Collective action and rural poverty reduction: Empirical evidence from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Agrekon ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sikhulumile Sinyolo ◽  
Maxwell Mudhara
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Brenda Cordovil Corrêa dos Santos ◽  
Mário Miguel Amin Garcia Herreros

ResumoO formato construído para programas de redução da pobreza rural pressupõe uma interação entre financiadores (no caso em estudo, Banco Mundial), governos, comunidades locais e demais parceiros para o desenvolvimento de projetos. Em razão disso, estudar como a governança se reflete nos projetos é de fundamental importância. Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo analisar a governança nos projetos apoiados pelo Programa Pará Rural, nos municípios de Acará e Tracuateua, no Estado do Pará.Trata-se de uma pesquisa de natureza exploratória com abordagem qualitativa que se baseou em observação, pesquisa documental e aplicação de questionários semiestruturados. Como referencial teórico, foram utilizadas as teorias da governança, ação coletiva e a teoria institucional, com foco nos esquemas interpretativos e na construção da estratégia. A pesquisa analisou a governança e os padrões de articulação e cooperação, a forma como se dá a ação coletiva no desenvolvimento do projeto e como as instituições influenciam na formulação estratégica e, consequentemente, na governança das comunidades. Os resultados apontam que, quando o pensamento estratégico não se faz presente e a ação coletiva é frágil, as relações estabelecidas se configuram numa governança desfavorável ao sucesso dos empreendimentos. A pesquisa concluiu que a estratégia e a forma como ocorre a ação coletiva influenciam diretamente na governança.AbstractThe pattern built for rural poverty reduction programs supposes interaction between the sponsors (in this case, the World Bank), Government agents, local communities, and other partners for projects development. Thus, it is the significant importance to study how governance is reflected in projects. The research aims to analyze how has governance been carried out in projects supported by the Pará Rural Program in the municipalities of Acará and Tracuateua, in Pará State. It is a qualitative and exploratory research based on observation, documentary analysis and semi-structured interviews. Theoretically, the research takes the institutional theory and the theories of governance and collective action, particularly focusing on interpretive schemes and strategy building. The research analyzed the governance and its pattern of articulation and cooperation, the way of how collective action happens in projects formulation and consequently on the communities’ governance.


2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thusile Mabel Gqaleni ◽  
Busisiwe Rosemary Bhengu

Critically ill patients admitted to critical-care units (CCUs) might have life-threatening or potentially life-threatening problems. Adverse events (AEs) occur frequently in CCUs, resulting in compromised quality of patient care. This study explores the experiences of critical-care nurses (CCNs) in relation to how the reported AEs were analysed and handled in CCUs. The study was conducted in the CCUs of five purposively selected hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. A descriptive qualitative design was used to obtain data through in-depth interviews from a purposive sample of five unit managers working in the CCUs to provide a deeper meaning of their experiences. This study was a part of a bigger study using a mixed-methods approach. The recorded qualitative data were analysed using Tesch’s content analysis. The main categories of information that emerged during the data analysis were (i) the existence of an AE reporting system, (ii) the occurrence of AEs, (iii) the promotion of and barriers to AE reporting, and (iv) the handling of AEs. The findings demonstrated that there were major gaps that affected the maximum utilisation of the reporting system. In addition, even though the system existed in other institutions, it was not utilised at all, hence affecting quality patient care. The following are recommended: (1) a non-punitive and non-confrontational system should be promoted, and (2) an organisational culture should be encouraged where support structures are formed within institutions, which consist of a legal framework, patient and family involvement, effective AE feedback, and education and training of staff.


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