Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series, July 1st–31st 2005

In This Issue Kenya NRC's Constitution Victory? 16277 Massacre Inquiry 16291 Burundi Hutu's National Assembly Win 16279 UN Operations Reduced 16285 South Africa Zuma Case Fallout 16284 Cote d'Ivoire New Stumbling Blocks 16286 Egypt Sharm Bombs 16288 Envoy Assassinated In Iraq 16302 Somalia IGC Report 16293 Contents Continental Alignments 16273 Internal Developments 16276 National Security 16285 Military 16298 Overseas Relations 16300 Social and Cultural 16303 Rates 16305 Index 16306     

Essay-Comment: On the Final Report of the Royal Commission on Human Relationships—Australian Government Publishing Service,Canberra, 1977.

“Strange thing—human relationships—for a Government to set up a Royal Commission on.” That is a comment I have heard more than once. It has been accompanied by an aloofness, a slight irritability, keeping the Report at arm's length and unread. That is from one section of the public. There are many other reactions. And there are our colleagues, many of whom have said how very important the Report is, and they have read it. Midway between these and other polarized viewpoints stands the Report itself, a long important essay in societal self-awareness. No wonder it has aroused much contradictory response.     

Books

Book reviewed in this article: Reviews: Littlewood, Michael. How to create a competitive market in pensions: The international lessons. Recent books: Beaujolin, Rachel. Les vertiges de l'emploi: L'entreprise face aux réductions d'effectifs. Recent books: Birien, Jean-Louis. Pratique des relations et négociations sociales. Recent books: Bonnet, Michel. Regards sur les enfants travailleurs. La mise au travail des enfants dans le monde contemporain: Analyse et études de cas. Recent books: Lyon-Caen, Gérard; Pélissier, Jean; Supiot, Alain. Droit du travail. New ILO publications: Le secteur informel en Afrique face aux contraintes légales et institutionnelles. New ILO publications: International Labour Conference, 87th Session, 1999. Report V (1 and 2): Maternity protection at work. Revision of the Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952 (No. 103), and Recommendation, 1952 (No. 95). New ILO publications: International Labour Conference, 87th Session, 1999. Report IV (2B): Child labour. New ILO publications: International Labour Conference, 87th Session, 1999: Report III (Part 1A). Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations: General report and observations concerning particular countries. New ILO publications: International Labour Conference, Report III (Part 1B): Migrant workers. New ILO publications: International Labour Conference, 88th Session, 2000. Report VI (1): Safety and health in agriculture. New ILO publications: Technical and ethical guidelines for workers' health surveillance.     

Exploring the Relationship between Exposure to Violence,Perceptions of Neighborhood Safety,and Children's Adaptive Functioning: Clinical and Community Implications

This study explored the relationship of exposure to violence and children's perceptions of neighborhood safety and children's adaptive functioning. It used a cross-sectional quadi-experimental design of 300 inner-city children and a bttery of standardized measures, which included the Child Maltreatment Classification Scheme, Exposure to Community Violence Scale, the Domains of Safety Subscale for Neighborhood, and the Child Behavior Checklist-Teacher's Report form. Hierarchal regression analysis revealed that child maltreatment history and perceptions of neighborhood safety were significantly related to children's overall adaptive functioning. Social workers can help by engaging in efforts to increase neighborhood safety and reinforcing positive adaptive psychosocial functioning of children at risk or exposed to violence.     

Development,a Question of Opportunity? A Critique of the 2006 World Development Report: Equity and Development

The World Bank's World Development Report 2006 addresses equity and development, defining equity as respect for equal opportunities combined with the avoidance of absolute deprivation. Equity has up to now remained a marginal issue in development economics. This detailed analysis endeavours to place the subject within the context of the evolution of World Bank thinking and policies. The wealth of the concept is illustrated, the downside being the difficulty in defining it accurately. We also emphasise the gap between the prospects opened up by such an enlargement of development goals and the report's policy recommendations, which are generally merely an extension of the World Bank's traditional analyses.     

