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Africa’s Environment: The Final Frontier

Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Africa of the Committee on International Relations House of Representatives One Hundred Fourth Congress Second Session July 17, 1996   The subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 2:05 p.m. in room 2200, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (chair of the subcommittee), presiding. Ms. Ros-Lehtinen. The subcommittee will come […]

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When Necessity Begets Ingenuity: E-Waste Scavenging as a Livelihood Strategy in Accra, Ghana

by Martin Oteng-Ababio Abstract This paper describes how due to lack of formal job opportunities, e-waste scavenging has emerged as a major livelihood (survival) strategy for a rapidly growing urban population. It documents how the process has been fueled by neo-liberal economic policies adopted since 1983 that not only failed to create a “vibrant urban economy” […]

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