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Title: The practice of social policy in Botswana
Creator: Mwansa, Lengwe-Katembula
Date: 1998
Collection: Journal of Social Development in Africa

Title: Social policy and research practice in Tanzania
Creator: Mchomvu, Andrew S. T.
Date: 1998
Collection: Journal of Social Development in Africa
Description: Tanzania's social policy is characterised by three dominant regimes, although with some overlapping elements of selectivism and universalism. It is shown that the process of social policy formulation can be initiated by technocrats, or task forces at ministerial level. However, the process is long and cumbersome. The country lacks a comprehensive national social policy but has instead sectoral social policies. Implementing agents are communities, NGOs, and government institutions while the...
Show moreTanzania's social policy is characterised by three dominant regimes, although with some overlapping elements of selectivism and universalism. It is shown that the process of social policy formulation can be initiated by technocrats, or task forces at ministerial level. However, the process is long and cumbersome. The country lacks a comprehensive national social policy but has instead sectoral social policies. Implementing agents are communities, NGOs, and government institutions while the implementation process is top-down. The main funders of social policy include government, donors, NGOs, individuals and religious institutions. Tanzania's social policy research capacity is very weak. There is no institutionalised social policy research and consequently there is a need to strengthen social policy research capacity.
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Title: Some new titles from Hans Zell Publishers - 1997
Date: 1998
Collection: Journal of Social Development in Africa
Description: Advertisement about new books from Hans Zell Publishers

Title: The state and dynamics of social policy practice and research in Zimbabwe
Creator: Kaseke, Edwin
Date: 1998
Collection: Journal of Social Development in Africa
Description: This paper discusses the results of the study on the State and Dynamics of Social Policy Practice and Research in Zimbabwe. The paper observes that factors that have influenced the formulation of social policies include racial segregation, ideology, politics, availability of resources and the influence of bilateral and multilateral aid agencies. The paper also observes that the process of policy formulation is a preserve of government technocrats and politicians and there is very little...
Show moreThis paper discusses the results of the study on the State and Dynamics of Social Policy Practice and Research in Zimbabwe. The paper observes that factors that have influenced the formulation of social policies include racial segregation, ideology, politics, availability of resources and the influence of bilateral and multilateral aid agencies. The paper also observes that the process of policy formulation is a preserve of government technocrats and politicians and there is very little involvement of civil society. It further argues that most social policies in Zimbabwe are remedial and fragmented and reflect a fusion of elements including selectivity and universality in service provision. It is noted that social policy research in Zimbabwe has tended to be too sectoral and that it rarely informs social policy.
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Title: The state of dynamics of social policy practice and research in Uganda
Creator: Manyire, Henry
Date: 1998
Collection: Journal of Social Development in Africa
Description: Social policy has increasingly undergone serious trials and changes in the last three decades, particularly in the last decade due to the implementation of macroadjustment policies. This paper attempts a Ugandan experience in relation to the state and dynamics of social policy practice and research. The nature and scope of social policy, the process and agents of social policy, and social policy research together with related obstacles are delineated in this paper.

Title: Editorial
Date: 1998
Collection: Journal of Social Development in Africa

Title: The dynamics of social policy practice in eastern and southern Africa
Creator: Osei-Hwedie, Kwaku
Date: 1998
Collection: Journal of Social Development in Africa

Title: Social policy and research environment in Zambia
Creator: Masiye, G.
Date: 1998
Collection: Journal of Social Development in Africa
Description: This paper has discussed a number of issues on the nature and state of social policy practice and research in Zambia. One interesting observation is that there is no specific conception of social policy in Zambia, but rather conceived in terms of instruments of social policy such as health and educational services. Though the government policy is to promote stakeholder participation, there is no strong evidence of active participation in the policy formulation process. Similarly, policy...
Show moreThis paper has discussed a number of issues on the nature and state of social policy practice and research in Zambia. One interesting observation is that there is no specific conception of social policy in Zambia, but rather conceived in terms of instruments of social policy such as health and educational services. Though the government policy is to promote stakeholder participation, there is no strong evidence of active participation in the policy formulation process. Similarly, policy implementation does not reflect policy guidelines partly due to inadequate human and financial resources; inadequate technical data; and political interference. Ithas also been noted that in the recent years, social and economic policies have not been conceived as complementary in nature. Economic policy has assumed a centre stage against the backdrop of adverse economic conditions. Social policy has been conceived in terms of mitigating the negative impacts of the structural adjustment programme (SAP) which has been instituted to restore economic prosperity. With regard to the state of social policy research, the problem areas for research, and the methods and techniques employed, have been appropriate for social policy practice in Zambia. However, problems relating to data analysis, presentation of findings and utilisation in policy formulation and implementation need to be addressed for social research to become an important tool for social policy practice in Zambia.
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Title: African urban quarterly
Date: 1998
Collection: Journal of Social Development in Africa
Description: Advertisement for the journal African urban quarterly

Title: Cover, publication data, content, advertisement
Date: 1998
Collection: Journal of Social Development in Africa

Title: Advertisements, list of books received, notes for contributors
Date: 1998
Collection: Journal of Social Development in Africa

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