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093691
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This in-depth study carried out over a period of one year focuses on the life-worlds of haliya and kamaiya child workers from Morang and Bardiya districts, respectively. The participants, from ethnic Musahar and Tharu backgrounds, become bonded labourers to earn household income and are unable to attend full-time schooling. While a few have managed to forge a 'study-work' contract with their employers, the vast majority are working in difficult circumstances just to support their families. Given the tremendous physical and psychosocial impact from being a haliya or a kamaiya worker, all children want to stop working if they could receive external support on educational and skills learning activities to improve their future life prospects.
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093694
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The objective of this article is to examine the practical outcomes of a human rights education course/exchange program conducted in South Africa between 2001 and 2005. Data for the study were obtained from observation, interviews, focus groups, program reports and annual evaluation instruments. The study reveals that undergraduate exchange programs which involve a focus on human rights can have a significant impact on undergraduate's research and career plans. The recommendation is that such programs develop and maintain open and equitable administrative structures that adhere to the principles outlined in formal program documents.
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093698
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2009.
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Indian democracy is being globally acclaimed for its 'twin successes', namely achieving an impressive market reforms-driven economic growth in recent years notwithstanding ongoing global recession, accompanied with a consistent practice of democracy. Against the grain of such celebration of the 'widening' and 'deepening' of democracy in India under the shadow of globalization, the article argues that even though competitive politics is being understood as an essential 'democratic minimum' that cannot be dispensed with at the same time the concurrent depoliticization of policy process also ensures that it need not intervene in the substantive issue of economic policy. The article makes this point by visiting India's electoral politics since the initiation of neo-liberal economic reforms and taking note of the marked disconnect between the two.
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093699
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2009.
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India embarked on a high growth path right in the early 1950s. However, due to some internal and external shocks, the economy slowed down from the mid-1960s until about 1980. Moreover, throughout the period, industry and services grew at higher rates compared to agriculture whose share in GDP was almost 60 per cent in 1950. Thus, the increasing trend in the overall growth rate is the reflection of the increasing shares of the high growing sectors in the GDP. It is also suggested that mere growth is not sufficient to reduce poverty, while poverty reduction may also impact growth positively.
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093700
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2009.
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A two-day conference on Frantz Fanon was held as part a second Pan-African Cultural Festival in Algiers in July 2009. The conference was hosted in the National Library of Algeria and organized by the National Center of Prehistoric, Anthropological and Historical Research (CNRPAH).
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093695
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2009.
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This article examines the essential elements of liberalism and identifies its linkage with liberal democracy against the backdrop of the recent Nigerian general elections. It further foregrounds the democratic method as a core value of liberal democracy. The Nigerian 2007 elections are assessed in order to reveal the extent of its departure from the democratic method. The failure of the democratic method, the article argues has consequences for democracy in Nigeria, especially the place of consent and legitimacy in the governance continuum. It concludes by proffering ways to strengthen the democratic method so that votes can count and be meaningful.
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093692
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2009.
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Sports seem to be an aspect of culture which cuts across all societies. Though it may be principally directed at entertainment and/or leisure, it is embedded with meanings in cultures where it is practised. Soccer, as a sporting event has transcended numerous cultures over the years. Prior to the 1990s in Nigeria, soccer fans were aligned with local clubs. With increasing globalization, fans are exposed more than ever before to the performances of foreign clubs and these have inevitably resulted in a redirection of fans' alignment with European clubs. Data for the study were collected through in-depth interviews with soccer fans in Nigeria.
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093696
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2009.
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The article examines Ngie women's socio-economic conditions and discusses the factors that brought about these unfavorable conditions. These unfavorable conditions are due to physical, cultural and human factors. Some recommendations are suggested. The results of this article represent a synthesis of interview data gathered from rural women farmers in Ngie villages through survey, group meetings of other villages, farm visits and participant observation. The conclusion is that the women must depend on the evolution of a productive system in which environmental management, social institutions, good administration, good income-generating activities and good agricultural practices are closely linked.
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093690
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2009.
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This article focuses on transformation of collective identity in the West Bank and Gaza Strip after the 'Nakba' (catastrophe) of 1948. The article argues that Arab identity, which was dominant in Palestine during the Mandate period, continued to be dominant after the 'Nakba'. The weak Palestinian identity started to strengthen continuously among all Palestinians after the June War of 1967. In the Israeli occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, Palestinian identity greatly intensified and became the strongest identity in the last two to three decades. Comparison of collective identity before and after the Oslo Agreement shows that while under the Palestinian Authority (PA), Palestinian identity remained the strongest identity, Muslim identity and clan (or hamula) identity have greatly intensified.
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093697
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2009.
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Economic theory suggests that trade liberalization rewards relatively abundant factors of production - labor in most economically developing countries. In South Africa, trade liberalization has not benefited the locally abundant factor (unskilled labor). Instead, unemployment remains stubbornly high. The legacy of apartheid explains this surprising result; apartheid distorted factor markets (including patterns in land ownership, unionization, investment, infrastructural development and more). The gains from trade will remain elusive unless the Government engages in policies targeting flexibility in factor markets to support trade adjustment. ANC governments have introduced some policies along these lines, but have refrained from taking on certain politically powerful constituencies within their own party.
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