Search for dissertations about: "impact of women on development in africa"
Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words impact of women on development in africa.
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1. Equality before custom? - A study of property rights of previously disadvantaged women under land reform and communal tenure in post-apartheid South Africa
Abstract : Based on legal primary and secondary sources as well as text based and secondary data, Equality before custom? explores the relationship between statutory law and customary law in relation to previously disadvantaged women’s access to land through land reform, in post-apartheid South Africa. With the point of departure in this new constitutional order, the position of official customary law and living custom in land reform and communal land tenure is examined. READ MORE
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2. Gold, Coal and Iron : Essays on Industrialization and Economic Development
Abstract : Essay I: How does electricity provision affect female employment? In theory, electrical household appliances can save labor in domestic production and divert it to the market. However, the empirical evidence has been inconclusive. READ MORE
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3. Immune variation in infectious disease and during development early in life
Abstract : The human immune system is not only a complex system but a highly dynamic and heterogenous one. It consists of many specialized cells that stimulate and inhibit each other via proteins and physical interactions. READ MORE
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4. The battleground of two Infections and a cancer: Human Papilloma Virus, premalignant lesions of the cervix and their interaction with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in southwestern Nigeria
Abstract : Background: The highest numbers of HIV-infected women are in sub- Saharan Africa, where the natural progression of HIV disease in the absence of treatment results in death before the onset of invasive cervical cancer. With improved access to treatment, several studies outside West Africa demonstrated an increased risk of pre-invasive cervical lesions among HIV-infected women and the positive impact of treatment on the outcome. READ MORE