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Catalogue 1998-2009 DOCUMENTATION AND INFORMATION CENTRE CENTRE DE DOCUMENTATION ET D’INFORMATION CODICE Catalogue of Theses and Dissertations Sponsored by CODESRIA Catalogue des thèses et mémoires subventionnés par le CODESRIA 1988-2009 November / Novembre 2009 CODESRIA Avenue Cheikh Anta Diop x Canal IV BP 3304, Dakar 18524, SENEGAL Tel. +221 33 825 98 22 / +221 33 825 98 23 Fax: +221 33 824 12 89 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.codesria.org Catalogue of Theses and Dissertations Sponsored by CODESRIA 1988-2009 Table of Contents / Table des matières Introduction......................................................................................................................................................................3 Agriculture .......................................................................................................................................................................4 Banking / Banque...........................................................................................................................................................45 Culture ............................................................................................................................................................................48 Economic Conditions / Conditions économiques.........................................................................................................84 Economic Policy / Politique économique......................................................................................................................94 Economic Systems / Systèmes économiques.................................................................................................................96 Education......................................................................................................................................................................101 Environment / Environnement ...................................................................................................................................119 Financing / Financement .............................................................................................................................................133 Governance / Gouvernance.........................................................................................................................................154 Health / Santé ...............................................................................................................................................................163 Industry / Industrie......................................................................................................................................................179 Information, Documentation, Communication .........................................................................................................193 International Relations / Relations internationales...................................................................................................200 Labour / Travail...........................................................................................................................................................211 Law / Droit....................................................................................................................................................................226 Management / Gestion.................................................................................................................................................231 Natural Sciences / Sciences naturelles ........................................................................................................................238 Politics / Politique.........................................................................................................................................................245 Population.....................................................................................................................................................................253 Social Problems / Problèmes sociaux..........................................................................................................................292 Social Policy / Politique sociale ...................................................................................................................................299 Trade / Commerce .......................................................................................................................................................301 Training / Formation ...................................................................................................................................................311 Transport......................................................................................................................................................................311 CODICE 2 November / Novembre 2009 Catalogue des thèses et mémoires subventionnés par le CODESRIA 1988-2009 Introduction Initiated 1988, the CODESRIA Small Grants Lancé en 1988, le Programme des petites Programme for Thesis Writing aims to enable subventions pour la rédaction de thèses et the continued development of social science mémoires du CODESRIA vise à favoriser le research in Africa by providing graduate développement continu de la recherche en researchers with the basic requirements they sciences sociales en Afrique, en répondant need to carry out their field-work. It has aux besoins de base de chercheurs africains awarded a number of grants to many laureates pour leur permettre d'effectuer leurs from various universities in Africa. recherches sur le terrain. Il a offert un nombre important de subventions à plusieurs lauréats Through this programme, the Documentation inscrits dans diverses univeristés. and Information Centre of CODESRIA (CODICE) is maintaining an important Ce programme a permis au Centre de collection of theses and dissertations whose Documentation et d’Information du bibliographic references are also available in CODESRIA (CODICE) de développer une the CODICE main bibliographic data base. importante collection de thèses et mémoires dont les références bibliographiques sont CODICE has produced on regular basis a également disponibles dans la principale base current awareness tool called the Catalogue de données bibliographiques du CODICE. of Theses and Dissertations Sponsored by CODESRIA which aims to disseminate Le CODICE a produit régulièrement un outil information on these academic works. d’information courante qui est Le Catalogue des Thèses et Mémoires Subventionnés par le This current issue, celebrating the two CODESRIA visant à faire connaitre ces decades of the Programme, lists 1055 theses travaux académiques. and dissertations by subject and alphabetically by the author’s name. Cette édition qui commémore les deux décennies du Programme, signale 1055 thèses Theses theses and dissertaions can be et mémoires présentés par thème avec un consulted either in the reading room of sous-classement alphabétique au nom de CODICE or in the libraries of the universities l’auteur. where they have been defended. La consultation de ces thèses et mémoires est This issue is also avalaible on the possible soit dans la salle de lecture du CODESRIA web site where it can be CODICE soit dans les bibliothèques des downloaded for free. diverses universités où ils ont été soutenus. For further information, please contact: Cette édition est également disponible sur le [email protected] site web du CODESRIA où il est téléchargeable gratuitement. CODICE Pour de plus amples informations, veuillez contacter : [email protected] CODICE CODICE 3 November / Novembre 2009 Agriculture 1. ABEBE, Amanual Worque The Spatial Structure of Bread Market Zones in Addis Ababa Addis Ababa: Addis Ababa University, June 1989. - 232 p. Thesis, Master of Arts, Geography, Addis Ababa University, 1989 /CEREALS/ /BREAD/ /AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION/ /AGRICULTURAL PRICES/ /FOOD SHORTAGE/ /URBAN AREAS/ /ETHIOPIA/ /ADDIS ABABA/ /CEREALES/ /PAIN/ /PRODUCTION AGRICOLE/ /PRIX AGRICOLES/ /PENURIE ALIMENTAIRE/ /ZONES URBAINES/ /ETHIOPIE/ /ADDIS ABEBA/ 2. ADUBI, Abimbola Adekola An Empirical Analysis of Risk Aversion among Small Holder Farmers in Nigeria Ibadan: University of Ibadan, December 1992. – 262 p. Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Ibadan, Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agricultural Forestry, 1992 /PLANT PRODUCTION/ /SMALL FARMS/ /FARMERS/ /RISK/ /FARMS SIZE/ /AGRICULTURAL INCOME/ /NIGERIA/ /PRODUCTION VEGETALE/ /PETITES EXPLOITATIONS AGRICOLES/ /AGRICULTEURS/ /RISQUE/ /DIMENSION DE LA FERME/ /REVENU AGRICOLE/ /NIGERIA/ 3. AGBAHEY, Johanès Uriel Ibidjola Interface agriculture-santé : relations entre le VIH/SIDA et la production agricole dans les ménages ruraux : cas du département du Couffo au sud Bénin Cotonou: Université d'Abomey-Calavi, 2007.- xv-112 p. Thèse, Diplôme d'Ingénieur Agronome, Economie, Socio-Anthropologie et Communication, Universite d’Abomey-Calavi, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Département d'Economie, Socio-Anthropologie et Communication pour le Développement Rural, 17 décembre 2007 /PRODUCTION AGRICOLE/ /SANTE/ /MENAGE/ /SIDA/ /VIH/ /SYSTEMES D'EXPLOITATION AGRICOLE/ /BENIN/ /MENAGES AGRICOLES RURAUX/ /AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION/ /HELATH/ /HOUSEHOLD/ /AIDS/ /HIV/ /FARMING SYSTEMS/ /BENIN/ /FARM HOUSEHOLDS/ 4. AGBANYO, Kwami Benjamin La gestion du surplus de maïs dans les ménages agricoles au sud sud-est du Togo Abidjan: Université
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