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CSAT, and Now AATOD, Urge OTPs to Report Patient Deaths More SA Services to be Privately Run Under Louisiana's 2011 Budget Plan Submitting a Mortality Report to CSAT Parity Rule Gives More Flexibility to ‘Nonquantitative’ Limitations Examples of Nonquantitative Treatment Limitations From the Rule NIDA Grantee Charged With Identity Theft, Perjury, Grand Larceny Scientists Find More Brain Clues to the Appeal of Benzodiazepines Briefly Noted State News Resources Coming up     

Industrial conflict in post-war Ontario or one cheer for the Woods Report*

Le rapport Woods sur les Relations de Travail au Canada proposaient certaines conclusions quant aux changements qui marquerent les rapports patronat - travailleurs au cours des années soixante, Les auteurs du rapport soutiennent que les aspirations des travailleurs se sont modifiées, tant au niveau qualitatif que quantitatif, et ces changements expli-queraient, en partie du moins, L'agitation ouvrière et le militantisme accru de cette période. Cette position fut critiquée par Douglas Smith (1972,1976). Dans les pages qui suivent, les facteurs déterminants des conflits de travail en Ontario durant la période de L'apres guerre sont analysés. Jen' conclus que bien que certaines affirmations du rapport prê-tent le flanc á de sérieuses critiques, il nen' demeure pas moins que L'interprétation offerte par les auteurs du rapport repose sur une compréhension de facteurs bien réels. The Woods Report on Canadian Industrial Relations made a number of claims concerning significant changes in the character of the relations between employers and employees during the mid-1960s. The authors of the report claimed that workers' aspirations were changing both qualitatively and quantitatively in a way which created substantial industrial unrest. This position has been criticised by Douglas Smith (1972, 1976). Through a close examination of the pattern of determinants of industrial conflict in postwar Ontario, this paper shows that though some of the claims made in the Woods Report are indefensible, there was at least an important element of truth in the interpreta-tion of the authors of that Report.     

Books Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Bartlett, Christopher A.; Ghoshal, Sumantra. Managing across borders: The transnational solution. Second edition. Ghosh, Bimal. Huddled masses and uncertain shores: Insights into irregular migration. Recent books: Amnesty International. Fair trials manual. Blouin, Rodrigue; Giles, Antony (eds.). L'intégration économique en Amérique du Nord et les relations industrielles. Camarero Santamaría, Jesús. El déficit social neoliberal: Del Estado del bienestar a la sociedad de la exclusión. Chullén, Jorge; Lincoln, David (eds.). Sugar world: Information and analysis for sugar workers, 1977–1997. Cohen, Daniel. The wealth of the world and the poverty of nations. van Ginneken, Wouter (ed.). Social security for all Indians. A study prepared for the International Labour Office. Hansenne, Michel. Un garde-fou pour la mondialisation. Le BIT dans l'après-guerre froide. Neffa, Julio César. Modos de regulación, regímenes de acumulación y sus crisis en Argentina (1880–1996): Una contribución a su estudio desde la teoría de la regulación. Neill, Jon (ed.). Poverty and inequality: The political economy of redistribution. O'Leary, Christopher J.; Wandner, Stephen A. (eds.). Unemployment insurance in the United States: Analysis of policy issues. New ILO publications: International Labour Conference, 87th Session, 1999. Report of the Director-General: Decent work. International Labour Conference, 87th Session, 1999. Report of the Director-General: Appendix: Report on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories. International Labour Conference, 87th Session, 1999. Report III (2): Lists of ratifications by Convention and by country (as at 31 December 1998). International Labour Conference, 87th Session, 1999. Report IV (2A): Child labour. International Labour Conference, 87th Session, 1999. Report VI: The role of the ILO in technical cooperation. International Labour Conference, 88th Session, 2000. Report VII (1): Withdrawal of the Hours of Work (Coal Mines) Convention, 1931; the Hours of Work (Coal Mines) Convention (Revised), 1935; the Reduction of Hours of Work (Public Works) Convention, 1936; the Reduction of Hours of Work (Textiles) Convention, 1937; and the Migration for Employment Convention, 1939. Employment-intensive infrastructure programmes: Capacity building for contracting in the construction sector—Guidelines. By Peter Bentall, Andreas Beusch and Jan de Veen. Improve your business (Basics): International edition. By Mats Borgenvall, Håkan Jarskog, Barbara Murray and Cecilia Karlstedt. Improve your business (Basics): Trainer's guide. Developed by Hanna N. Sahar, Mazen Asa'd, Salah A. Shafi, Cecilia Karlstedt and Håkan Jarskog. People's security: Globalizing social progress. By Juan Somavia. Perú: El sector informal frente al reto de la modernización. By Eliana Chávez O'Brien, Ricardo de la Flor, Sandro Fuentes Acunio, César Luna Victoria, Marcos Robles Chávez and Ana María Yáñez.     

