Indigenous Social Security Systems in Southern and West Africa.

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Dedication -- Acronyms -- Introduction and Background -- Part I - The Southern African Segment -- Chapter 1 - Indigenous Social Security Systems in Botswana -- Chapter 2 - Indigenous Social Security Systems in Post-Colonial Namibia: A Basis of Legitimacy for Traditional Authorities -- Chapter 3 - Indigenous Social Security Systems in Swaziland -- Chapter 4 - Indigenous Social Security Systems: A South African Perspective -- Chapter 5 - Indigenous Social Security Systems in Zambia: Advancing a Public Policy Agenda? -- Chapter 6 - Indigenous Social Security Systems in Zimbabwe: Strengths, Challenges and Prospects -- Part II - The West African Segment -- Chapter 7 - Indigenous Social Security Systems in Ghana: Prospects and Challenges -- Chapter 8 - Indigenous Social Security Systems and Government Policies: Impacts on the Development of Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Ghana -- Chapter 9 - Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Social Protection in Ghana -- Chapter 10 - The Challenge of HIV/AIDS on the Indigenous Social Security Systems: The Case of Cameroon -- Conclusion - Indigenous Social Security Systems for Policy Development in Africa -- Index.

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