Development Studies

Positive Youth Development: Parental Warmth, Values, and Prosocial Behavior in 11 Cultural Groups

Abstract/Overview The current cross-cultural study aimed to extend research on pa

THE INFLUENCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF ENTREPRENEURS IN THE TAMALE METROPOLIS

The meaning of SMEs are differently explained from one country to another. This i

ACCESS TO SAFE SANITATION IN THE NADOWLI DISTRICT, THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY LED TOTAL SANITATION (CLTS)

Providing sanitation in rural communities in Ghana has become a huge challenge. F

WATER, SANITATION AND RURAL LIVELIHOODS NEXUS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF WOGU IN THE UPPER WEST REGION OF GHANA

Improving access to safe water, adequate sanitation and proper hygiene are on the

INSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCES AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

Economic development has been advocated as vital to Africa's integration in the w

POLICY DIALOGUE PROCESSES FROM AN ENDOGENOUS DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE :THE CASE OF THE BUSHFIRE LAW IN GHANA.

Policy dialogues have become topical in the development arena in recent time. Thi

SOCIAL CASH TRANSFERS: SOME UNDERLYING DEBATES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY MAKING

Social cash transfers as a strategy for poverty reduction acquired prominence in

ENDOGENOUS DEVELOPMENT: SOME ISSUES OF CONCERN

The desire of my students in the University for Development Studies - Ghana, for

BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF INDIGENOUS SHEANUT PRODUCERS IN THE NORTHERN REGION OF GHANA: THE ROLE OF THE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY

This paper utilizes household level data to ascertain the capacity-building role

ASSESSING THE ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF MAIZE PRODUCTION IN NORTHERN GHANA

This study used the stochastic frontier model to examine the technical, allocativ

CHALLENGES OF THE TARGETING APPROACH TO SOCIAL PROTECTION: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE GHANA LIVELIHOOD EMPOWERMENT AGAINST POVERTY PROGRAMME IN THE WA MUNICIPALITY OF GHANA

Global debates on social protection have raised concerns about the appropriatenes

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE TRI-SECTOR PARTNERSHIP MODEL IN PRO-POOR WATER TARIFF COLLECTION AT DALUN, NORTHERN REGION GHANA

Despite the increasing cost of supplying potable water to poor rural communities

POPULATION GROWTH, LAND SCARCITY AND COMPETITIVE USE IN THE BONGO DISTRICT

Rapid population growth and low economic standards of living have had consequence

MICRO-CREDIT AND SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD IN THE NADOWLI DISTRICT OF THE UPPER WEST REGION, GHANA

Microcredit is a programme designed to extend small loans to very poor people for

SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF INTRA- AND EXTRA- REGIONAL SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY MIGRATION ON SOUTH AFRICA

Governance of international migration, which involves cross-border movement of pe

POVERTY REDUCTION IN NORTHERN GHANA: A REVIEW OF COLONIAL AND POST-INDEPENDENCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES

Poverty reduction has become so topical that it appears no proposal for multinati

SPATIAL ORGANIZATION OF SMALL-SCALE INDUSTRIES IN THE KASENA-NANKANA DISTRICT OF GHANA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING OF THE DISTRICT

This paper entails an analysis of the spatial organization of small-scale industr

EFFECTIVENESS OF REVENUE MOBILISATION MACHINERY AND THE MANAGEMENT MECHANISM AT THE KASSENA NANKANA MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY

Effective revenue mobilisation and management at the district level is key to the

Technical and vocational skills competitiveness as a determinant of demand for technical and vocational training among the youth in Kajiado County, Kenya

Abstract/Overview Purpose: The study sought to investigate skills competitiveness

Taking advantage of development opportunities offered by Chinas aid entry in Africa’s market as balancing the act to Western aid

Abstract/Overview There is rich evidence that foreign assistance in the developme

Stakeholders' Participation in Decision Making in Construction Projects Funded by National Government Constituency Development Fund in Public Secondary Schools in Kakamega County, Kenya

Abstract Stakeholders’ participation in construction projects is key for its succ

The Response of The Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Management of Youth Drop-Out Rate in Nyamira County, Kenya

Abstract This study examines the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church's response to

Youth participation in smallholder livestock production and marketing

Abstract/Overview Agriculture is a leading source of employment for rural populat

EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNICATION CHANNELS IN TERTIARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE NORTHERN REGION OF GHANA: THE CASE OF THE UNIVERSITY FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, TAMALE

This study focused on the effectiveness of communication channels in tertiary edu

FARMER PERCEPTION AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGE: A STUDY OF SMALLHOLDER YAM FAMERS IN THE YENDI MUNICIPALITY AND THE NANUMBA SOUTH DISTRICT OF THE NORTHERN REGION

The study examined smallholder yam farmer’s perception and response to climate va

DETECTION OF LISTERIA SPECIES AND LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES IN RAW MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS IN THE NORTHERN REGION, GHANA

There is little information about the quality of the milk and its derived product

Assessing the Humanitarian-Development Nexus within Protracted Crisis Contexts: A Case Study of Somalia

Abstract: A comment made by Trygve Lie, the first Secretary General of the United

Youth Unemployment and Insecurity in the Greater Horn of Africa: A Case Study of Munuki Payam In South Sudan

Abstract: This thesis investigates the relationship between youth unemployment an

The Challenges of the Youth in the Post-Conflict Reconstruction: A Case of Juba County of Central State, South Sudan

Abstract: It is imperative to note that the South Sudan war of independence negat

Securitization of Foreign Aid in Africa: A Case Study of Kenya

Abstract: This research is considered timely because although the key donors have