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This rich collection brings together many of the leading authorities on African political philosophy to present a variety of perspectives on this rapidly growing field. They seek to show that African philosophy can serve African people as a moral activity guided by the principles of practical reason in addressing problems of the basic structures of social, political, and economic institutions

This rich collection brings together many of the leading authorities on African political philosophy to present a variety of perspectives on this rapidly growing field. They seek to show that African philosophy can serve African people as a moral activity guided by the principles of practical reason in addressing problems of the basic structures of social, political, and economic institutions.

This thesis explores answering the question of why Tallahassee is considered one of the most economically/racially segregated cities within America. This thesis also wants to create the argument on why and how socioeconomic segregation, black voting behavior, and redistricting all intersect with each other and help perpetuate the issue of economic stagnation among black people in Tallahassee. The first chapter consists of providing the historical context within Tallahassee dating all the way back to slavery in the mid-1800s when it was the slave trading capitol of the state. From there I focus on the transition from there to the era of Reconstruction, the era of Jim Crowe, the Civil Rights Movement within Tallahassee and how all of these transitions impacted the black citizen, lead to the creation of black institutions, and established current day residential patterns within the city, most notably Frenchtown and the North/Southside divide and became de facto segregation. This chapter also describes the profile of the black voter within Tallahassee. In the second chapter I focus on breaking down the achievement gap within schools in Leon County and how lower property taxes of neighborhoods and standardized education help perpetuate the cycle of poor neighborhoods feeding into poor schools on the Southside of town, in contrast of wealthier neighborhoods. This is an example of how socioeconomic segregation and divided residential patterns play out in the modern day context. This chapter also discusses black voting behavior and how connects it to a voter and candidate's blackness. In the final chapter it is discussed the role redistricting has played in Congressional District 5 and argues how it being a majority-minority district dilutes the black vote. This chapter also discusses potential legislation that could help potentially mitigate the issue of socioeconomic segregation but remains stalled within Congress.

This study presents the factors affecting customers' satisfaction on tap water service delivery in Addis Ababa Water and Sewerage Authority: the case of Guard Shola branch. The general objective of the study was to evaluate factors affecting customers' satisfaction on tap water service delivery in Addis Ababa Water and Sewerage Authority: the case study of Guard Shola branch and suggest best practice that enhances the Authority marketing management system. Quantitative data collection method was used to collect data from customers of Guard Shola branch; then data was gathered using a questionnaire and an interview mainly regarding service delivery and customer satisfaction. The sample size of the study is 120 (100 questionnaires and 20 interview) customers who get a service from Guard Shola branch. The variable used in this research were continuous water supply service, timely response for customers request, customer handling, materials supply, up to date technology and skilled manpower (independent variables) and customer satisfaction (dependent variable). The sampling technique used was simple random sampling. Self-administered close ended five point likert scale questionnaire was used to collect data from customers. Statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 20 was used for the data analysis. The interview method was analyzed using Excel worksheet to summarize the data. Cronbach alpha coefficient was calculated to check the reliability and validity of the questionnaire. The Pearson correlation analysis indicated a positive relationship between service delivery dimensions (continuous water supply service, timely response for customers request, customer handling, materials supply, up to date technology, skilled manpower) and customer satisfaction and also there is a positive relationship between service delivery dimensions themselves. Multiple regression analysis result showed that the R2 for the model summery of the six service delivery dimensions (continuous water supply service, timely response for customers request, customer handling, materials supply, up to date technology, skilled manpower) was .975 which implies that 97% of the variance in customer satisfaction is explained by the service delivery dimensions. Therefore, continuous efforts should have to make by Addis Ababa Water and Sewerage and by the government in providing potable water supply to the rapidly growing of the city population.

The issue of good governance has become a major concern of local, national and international development actors. It is widely believed that good governance is a crucial weapon to defend the socio-economic and political problems of the world, particularly in developing countries. This paper, therefore, assesses and analyses the key governance challenges confronting Rwanda after the genocide era. It focuses on the underlying issues of good governance that Rwanda should have to pay attention to. To this end, the paper methodology used was secondary data discovered from authenticated articles, reports and research outputs. The findings of this paper thus indicate that even if Rwanda has achieved a remarkable economic growth after the genocide era, as compared to other neighbouring countries, in the area of good governance and democracy, problems are still immense. These include, among others, a narrow political spectrum, restricted media, unresponsive leadership and the unequal distribution of national wealth. Finally, the paper concludes that the substantial economic growth that is recorded in Rwanda cannot be a guarantee for the long-lasting stability and solidarity of the society, unless the pressing challenges of good governance are well addressed, and open society and democratic government are formed in Rwanda.

This thesis gives an overview of the governance structure in biodiversity offsets, the arguments for and against it as a delivering mechanism to achieve a "no net loss" target in biodiversity and the current process of innovating biodiversity offsets in the UK. In total, I have analyzed 55 biodiversity offsets programs; to see what governance structures (institutions and actors) characterize biodiversity offsets. Then I have studied the arguments in the academic literature regarding what are the potentials of biodiversity offsets and what problems we are facing. Finally, drivers and processes of the process of introducing UK biodiversity offsets program is described and analyzed using the theory of institutional change. Acknowledging some differences even within programs of the same biodiversity offsets types, the analysis shows three distinct types of biodiversity offsets and in all the three shows variations in their governance structures. These are: compensation, one-off offsets, and habitat banking. Interaction for offsetting in the compensation and one-off offsets takes place between landowners/developers and government bodies (protection authorities and regulators) while habitat banking shows the characteristics of a true market in which multiple buyers and seller interaction via trade with the help of traders. The arguments that support biodiversity offsets includes that the system can overcome the antagonistic nature of development and conservation, possibility to bring about measurable conservation outcome in the form of additionality and the business opportunities it may create by its potential in converting liabilities into asset to land owners. Arguments of opposition include, inability to measure complex nature by reducing into single credit and debit, the uncertainties associated with allowing damage believing in offsetting on another site or in the future, time lags between damage and offsets start giving ecosystem service and loss of social benefits. In the UK case, the need for biodiversity offsets come both from the private sector and the public. A private company, the Environment Bank, is acting as broker in testing the feasibility of biodiversity offsets in the UK. The government through the department for environment and rural affairs (Defra) is actively engaged in piloting the offsets and undertaking consultation with stakeholders. On the other side, environmental groups such as the Friend of the Earth UK, Save Our Wood UK are campagning against the introduction of vi biodiversity offsets in the country. The UK is piloting biodiversity offsets and final decisions whether the system will be formally adopted or not will be know in the summer 2014. In general, biodiversity offsets have short history. So far little is documented concerning the effects of this strategy. Hence, it is premature to make any firm evaluations regarding how they can contribute to halt biodiversity loss. ; M-IES