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how did the wb describe lesotho
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traditional subsistence society with out any connections to outside markets with rapid population growth and deteriorating soil and agricultural yields
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what are fergusons views on lesotho
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it is not a subsistence society and is fully integrated into the south african economy. the decline in food surpluses is due to loss of land and labor migration has moved to south african mines in order to buy products other than food
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what are fergusons arguments against the assumptions made
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gnp is a function of labor migration and the government is not a neutral entity but a politically active entity that makes biased decisions
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what was the thaba tseka project
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an agricultural maize project that ended serving various political interests power struggles broke out about the various allocations of funds
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what was the benefits of the thaba tseka project
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built a road linking the captital and rural regions and it gave the government a stronger presence in the rural areas i.e. post office, new police station, prison
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what didn't the thaba tseka project do
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it didn't eliminate poverty and it did expand state power
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what does peter uvin focus on in his article
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function and the impact of rural development projects
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what is structural violence
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systems and structures that generate inequality
-reduction of life chances -socio-economic vulnerability -lack of educational opportunities -oppressive and authoritarian treatment of development system -abuse of power of elites |
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what are the effects of structural violence
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-reduces legitimacy of the state
-reduces effectiveness of state -creates anger and resentment -key to understanding genocide |
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what are the components of structural violence
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-poverty and inequality
-forces of exclusion -prejudice and humiliation |
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what are the factors of structural violence
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-high levels of malnourishment
-land concentration -forced immobility |
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when did structual violence begin
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in 1974 with the mutara agricultural projects
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what were the effects of the mutara project
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land was distributed to political professionals, resistence built up, systematic disregard for people's ability, authoritarian state
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what was the transition from structural violence to genocide
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prejudice, racism, and resentment built up creating mass frustration that let loose
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