Academic paper Namibia: It’s all about jobs: perceptions of performance in Namibia
Posted by sociolingo on April 24, 2008
Source: ELDIS Poverty Reporter
It’s all about jobs: perceptions of performance in Namibia
Authors: Fuller,B.
Produced by: Institute of Public Policy Research, Namibia (2008 )
Namibia is facing another round of national elections, and pre-election manoeuvring has already begun. Two new political parties have emerged, and existing parties are getting ready for another go. With political commentators already surveying the landscape, the national Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) have undertaken a study to assess public perceptions about the current state of Namibia.
Issues of focus include general perceptions of personal and economic status as well as evaluations of government performance in the following areas:
- job creation
- reducing income disparities
- combating crime
- improve health and education services
- fighting corruption.
When examined from three perspectives - nationally, age and region - three patterns emerge. Firstly, both contentment and optimism are prominent in the responses of those interviewed. Secondly, the majority of those interviewed are of the opinion that the government have made progress in providing education and healthcare services. Thirdly, people are less impressed with the government’s efforts to create jobs or reduce the income gap between rich and poor.
Available online at: http://www.eldis.org/cf/rdr/?doc=36612
