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Purposeful naming: The case of beer halls named during both the colonial Rhodesia era and present day Zimbabwe 有目的的命名:在殖民时期的罗得西亚时代和现在的津巴布韦命名的啤酒大厅的案例

Journal of social development in Africa Pub Date : 2010-05-07 DOI: 10.4314/JSDA.V24I1.54268

S. Nyota, N. Mapara, D. Mutasa

引用次数: 4

Fertility decline in Malawi: an analysis of the proximate determinants 马拉维生育率下降:对直接决定因素的分析

Journal of social development in Africa Pub Date : 2010-01-01 DOI: 10.4314/JSDA.V25I1.54277

M. Palamuleni

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引用次数: 22

“The business of business is business?”: The myth of amoral business and business practices in Zimbabwe “生意就是生意?”:津巴布韦不道德的商业和商业行为的神话

Journal of social development in Africa Pub Date : 2010-01-01 DOI: 10.4314/JSDA.V25I1.54280

M. Mawere

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引用次数: 5

Causes of poverty: Voices of the rural poor from Oyo State, Nigeria 贫穷的原因:尼日利亚奥约州农村贫困人口的声音

Journal of social development in Africa Pub Date : 2010-01-01 DOI: 10.4314/JSDA.V25I1.54281

R. Akindola

引用次数: 7

Providing compensation for damage caused by wildlife: a case study of Kenya with particular reference to elephants 为野生动物造成的损害提供赔偿:肯尼亚的案例研究，特别涉及大象

Journal of social development in Africa Pub Date : 2005-05-20 DOI: 10.4314/JSDA.V20I1.23892

N. Sifuna

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引用次数: 18

Implications of male migration on female status in the Democratic Republic of Congo 刚果民主共和国男性移徙对女性地位的影响

Journal of social development in Africa Pub Date : 2005-05-20 DOI: 10.4314/JSDA.V19I2.23885

Séraphin Ngondo, Y. Djamba

引用次数: 2

Are Export Processing Zone (EPZ) employers gender sensitive? An analysis of gender employer–employee labour relations in Kenyan garment EPZs 出口加工区(EPZ)的雇主是否对性别敏感?肯尼亚制衣出口加工区性别雇主-雇员劳动关系分析

Journal of social development in Africa Pub Date : 2005-05-20 DOI: 10.4314/JSDA.V19I2.23888

M. Kariuki, Nicolas Smith

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引用次数: 0

Gender and the media in Mauritius: a snapshot in perspective 毛里求斯的性别与媒体:透视透视

Journal of social development in Africa Pub Date : 2005-05-20 DOI: 10.4314/JSDA.V19I2.23891

Mayila Paroomal

引用次数: 0

Breaking the silence on HIV/AIDS in the school: the role of the school governing body in managing disclosure 打破学校对HIV/AIDS的沉默:学校管理机构在管理信息披露中的作用

Journal of social development in Africa Pub Date : 2005-05-20 DOI: 10.4314/JSDA.V20I1.23897

S. Maile

引用次数: 1

The practice of participation in broadcasting for development initiatives in post-independent Malawi 马拉维独立后参与广播促进发展倡议的做法

Journal of social development in Africa Pub Date : 2005-05-20 DOI: 10.4314/JSDA.V20I1.23895

Linje Manyozo

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引用次数: 7