This paper reviews the current debate about the place of higher education in national
development, and evaluates the contribution of social science research and knowledge to …

Amongst the major development problems facing many of the developing countries is the
increasing levels of poverty and income inequality. Economic growth in the 1950s, 1960s …

Western (or" First World') societies continue to be confronted by the ever growing prob lem
of" Third World" poverty. Financial donationsfrom" Western" publics are onepos sible …

In recent years, low agricultural productivity, food insecurity and environmental degradation
have become more apparent in many African societies. These trends have threatened the …

This paper has attempted to identify some of the problems of inequity associated with the
globalisation of public sector reform principles which societies in developing countries …