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   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="contributor" qualifier="advisor">Ewusi, Kale</dim:field>
   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="contributor" qualifier="author">Noge, Lebogang</dim:field>
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   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="date" qualifier="issued">2009</dim:field>
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   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="description" lang="en_US">MA (International Relations), North-West University, Mahikeng Campus</dim:field>
   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="description" qualifier="abstract" lang="en_US">The main aim of the this study is to critically analyze the North West Provincial&#xd;
Government's International Cooperation Policy Framework and the impact that it&#xd;
has had on socio-economic development in South Africa and particularly the&#xd;
North West province, which has been associated with poverty and&#xd;
underdevelopment. This will also look at the policy's relevance and commitment&#xd;
to South Africa' s foreign policy, which amongst other thing aspires to forging&#xd;
international cooperation, where South Africa as the leading actor will impart the&#xd;
spirit of solidarity in overcoming the prevailing socio-economic and political&#xd;
imbalances continues to threaten peace and security.&#xd;
It is with this cooperation that South Africa and the region as a whole will attract&#xd;
both domestic and international investors to curb against the inherent socioeconomic&#xd;
and political ailments of the colonial and apartheid regimes where the&#xd;
effects and legacy of the divide and rule strategies are eminent today.&#xd;
It is in this era of Africa's renaissance, where South Africa as a big brother in the&#xd;
region will through its provincial governments, facilitate its aspirations. This will&#xd;
however require some level of introspection of internal policies by respective&#xd;
levels of governance in all nine provinces, so as to identify the challenges and to&#xd;
equally enhance adequate implementation relevant policies towards socioeconomic&#xd;
development.</dim:field>
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   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="publisher" lang="en_US">North-West University (South Africa)</dim:field>
   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="title" lang="en_US">An analysis of the North West provincial government's international cooperation policy framework and its inpact on socio-economic development</dim:field>
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