. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1989
The venture capital industry in South Africa and the potential for participation by Black entrepreneurs
- Ferreira, F H, Potgieter, J F
- Authors: Ferreira, F H , Potgieter, J F
- Date: 1989
- Subjects: Venture capital -- South Africa Entrepreneurship -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1910 , vital:20238 , ISBN 0868101958
- Description: This Working Paper reports on the results conducted into the nature and extent of the embryonic venture capital industry in South Africa. It represents part of an on-going research programme dealing with Black economic development undertaken by the Development Studies Unit (DSU) at Rhodes University. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1989
- Authors: Ferreira, F H , Potgieter, J F
- Date: 1989
- Subjects: Venture capital -- South Africa Entrepreneurship -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1910 , vital:20238 , ISBN 0868101958
- Description: This Working Paper reports on the results conducted into the nature and extent of the embryonic venture capital industry in South Africa. It represents part of an on-going research programme dealing with Black economic development undertaken by the Development Studies Unit (DSU) at Rhodes University. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1989
Toward an estimate of the black population in Grahamstown
- Williams, Jane, Davies, Bill
- Authors: Williams, Jane , Davies, Bill
- Date: 1989
- Subjects: Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Population Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Census
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1937 , vital:20240 , ISBN 0868101834
- Description: This Working Paper investigates various population estimates for Rini to show the range of results which can arise by using different methods or different basic figures. These population estimates include those reflected in a report by the Centre for Social Development (January, 1989); the records of the Grahamstown Municipal Health Department, which records births, deaths and total population; and a recent report prepared by consulting engineers to the Rini Council (Ninham Shand, 1987). Apart from these estimates, other indicators such as the number of registered pensioners; the amount of water utilised in Rini; and the sewage output from Rini, are also considered as possible alternative or supplementary sources of information for assessing the total population. The main emphasis of this paper, though, is to investigate the methods used in, and the results derived from, a socio-economic survey carried out by the Grahamstown Joint Management Centre (JMC) in 1988 on instructions from the CPA and a firm of town planners. This survey determined the population to be 38 096. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1989
- Authors: Williams, Jane , Davies, Bill
- Date: 1989
- Subjects: Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Population Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Census
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1937 , vital:20240 , ISBN 0868101834
- Description: This Working Paper investigates various population estimates for Rini to show the range of results which can arise by using different methods or different basic figures. These population estimates include those reflected in a report by the Centre for Social Development (January, 1989); the records of the Grahamstown Municipal Health Department, which records births, deaths and total population; and a recent report prepared by consulting engineers to the Rini Council (Ninham Shand, 1987). Apart from these estimates, other indicators such as the number of registered pensioners; the amount of water utilised in Rini; and the sewage output from Rini, are also considered as possible alternative or supplementary sources of information for assessing the total population. The main emphasis of this paper, though, is to investigate the methods used in, and the results derived from, a socio-economic survey carried out by the Grahamstown Joint Management Centre (JMC) in 1988 on instructions from the CPA and a firm of town planners. This survey determined the population to be 38 096. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1989