November 2009

Challenges of information and knowledge management in trade unions in Botswana within the context of millenium development goals

  The attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is closely tied to the challenges of globalization in Africa. Under the globalization drive, issues that centre on privatization, trade liberalization and foreign direct investment now call for most non-state actors such as the labour organizations to advocate for human centred approaches that stipulate MDGs projections. Globalization has also meant...

Author(s): Trywell Kalusopa

November 2009

Foreign aid and development in Africa: What the literature says and what the reality is

  Evidence of ineffective foreign assistance is widespread in Africa. The debate on how aid can be effective and contribute to Africa’s development is, however, still ongoing without any clear way forward. This paper adopts a deductive approach to explaining aid and development in Africa. There is a high volume of literature on the impact of foreign aid on development in Africa, yet not many of them...

Author(s): Nathan Andrews