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Joe Slovo, builder: housing in South Africa

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Slovo seems to have achieved a national consensus on the formidable goal of 300,000 new low-cost houses per year despite his age and poor health and political obstacles. He forged a compromise between radical blacks and reluctant bankers and consoled nine provincial housing ministers.

Publisher: Economist Newspaper Ltd.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1995
Management, Housing, South Africa, Housing policy, Slovo, Joe

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Out of Africa

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The introduction of African music into popular music forms has created a new genre of music called world music. World music can sometimes be a poor imitation of the source music, but the music performed by Randy Weston is a successful blend of jazz and Moroccan music.

Publisher: Economist Newspaper Ltd.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
Usage, International aspects, Criticism and interpretation, Popular music, African music, Weston, Randy

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Overstuffing Africa

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Foreign aid experts now belief that the distribution of free food to African countries should be minimized after a famine, to avoid driving down prices in local markets. Farm subsidies jeopardize African farmers by undercutting locals prices.

Publisher: Economist Newspaper Ltd.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
Africa, Food relief, Food assistance, Agricultural assistance, Foreign agricultural assistance

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