<p>Measuring poverty adequately is critical for any type of development project, and yet there are still no clear guidelines as to which approach is best to be used for different circumstances. There is a variety of different ways of measuring and understanding poverty, each with their own advantages and disadvantages, depending on the intended goal. This research explored the theory regarding poverty and poverty measurements, and research various perspectives ranging from income to basic needs, socail exclusion, sustainable livelihoods, and finally to the Human Development Approach.</p>

<p>Measuring poverty adequately is critical for any type of development project, and yet there are still no clear guidelines as to which approach is best to be used for different circumstances. There is a variety of different ways of measuring and understanding poverty, each with their own advantages and disadvantages, depending on the intended goal. This research explored the theory regarding poverty and poverty measurements, and research various perspectives ranging from income to basic needs, socail exclusion, sustainable livelihoods, and finally to the Human Development Approach.</p>

Thesis (D.Phil (Sociology))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references. Available on the internet via the World Wide Web.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1932. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [115-116]).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1996. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 105-112). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1996. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 105-112). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (M.G.S.)--Miami University, Dept. of Sociology and Gerontology, 2008. / Title from first page of PDF document. Includes bibliographical references (p. 44-47).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2003. / Advisor: William M. Scarth. Includes bibliographical references. Also available via World Wide Web.

Everyone's life is threatened by many risks that we try to eliminate them or to reduce their consequences. These risks are unexpected so we do not know when they strikes and change our lives. Some risks either directly affect our own lives or the lives of our beloved, or the standard of living of our loved ones. In my thesis, I will focus on the risks associated with injury or civilisation disease that often bring, apart from health complications, also financial problems due to the decline of employment income. To minimize the impacts of the income decline, most people pay for various financial products. Most often, they effect some type of life insurance. In my work, I will introduce basic principles of insurance, types of insurance focusing above all on life insurance. Using questionnaires, I will try to identify how many people have or have not effected any type of life insurance, what type of life insurance people usually effect, whether the risks which could threaten them would be covered by particular insurance according to their needs. I will also set several hypotheses and I will test them statistically to obtain relevant and valid answers.

Thesis (MTech (Public Management))--Peninsula Technikon, Cape Town, 2002 / Restitution is a constitutionally mandated programme aimed at redressing the injustices of the apartheid era. Land rights are being addressed via a legal administrative process in order to make some form of reparation. The mission of the Commission on the Restitution on Land Rights is to have persons or communities, in the Western Cape province, who were dispossessed of property after 19 June 1913 as a result of past racially discriminatory laws or practices, restored to such property or receive just and equitable redress. The restitution process is the first programme in South Africa that aims to restore people to the land from where they were dispossessed. The processes and procedures involved are very complex, which could result in slow delivery. The research attempts to determine the impact of monetary compensation as a form of land restitution on the current life-styles of Paarl residents. The research will focus on financially settled claims. The reason for selecting Paarl as a case study was because of the demographics and diversity of the region. This study also includes the history of forced removals in South Africa as well as the local international restitution processes. The study has a descriptive approach. Primary data will be collected by means of questionnaires based on the living standard measurement. The questionnaires will focus on the life-styles of people prior to dispossession and their life-styles after receiving their restitution awards. This study may provide a positive or a negative critique on the restitution process. The study attempted to determine whether restitution provides a better quality of life to the disadvantaged, displaced people of our country and provides an indicator for future similar endeavours.