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  • Research in Action
    Economic and social development Justice and security Poverty alleviation Poverty Gender

    Weighing the legal basis for housing rights in Zimbabwe

    Zimbabwean independence ended racial segregation and colonial rule. Yet the hopes and expectations that it would radically improve living conditions for the country’s black majority remain unmet. The bulk of housing for the poor is marginal, overcrowded, and unsafe. Women are especially vulnerable, with limited mobility and tenure rights.
    Published date
    Tuesday, December 13, 2016 - 08:30
  • Research in Action
    Poverty alleviation Justice and security Poverty Economic integration Gender

    Crime and poverty in urban Ghana

    The ways in which crime and poverty interact have been much studied and debated in western research literature, yet little is known about these dynamics in Africa. In a series of seven papers, this 2016 special issue of the Ghana Journal of Geography helps to fill a critical gap in African perspectives on the issues. It presents findings from three years of research, led by the University of Ghana Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, on the relationship between poverty and crime in neighbourhoods of four Ghanaian cities: Accra, Kumasi, Sekondi-Takoradi, and Tamale.
    Published date
    Tuesday, December 13, 2016 - 07:30