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Sociopolitical situation since 1971; lecture.

US-Außenminister Colin Powell äußert sich auf einer Veranstaltung der Universität Witwatersrand am 25.5.01 zu den US-amerikanisch-afrikanischen Beziehungen: Die USA würden Afrika weiter unterstützen, Schulden erlassen und beim Kampf gegen Armut und die HIV-Pandemie helfen. Auch zur Lösung der gewaltsamen Konflikte zwischen und innerhalb afrikanischer Länder würden die USA einen konstruktiven Beitrag leisten. Um den Anschluss an die übrige Welt zu schaffen, empfiehlt Powell nachdrücklich Freihandel, Marktwirtschaft und Demokratie. (DÜI-Sbd)

Since the mid-1980s commercial shrimp-farming has expanded exponentially in coastal Bangladesh, with a focus on the south-western districts of Khulna, Satkhira, and Bagerhaat. Majority of these farms cultivate saline-water shrimps while some also cultivate fresh-water prawns. These products have come to be known as 'white gold' in the popular discourse because of their high profitability and capacity to bring in foreign exchange. The shrimp sector has been highly promoted by both the national government and the international lending agencies. It constitutes one of the largest exports from Bangladesh, alongside garments and textiles. However, since the early 1990s there have also been recurrent concerns regarding the environmental and socio-economic impacts of this large-scale commercial shrimp-farming. While on one hand the sector has undoubtedly generated high incomes for a certain segment of shrimp-farmers, it has also in parallel led to decreasing mangrove cover, loss of biodiversity, increasing soil-salinity, and disruptions in the agricultural resource-dependent traditional way of life. This study provides a synthesis of the existing literature surrounding these themes. It further attempts to highlight the opportunities for policy interventions that can be beneficial for the core stakeholders of the AgriFoSe 2030 project i.e. smallholders and women farmers.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Foreword -- World Map -- Chronology -- Chapter 1: Historical Background on Apartheid in South Africa -- Chapter Exercises -- 1. Apartheid in South Africa: An Overview -- 2. Establishing Separate Communities for Different Races -- 3. The Sharpeville Massacre -- 4. A Student Uprising in Soweto -- 5. South Africa's Bishop Tutu-Time for a Peaceful Solution is Short -- 6. The Beginning of the End for Apartheid -- 7. Apartheid has No Future -- 8. S. Africa Tries Out New System with Risky Plan -- Chapter 2: Controversies Surrounding Apartheid in South Africa -- Chapter Exercises -- 1. Apartheid is the Best Policy for South Africa -- 2. Apartheid is an Evil and Unjust System -- 3. South Africa and Foreign Countries Reacted Differently to the Sharpeville Massacre -- 4. Sanctions should not be Imposed on South Africa -- 5. US Companies may not Truly be Leaving South Africa -- 6. Multiple Factors Caused the Collapse of Apartheid -- 7. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was Successful -- 8. Mandela, 20 Years On: Change, But for Whom? -- Chapter 3: Personal Narratives -- Chapter Exercises -- 1. A South African Reflects on his Childhood -- 2. A Political Prisoner Serves Time on Robben Island -- 3. An Imprisoned ANC Leader Learns About Soweto and the New Activists -- 4. A White South African Teen Discovers Truths About his Country -- 5. A Human Being Died That Night: A South African Story of Forgiveness -- Glossary -- Organizations to Contact -- List of Primary Source Documents -- For Further Research -- Index -- Back Cover

According to the authors, the first-generation South Asian development model overemphasized capital formation per se and scarcely recognized the critical role of productivity and technological change in economic development. They attempt to assess productivity in Bangladesh manufacturing. According to their findings, total factor productivity has probably declined in Bangladesh. Little evidence has been found for the effectiveness of the New Industrial policy of the Bangladeshi government on industrial growth. (DÜI-Sen)

South Africa has undergone enormous economic, social and political change since the beginning of the democratisation process in 1994. The South African economy, including agriculture, is increasingly integrated in world markets with about one-third of agricultural production exported. It is among the world's leading exporters of such agro-food products as wine, fresh fruits and sugar. At the same time, South African agriculture is highly dualistic with a small number of commercial operations run predominantly by white farmers and large numbers of subsistence farms run by black farm

This book is divided into three parts. The first deals with theoretical perspectives on social change in South Africa; the second focuses on the political economy of change in the domestic area; and the final part of the book addresses the interaction between domestic and international politics as they relate to both South Africa and the Southern African region