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- Eriksen, Tore Linné, 1945-
(författare)
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Politikk, økonomi og samfunn
- 2010. - 4
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Ingår i: Att studera Afrika. - Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet. - 9789171066725 ; , s. 105-149
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- Eriksen, Tore Linné, 1945-
(författare)
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The history of Africa
- 2011. - 2
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Ingår i: Studying Africa. - Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet. - 9789171066862 ; , s. 70-105
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- Fisher, Eleanor
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Mapping Academic Literature on Governing Inclusive Green Growth in Africa : Geographical Biases and Topical Gaps
- 2020
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Ingår i: Sustainability. - : MDPI AG. - 2071-1050. ; 12:5, s. 1956-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Understanding the capacity for credible, salient and legitimate knowledge production is crucial to support African countries in developing their economies and societies inclusively and sustainably. Here, we aim to quantify the current and historic capacity for African knowledge production to support African development and identify important topical gaps. With a focus on topics relating to Governing Inclusive Green Growth in Africa (GIGGA), our research mapped how much Africa-focused research is being produced, from where and which African countries have higher or lower supply; and the topical focus of the research, mapping it against the African GIGGA policy discourses visible in government strategies. To do this we undertook a systematic review using a two-stage process, mapping the literature for GIGGA. This resulted in 960 verified citations. Content analysis of core metadata and article abstracts enabled mapping of the research focus. The analysis revealed a significant role for South Africa as both the pre-eminent producer of GIGGA literature as well as the geographic focus of GIGGA research, with Nigeria, Ethiopia and Kenya representing emerging loci of credible, African-relevant knowledge production. Topically, there was a strong emphasis on development, policy and environment while topics important for growth that is inclusive in character were infrequent or absent. Overall the results reinforced the view that investment is needed in research on inclusive green growth, linked to capacity building for knowledge production systems in Africa. Furthermore, from a policy perspective, policy makers and academics need to actively explore best to collaborate to ensure that academic research informs government policy.
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- Fisher, Eleanor
(författare)
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Uganda : Gold as a (Trans) National Treasure
- 2020
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Ingår i: Global Gold Production Touching Ground. - Cham : Palgrave Macmillan. - 9783030384852 - 9783030384869 ; , s. 225-244
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Despite the potential of its known gold deposits, Ugnda has no history of large-scale gold mining. Instead, the story of gold focuses largely on informal artisanl and small-scale mining (ASGM) and on the gold trade that extends through the region. Recent changing global trends in gold investment are stimulating the expansion of both refining and industrial extraction. Here we explore how these trends become articulated in the Ugandan context, with a focus on ASGM. Reflecting nationalistic discourse and new planning priorities, government today characterizes gold as a "national treasure" and an engine for development transformation. To this end, and in line with initiatives promoted by multilateral agencies, it seeks to encourage the industrial sector compled with the formalisation of small-scale gold mining. These formalisation dynamics are embedded within a semi-authoritarian regime privileges a (trans)national elite whose interests in gold extend into mining and into (trans)national trade and refining. Against this background, we echo a familiar story where institutional and regulatory capacity is weak, namely that formalisation privileges some gold miners but also reinforces inequalities, undermining potential for equity and discounting the value of the sector for people’s livelihoods.
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- Holmqvist, Göran
(författare)
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Perspectives on Inequality and Social Protection
- 2011
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The dissertation consists of an introductory chapter and four separate articles. Two of the articles investigate the links between income inequality and two increasingly salient development problems, particularly in Latin America and Africa: violent crime and HIV. These two articles connect to a broad literature on how income inequality is related to various social and political outcomes. Previous econometric findings are reviewed, replicated and in some cases questioned. Alternative theories on mechanisms that constitute the link from inequality to these social outcomes are formulated and some preliminary steps are taken to test them against each other. The last two articles focus on specific issues related to the provision of social protection in the form of social transfers: the impact of social pensions on fertility in sub-Saharan Africa and the potential use of external financing to relax the affordability constraint for introducing social transfers in low-income countries. Findings are presented in support of the assumption that the introduction of social pensions would tend to reduce fertility, also in sub-Saharan Africa. The last article discusses and problematizes the use of external financing for social transfers. It points out risks as well as opportunities and suggests innovative aid modalities.
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- Jansen, Birgitte, 1952-
(författare)
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Tidskrifter
- 2010. - 4
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Ingår i: Att studera Afrika. - Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet. - 9789171066725 ; , s. 33-42
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Bokkapitel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)
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- Lindberg, Emy
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Youth and the labour market in Liberia : on history, state structures and spheres of informalities
- 2014
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This study explores the historical development of the Liberian labor market with a particular focus on young men and women. It asks, what constitutes and shapes the Liberian labour market? By looking at labour mobilization and the structure of the (in)formal labour market – both in peace and war – our understanding of the contemporary Liberian labour marketis substantially enhanced. The study finds that there are many recurring patterns of labor migration, labor mobilization and distribution that have existed in the Liberian pre-war, war and post-war settings. Historical structures of informality and patrimonialism continue to dominate Liberia today. In addition to this, the study's focus on youths provides an insight into how this section of society moves through the labour market. It also examines the idea of unemployed youths as particularly prone to violence.
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