Research on Poverty Alleviation, REPOA, undertakes and facilitates research, conducts and coordinates training, and promotes dialogue and development of policy for pro-poor growth and poverty reduction
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Growth and Poverty – Economics and Development
How small water enterprises can contribute to the millennium development goals: evidence from Dar es Salaam, Nairobi, Khartoum and Accra
This book is an output from a project designed to identify and test out ways of improving the water services delivered to the urban poor through small water enterprises (SWEs). As such, it will prove an invaluable resource for water utility managers and policy-makers. It includes accounts of fieldwork undertaken in a number of African cities: Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), Nairobi (Kenya), Khartoum (Sudan) and Accra (Ghana). An overview of SWEs in urban centres of Africa, Asia and Latin America is also given
Small water enterprises in Africa: a study of small water enterprises in Dar es Salaam
This book is an output from a project designed to identify and test out ways of improving the water services delivered to the urban poor through small water enterprises (SWEs). As such, it will prove an invaluable resource for water utility managers and policy-makers. It includes accounts of fieldwork undertaken in a number of African cities: Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
Land-use dynamics and land degradation in Iramba District, Central Tanzania
This study investigates land-use dynamics, agricultural development and constraints, land degradation, and the socio-economic and environmental effects of agricultural processes in central Tanzania. It shows there have been both spatial and temporal changes in land-use patterns in the area. The intensity of agriculture has increased; however environmental concerns are arising, including deforestation and soil erosion.
Confronting new realities: reflections on Tanzania's radical transformation
In 1986, Tanzania agreed with the IMF and the World Bank to pursue robust social and economic reforms in light of the serious decline in the performance of the economy, with the objective of achieving sustainable economic growth. At a political level, a multi-party system was introduced, and the first multi-party elections held since 1962 took place in 1995, and again in 2005. This book examines in considerable depth the political and economic changes that have taken place in this period of reform.
Telecentres, access and development: experience and lessons from Uganda and South Africa
This book is an analysis of the rich experience of South Africa and Uganda in their quest for universal access, with particular emphasis on the role of shared access centers (public telephones, cybercafes, telecenters, business centers, etc.) and the factors that affect their performance.
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