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Playing a sustaining role : lifestories as to the significance and meaning of modern change on the traditional lifestyle of a group of older Cook Islanders : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies at Massey University
(Massey University, 1996)
Change is. But how we deal with change, the nature of change we experience, and how change affects our lives is a unique experience for each of us. The purpose of this qualitative (phenomenological) study has been to ...
The lived experience of interaction with authority by members of a fringe group (gang) in New Zealand society : an interpretive descriptive analysis : a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies at Massey University
(Massey University, 1995)
This descriptive interpretive study examines the lived experience of interaction with authority by a fringe group (gangs) in New Zealand society. Using the qualitative methodology of Heideggerian Hermeneutic Analysis, the ...
Pisinisi laititi : Samoan women and the informal sector : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies at Massey University
(Massey University, 1999)
The informal sector has become an important concept in development theory and practice since its introduction in the early 1970s. The informal sector is the term given to the small economic activities, which involve ...
The effectiveness of aid delivery a comparative study : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in development studies at Massey University
(Massey University, 1995)
This study sets up a process for the systematic evaluation of the effectiveness of aid agencies in aid delivery through evaluating the projects and programmes that they are implementing. It evaluates and compares five ...
Health and development in Vietnam : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies at Massey University
(Massey University, 1996)
This research investigates the current situation of Vietnamese people's health and development, with a particular focus on the wellbeing of Vietnamese women. Its central question is the impact of the political and economic ...
Foreign direct investment and Thailand's economic growth since the 1970's : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies, Massey University
(Massey University, 1993)
Foreign direct investment in Thailand plays a critical role in narrowing the gap between inadequate domestic savings and investment. Domestic production is able to create extremely high economic growth by increasing domestic ...
Beef cattle production in northeast Thailand : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies
(Massey University, 1998)
Northeast Thailand, a large plateau of relatively infertile soils, is an area of traditional beef cattle farming. The region has undergone a rapid process of physical, social and economic change in the past forty years. ...
The art of involvement : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies at Massey University
(Massey University, 1998)
Levy (1996, 367) says, The art of involvement discovers the current of music. How do we make a symphony rise from the murmur of a multiple? How do we transfer the sound of a crowd into a chorus, without a musical score? ...
The Sealord deal : a failed attempt at modernisation : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies at Massey University
(Massey University, 1997)
This theses commences with a review of the salient features of Modernisation Theory , and the way in which this theory can be shaped to apply to the situation of Maori in New Zealand in the 1990s. The next two chapters ...
Participation of women in development, with particular emphasis on people participation in the Fiji pine forestry sector : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the degree of Master of Philosophy ... Development Studies, Massey University
(Massey University, 1993)
The study examines the degree and authenticity of women's and men's participation at four levels of the development arena: The development organisations of Development Assistance Countries (DAC), the New Zealand Development ...