Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa

Vol.13, No.7, 2012

Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
About the Contributors

ARTICLES

AFRICA ACCESSIBILITY ENHANCEMENT THROUGH CROSS BORDER HIGHWAY AND RAILWAY EXPANSION
By: Manouchehr Vaziri and Hossein Dashtestaninejad
CLIMATE CHANGE AND WASTE MANAGEMENT: A BALANCED ASSESSMENT
By: Chidozie Charles Nnaji and Joseph Terlumun Utsev
CLIMATE CHANGE AND CONFLICTS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: TRENDS, CHALLENGES AND POLICIES SUSTAINABILITY
By: Oluwaseun Bamidele
CONTESTED LANDSCPE: THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CONTROL OF GONAREZHOU SINCE THE INCEPTION OF COLONIAL RULE IN ZIMBABWE
By: Baxter Tavuyanago, Enock Cornvence Makwara, Wieteke Aster Holthuijzen, and Jacqueline Rugaimukamu Maximillian
ECONOMICS OF SMALL-SCALE SEED YAM PRODUCTION IN GHANA: IMPLICATIONS FOR COMMERCIALIZATION
By: Robert Aidoo, Fred Nimoh, John-Eudes Andivi Bakang, Kwasi Ohene-Yankyera, Simon Cudjoe Fialor, and Robert Clement Abaidoo
EFFECT OF INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT ON LAND USE AND COVER OF URBAN AREAS IN SWAZILAND: CASE OF MBABANE CITY
By: Nontokozo Sitsabile Dlamini and Sizwe Doctor Mabaso
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: THE ROLE OF STOCK MARKETS AND BANKING SECTOR IN NIGERIA
By: Solarin Sakiru Adebola, Jauhari Dahalan, Yetunde Adebunmi Aluko, and Ola Aluko
HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT: NIGERIA'S GREATEST CHALLENGE
By: Yetunde Adebunmi Aluko and Ola Aluko
POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF BUILDING SMALL DAMS IN COMMUNAL AREAS OF ZIMBABWE: THE CASE OF MHAKWE DAM IN CHIMANIMANI DISTRICT
By: Oswell Rusinga, Talent Murwendo and Hardlife Zinhiva
REFLECTIONS ON SIX DECADES OF THE CONCEPT OF DEVELOPMENT: EVALUATION AND FUTURE RESEARCH
By: Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, Rosemary Black, and Rik Thwaites
STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION IN WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT: A ROADMAP TO THE SUSTAINABILITY OF MUTASA DAM IN WARD 6 OF BUHERA NORTH, ZIMBABWE
By: Ellen Nhedzi Gozo
THE AFRICAN 'DEVELOPMENTAL STATE' IN THE AGE OF GLOBAL ACCUMULATION CRISIS
By: Adeniyi Semiu Basiru
THE CHALLENGES OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL IN RAPIDLY URBANIZING CITIES: A CASE OF HIGHFIELD SUBURB IN HARARE, ZIMBABWE
By: Delson Chikobvu and Fidelis Makarati
THE ROLE OF SMALL-SCALE GOLD MINING IN PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS AMONG LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN KADOMA DISTRICT OF ZIMBABWE
By: Talent Murwendo, Oswell Rusinga, and Hardlife Zinhiva
URBANISATION AND THE CHALLENGES OF DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS IN GHANA: A CASE STUDY OF WA TOWNSHIP
By: Abubakari Ahmed and Romanus Dogkubong Dinye
WOMEN AND LAND: A STUDY ON ZIMBABWE
By: Dorcas Shumba
DRY, HOT, AND BRUTAL: CLIMATE CHANGE AND DESERTIFICATION IN THE SAHEL OF MALI
By: Wieteke Aster Holthuijzen
FROM REFORMATION TO DEFORMATION: AN APPROACH TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE PRISON SYSTEM IN NIGERIA
By: Michael C. Ogwezzy

DEMOCRACY IN EDUCATION: DOES THIS CULTURE EXIST IN SECONDARY SCHOOL CLASSROOMS OF AFRICA?
By: Chinelo O. Duze

BOOK REVIEW

UN DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION, THE UNITED NATIONS AT A GLANCE, UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATIONS, NEW YORK NEW YORK, 2012. ISBN: 978-92-1-101252-1
Review by Rebecca Martinelli