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The 'ruralization' of the city : with special reference to Baghdad (1993)
Thesis
Alneamy, F. J. A. (1993). The 'ruralization' of the city : with special reference to Baghdad. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212632

This study is an investigation of the influence of traditional values on urban life in Iraq, with special reference to Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. Very much has been said about the function of the city as a social form exerting an independent causa... Read More about The 'ruralization' of the city : with special reference to Baghdad.

Keralites in Abu Dhabi : a study of unskilled and semi-skilled Keralite migrant workers in the city of Abu Dhabi (U.A.E.) (1992)
Thesis
Alkobaisi, S. A. S. (1992). Keralites in Abu Dhabi : a study of unskilled and semi-skilled Keralite migrant workers in the city of Abu Dhabi (U.A.E.). (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217042

Based on fieldwork carried out mainly in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates and partly in Kerala (India), this is a contribution to the study of international labour migration between South Asia and the Middle East. The thesis investigates the process o... Read More about Keralites in Abu Dhabi : a study of unskilled and semi-skilled Keralite migrant workers in the city of Abu Dhabi (U.A.E.).

Bureaucratic intervention and the development of peasant agriculture : the case of ALDEP in Botswana (1990)
Thesis
Mayende, P. N. G. (1990). Bureaucratic intervention and the development of peasant agriculture : the case of ALDEP in Botswana. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213265

In an environment marked by high rates of economic growth and political stability, the state bureaucracy ln Botswana perceives its role as primarily that of 'modernisation' (as against that of maintaining the ruling party and politicians in power), a... Read More about Bureaucratic intervention and the development of peasant agriculture : the case of ALDEP in Botswana.

Development policy making in Tanzania 1962-1982 : a critique of sociological interpretations (1983)
Thesis
Hartmann, J. (1983). Development policy making in Tanzania 1962-1982 : a critique of sociological interpretations. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211360

This thesis uses documentary and interview data to advance a new interpretation of the development policies of the Tanzanian state. These policies are not a function of the interests of bureaucratic or other social classes acting in a context of nati... Read More about Development policy making in Tanzania 1962-1982 : a critique of sociological interpretations.

Agricultural change and rural class formation in Iringa district, Tanzania (1978)
Thesis
Nindi, B. C. (1978). Agricultural change and rural class formation in Iringa district, Tanzania. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213841

This thesis is a study of rural development policy in Tanzania with special reference to Iringa District. Its principal aim is to assess the ujamaa (rural socialism) programme. However, an historical approach is adopted and the thesis devotes conside... Read More about Agricultural change and rural class formation in Iringa district, Tanzania.

The origin and development of the Sudanese private capitalist class : a socio-political analysis (1978)
Thesis
Mahmoud, F. B. (1978). The origin and development of the Sudanese private capitalist class : a socio-political analysis. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223237

This thesis is concerned with the hitherto neglected subject of the role of the Sudanese capitalist class in development. It explores the origin, development and political role of this class, with particular emphasis on its wealthier members. The per... Read More about The origin and development of the Sudanese private capitalist class : a socio-political analysis.