Adolescents show positive changes in distress and hope after single session,post-based,anonymous counselling at kids help phone

Adolescents face barriers to mental health services and value confidentiality when seeking help. Kids Help Phone (KHP) is Canada's only free and confidential service for adolescents seeking help over the Internet. 188 participants responded to questionnaires to determine the client characteristics in terms of gender, age, culture, generational status, and socioeconomic status (SES), as well as their risk levels and types of presenting problems. Efficacy of service was also evaluated. Clients' posts were analyzed qualitatively for symptomology indicative of the Youth Self Report (YSR) syndromes, as well as for the level of risk and topics discussed. Level of distress, level of difficulty of the problem, and self-efficacy were evaluated using client self-report scales and found to improve after counselling. A non-significant positive trend was found in clients' self-efficacy after counselling. Distributions of demographic characteristics are presented alongside youths' reasons for choosing the Internet instead of the telephone. Implications for service delivery are discussed.     

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Studies of 12‐Step Approach Scrutinized for Evidence Annapolis Coalition Report Anticipated to Provide Guidance on Workforce Shortage ‘Let's Talk Recovery’ Goes Public New Money Awarded in Multi‐Agency Initiative for Safe Schools Meth Treatment Needs Become Topic in Wyoming Governor's Race Briefly Noted Resources Names in the News Coming Up     

Books Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: La France et le temps de travail (1814–2004). Edited by Patrick FRIDENSON and Bénédicte REYNAUD. Les acteurs de l'histoire du droit du travail. Edited by Jean‐Pierre LE CROM. Recent books: Droit du travail. Aspects juridiques et pratiques. By Marianne FAVRE MOREILLON. Le télétravail. Une vague silencieuse. By Laurent TASKIN and Patricia VENDRAMIN. Le travail au singulier. Le lien social à l'épreuve de l'individualisation. By Patricia VENDRAMIN. Limits to globalization: Welfare states and the world economy. By Elmar RIEGER and Stephan LIEBFRIED. Monopsony in motion: Imperfect competition in labor markets. By Alan MANNING. Pathways out of poverty: Private firms and economic mobility in developing countries. Edited by Gary S. FIELDS and Guy PFEFFERMANN. Relaciones de trabajo en el nuevo siglo. By Héctor LUCENA. Targeting development: Critical perspectives on the Millennium Development Goals. Edited by Richard BLACK and Howard WHITE. New ILO publications: Application of international labour standards, 2005: Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations. International Labour Conference, 93rd Session, 2005, Report III (Part 1A). Hours of work: From fixed to flexible? International Labour Conference, 93rd Session, 2005, Report III (Part 1 B). Application of international labour standards, 2005: Information document on ratifications and standards‐related activities. International Labour Conference, 93rd Session, 2005, Report III (Part 2). Automotive industry trends affecting component suppliers. Report for discussion at the Tripartite Meeting on Employment, Social Dialogue, Rights at Work and Industrial Relations in Transport Equipment Manufacturing. Sectoral Activities Programme. Cooperation in a changing environment — ILO activities 2001–2004 (Volume I). Managing transitions: Governance for decent work (Volume II). Seventh European Regional Meeting, Budapest, February 2005. Report of the Director‐General of the ILO. New forms and meanings of work in an increasingly globalized world. By Ronald DORE. ILO Social Policy Lectures series. The employment relationship. International Labour Conference, 95th Session, 2006, Report V (1). Yearbook of Labour Statistics 2004 (63rd issue) and Sources and methods: Labour statistics (Vols. 1–10). October Inquiry results: Statistics on occupational wages and hours of work and on food prices.     

