Papers by Samuel Botchway
African Journal of Development Studies (formerly AFFRIKA Journal of Politics, Economics and Society)
Kudumane District is my own work and that all the sources that I have used or quoted have been in... more Kudumane District is my own work and that all the sources that I have used or quoted have been indicated and acknowledged by means of complete references.
West, who helped to proofread the whole manuscript, and also Ms G.E. Peme, who assisted with tran... more West, who helped to proofread the whole manuscript, and also Ms G.E. Peme, who assisted with translations and data collection. For the final professional editing, my thanks go to Mr. T. Moen of Transed Company. Mrs T. Manong, Ms A. Matsipe and Ms M. Seditloane, who helped with their word processing expertise, and Ms M. Mokoto for document layout and diagram design. To all of these, and those that I might have inadvertently omitted, I am greatly indebted. However, the views expressed and mistakes that may be contained in this work are mine and mine only.
Poverty is an undesirable and intolerable state of affairs which is considered as a social, econo... more Poverty is an undesirable and intolerable state of affairs which is considered as a social, economic, political or psychological problem. The word suggests that individuals or groups who are in poverty have to be helped to change their conditions. The reduction or eradication (if possible) of this poverty problem has now become the primary focus of the socio-economic development polices of developing world governments. There is therefore the need to have a yardstick to identify the poor, tools to measure the depth of their poverty which will then assist policy makers to assess their policy impact. This paper which forms part of a literature search and review of poverty for the author’s PhD Thesis attempts to do just that. It first puts poverty in context and considers it as the absence of well-being. It explains the phenomenon and thereafter provides analysis of a wide range of measurements both qualitative and quantitative. How to use these measurements are then explained.
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Papers by Samuel Botchway