When Namibia became independent in March 1990, the new government pledged to
alleviate poverty, unemployment and to improve the living standards of the
formerly disadvantaged groups in the country. Rural development was presented as
one of the priorities because the majority of the people live in or still have
strong ties to the rural areas.
Rural housing and rural development consist of a number of components. Both have
similar objectives, inter alia, the improvement of living standards. Development
efforts are often impeded by an urban bias in government policies and projects. In
the case of Namibia, certain areas do not even have a formulated policy to guide
developments, especially in communal areas with a high population concentration.
This study explores to what extent the government has realised rural development
policies and in particular rural housing in Northern Namibia as a means to improve
living standards. / Public Administration and Management / M.A. (Development Administration)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/16474 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Wienecke, Martin Andreas |
| Contributors | Mentz, J. C. N. (Johannes Cornelius Nicolaas) |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (xi, 256 leaves) |
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