Books Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Pollert, Anna. Transformation at work in the new market economies of central eastern Europe Recent books: Avery, Christine; Zabel, Diane. The flexible workplace: A sourcebook of information and research. Borghans, Lex; de Grip, Andries (eds.). The overeducated worker? The economics of skill utilization. Consejo Económico y Social de España. La protección social de las mujeres Desai, Padma; Idson, Todd. Work without wages: Russia's nonpayment crisis Kimmel, Michael S. (ed., with Amy Aronson). The gendered society reader Kimmel, Michael S.; Messner, Michael A. (eds.). Men's lives Warner, Aaron W.; Forstater, Mathew; Rosen, Sumner M. (eds.). Commitment to full employment: The economics and social policy of William S. Vickrey. New ILO publications: International Labour Conference, 89th Session, 2001, Report III (Part 1A): Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations: General report and observations concerning particular countries International Labour Conference, 89th Session, Report III (Part 1B): Night work of women in industry. Geneva International Labour Conference, 89th Session, 2001, Report V(2): Promotion of cooperatives. Geneva International Labour Conference, 89th Session, 2001, Report VI: Social security: Issues, challenges and prospects Human resources development, employment and globalization in the hotel, catering and tourism sector. Report for discussion at the Tripartite Meeting on Human Resources Development, Employment and Globalization in the Hotel, Catering and Tourism Sector Las relaciones laborales en las reformas de la salud y educación francs. Safety in the use of synthetic vitreous fibre insulation wools The employment impact of mergers and acquisitions in the banking and financial services sector. Report for discussion at the Tripartite Meeting on the Employment Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions in the Banking and Financial Services Sector The public employment service in a changing labour market Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy Women, gender and work: What is equality and how do we get there? Youth unemployment and employment policy: A global perspective     

Books Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Castel, Robert; Haroche, Claudine Evans, Philip; Wurster, Thomas S. Blown to bits: How the new economics of information transforms strategy. Fingleton, Eamonn. In praise of hard industries: Why manufacturing, not the information economy, is the key to future prosperity Webster, Juliet. Shaping women's work: Gender, employment and information technology. Recent books: Bodiguel, Jean‐Luc; Garbar, Christian‐Albert; Supiot, Alain (eds.) Cohen, Daniel; Debonneuil, Michèle. Nouvelle économie. Rapport du Conseil d'analyse économique, No. 28. Paris, La documentation française Durand, Claude (ed.). Sociologie du travail Fromaigeat, Denise; Wennubst, Gabriella. Hirigoyen, Marie‐France. Malaise dans le travail Morel, Sylvie. Les logiques de la réciprocité: Les transformations de la relation d'assistance aux Etats‐Unis et en France Supiot, Alain (ed.). Beyond employment: Changes in work and the future of labour law in Europe de Terssac, Gilbert; Tremblay, Diane‐Gabrielle Vendramin, Patricia; Valenduc, Gérard New ILO Publications: International Labour Conference, 89th Session, 2001, Report of the Director‐General, Report I(B): Stopping forced labour — Global Report under the Follow‐up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work International Labour Conference, 89th Session, 2001, Report of the Director‐General: Reducing the decent work deficit: A global challenge Breaking through the glass ceiling: Women in management. By Linda Wirth Changing labour markets in Europe: The role of institutions and policies East Asian labor markets and the economic crisis: Impacts, responses and lessons L'économie informelle en Afrique francophone: Structure, dynamiques et politiques Towards a socially sustainable world economy: An analysis of the social pillars of globalization Bangladesh. By Rajendra Paratian and Raymond Torres. Geneva, 2001. xiv + 87 pp. Tables, figures, bibliography, index. 20 Swiss francs Chile. By Gerhard Reinecke and Raymond Torres Republic of Korea. By Raymond Torres Mauritius. By Richard Anker, Rajendra Paratian and Raymond Torres Poland. By Raymond Torres, Christine Enzler, Gerhard Reinecke and Ana Teresa Romero. South Africa. By Susan Hayter, Gerhard Reinecke and Raymond Torres Switzerland. By Ana Teresa Romero and Raymond Torres By Peter Richards World Employment Report 2001: Life at work in the information economy     

