Abstract What is termed the social economy in Ireland includes charities, co-operatives, voluntary associations and non-profits. However, the label is not widely used to describe them collectively so that many organisations within the wider social economy do not identify themselves with, or even...

South Africa has high levels of social need which are steadily growing. While the thirdsector is large and contributes substantially to social service provision, it together withgovernment is seemingly incapable of providing adequate social services, particularlyin the more poverty-stricken...

Though the Maganja da Costa District in Mozambique has potential for the developmentof natural resources, the District is neither economically self-reliant nor empowered andis the poorest within the country. Thus, the research question set for this study is: Whatare the main factors that inhibit...

Community participation is a concept adopted to ensure participation and give opportunities to communities to determine their own destination in terms of their needs. It is a means of empowering people by developing their skills and abilities to enable them to negotiate with the development...

The goal of this research is to identify the assets and constraints that exist specific to small business manufacturers in Vermont. To satisfy this goal, the study examines factors that influence location decisions as well as identifying what obstacles business owners have experienced. The idea...

The dissertation examines the levels of service delivery in Philippi through Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) and it suggests this model as a model that can be used to confront the challenges of underdevelopment, the mobilisation and sustaining of local economic development.The research...

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