University of Zimbabwe Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Reflections on the economic role of education in underdeveloped countries
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Feasibility and Rationale for Establishing a Debt Management Office in Zimbabwe
(Zimbabwe Economic Policy Analysis and Research Unit (ZEPARU), 2010-02)This study looks at the feasibility and rationale of establishing a Debt Management Office (DMO) in Zimbabwe. This follows calls for the setting up of such an office by the Ministry of Finance as part of broad reforms ... -
The voluntary disclosure of intellectual capital by listed companies in Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, Faculty of Commerce, 2014)This paper examines the cross-sectional effect of industry, listing status, company size, gearing, profitability and corporate governance mechanisms on the extent of voluntary disclosure of intellectual capital in 54 ... -
The Influences of organisational cultural practices on productivity in prison farms in Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, Faculty of Commerce, 2014)As part of the rehabilitation and correctional efforts by the Zimbabwean Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS), inmates are required to undertake some work whilst they are incarcerated. In particular, some of the inmates ... -
Impact of a goat pass-on scheme on goat management and productivity in Chipinge district
(2016-08)A goat production intervention was implemented in Musikavanhu communal lands Chipinge district by Action Contre La Faim (ACF). This was done by means of a pass-on scheme, where does were passed from one beneficiary to the ... -
Determinants of adoption of conservation Agriculture by communal farmers in Masvingo district,Zimbabwe
(2016-08)Conservation agriculture has been advocated as a viable practice to improve productivity, food security and poverty alleviation among communal farm households in Zimbabwe. Previous empirical studies have shown that, despite ... -
The nexus between natural resources and conflict in the Gulf of Guinea: Case of Nigeria
(2016-08)Countries endowed with natural resources such as Nigeria have been susceptible to economic underdevelopment and conflict. Nigeria is an empirical case for the resource curse-a notion that depicts a negative correlation ... -
Is corruption really harmful to growth? Evidence from Zimbabwean firms
(University of Zimbabwe, Faculty of Commerce, 2014)Using firm level data from 599 Zimbabwean firms which were surveyed in 2011 by the World Bank, the study empirically investigated the effects of corruption on firm level economic activities in the case of firms operating ... -
Elasto-Plastic collapse analysis of pipe bends using finite element analysis
(2014)When an external load is applied to one of its ends, a pipe’s bends cross section tends to deform significantly both in and out of its end plane. This shell type behaviour characteristic of pipe bends and mainly due to ... -
Ex Africa: A sequel to the conference on the teaching of Latin held at the University College , Salisbury August 1962
(University College of Rhodesia & Nyasaland, 1962) -
Les “Amours” de ronsard (Pour Cassandra et Helene) Etude Comparative
(University of Rhodesia Department of Modern Languages, 1971) -
The requirements and supplies of high level manpower in Southern Rhodesia: 1961-1970
(University College of Rhodesia & Nyasaland, 1964) -
Theoretical aspects of local government and community development in the African rural areas of Rhodesia
(University of Rhodesia .Department of Political Science.Faculty research fellow ., 1971) -
Survey of Highfield African township
(University of Rhodesia .Faculty research fellow Urban studies research, unit Institute for social research, 1971) -
Immunological consequences of antihelminthic treatment in preschool children exposed to urogenital schistosome infection
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2013-05-13)Urogenital schistosomiasis, due to Schistosoma haematobium, is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa. Control is by targeted treatment with praziquantel but preschool age children are excluded from control programs. Immunological ... -
Impact of capital flight on economic growth in Zimbabwe (1980-2010)
(University of Zimbabwe, Faculty of Commerce, 2014-06)The study empirically examined the impact of capital flight on economic growth in Zimbabwe for the period 1980 to 2010, using the ordinary least squares (OLS) technique. In the estimated model, current and one-period lagged ... -
Regulatory and Activated T cells in human schistosoma haematobium infections
(PLoS One, 2011-02-10)Acquired immunity against helminths is characterised by a complex interplay between the effector Th1 and Th2 immune responses and it slowly manifests with age as a result of cumulative exposure to parasite antigens. Data ... -
Educational co-operation in the commonwealth: An historical study
(University of Rhodesia, 1974) -
Agricultural research and development in Southern Rhodesia under the rule of the British South Africa Company,1890-1923
(University of Rhodesia, 1972)