Books Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Theoretical perspectives on work and the employment relationship . Edited by Bruce E. KAUFMAN. Recent books: Does “trickle down” work? Economic development strategies and job chains in local labour markets . By Joseph PERSKY, Daniel FELSENSTEIN and Virginia CARLSON. La mondialisation: Origines, développements et effets . Third edition. Edited by James D. THWAITES. The economics of sustainable development . Edited by Sisay ASEFA. Work behavior of the world's poor: Theory, evidence and policy . By Mohammed SHARIF. Workers and narratives of survival in Europe: The management of precariousness at the end of the twentieth century . Edited by Angela PROCOLI. New ILO Publications: A global alliance against forced labour . Global Report under the Follow‐up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. Report of the Director‐General. International Labour Conference, 93rd Session, 2005, Report I (B). Promotional framework for occupational safety and health . International Labour Conference, 93rd Session, 2005, Report IV (2). Reconciling work and family responsibilities: Practical ideas from global experience . By Catherine HEIN. Work in the fishing sector . International Labour Conference, 93rd Session, 2005, Report V (2A). Youth: Pathways to decent work. Promoting youth employment ‐ Tackling the challenge . International Labour Conference, 93rd Session, 2005, Report VI.     

Influence of the Caldwell report,and other computer generated interpretive reports,in child custody evaluations: A brief report

Abstract

This brief report reviews the use of MMPI-2 computer-generated interpretive reports in child custody evaluations. Particular attention was aimed at the Caldwell Report’s MMPI-2 Custody Report. Considering the recent temporary closure of the Caldwell Report, this article will discuss what scoring and report options remain currently for interpretive custody reports. A perspective is shared that a dependence on computer-generated interpretive reports is detrimental to the science and practice of custody evaluation work. Finally, the author calls for future and revised computer-generated interpretive reports to include more information regarding a link to conclusions, gender bias, and peer reviewed research.     

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Recession: It's Not Over for the States Hawaii's Substance Abuse Director Aims to Preserve Funding for Services Solutions for Treatment Providers MOE Requirements for SAPT Block Grants Report: Most Inmates Need Treatment, Few Get It Provider Fund Helps Patients Defray Costs SECAD: Mee‐Lee Urges Providers to Treat Whole Patient Treatment Can be Provided by EAP, But EAP Can't be a ‘Gatekeeper’ Alcohol Use Lower, Drug Use Higher, Among Blacks Than Average Briefly Noted State News Names in the News Coming up     

Books Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Precarious work, women, and the new economy: The challenge to legal norms. Edited by Judy FUDGE and Rosemary OWENS. Recent books: 2001–2004: les sortants de l'enseignement supérieur face au marché du travail. By Jean‐François GIRET Globalization, employment and income distribution in developing countries. Edited by Eddy LEE and Marco VIVARELLI. La huelga hoy en el derecho social comparado. Edited by Antonio MARZAL. Barcelona, J. M. Bosch Le principe du droit au travail: juridicité, signification et normativité. By Dominic ROUX. Le travail. Un marché pas comme les autres. By Jean VERCHERAND. Collection “Des Sociétés”. The other half of gender: Men's issues in development. Edited by Ian BANNON and Maria C. CORREIA. New ILO publications: Changing patterns in the world of work. Report of the Director‐General, International Labour Conference, 95th Session, 2006, Report I (C). The role of the ILO in technical cooperation: Promoting decent work through field and country programmes. International Labour Conference, 95th Session, 2006, Report VI. Decent working time: New trends, new issues. Edited by Jean‐Yves BOULIN, Michel LALLEMENT, Jon C. MESSENGER and François MICHON. Labour and social issues arising from problems of cross‐border mobility of international drivers in the road transport sector. Report for discussion at the Tripartite Meeting on Labour and Social Issues arising from Problems of Cross‐border Mobility of International Drivers in the Road Transport Sector. Sectoral Activities Programme. Merchants of labour. Edited by Christiane KUPTSCH. International Institute for Labour Studies. Social and labour implications of the increased use of advanced retail technologies. Report for discussion at the Tripartite Meeting on the Social and Labour Implications of the Increased Use of Advanced Retail Technologies. Sectoral Activities Programme. Violence at work. By Duncan CAMPBELL and Vittorio DI MARTINO.     

Prevalence,people and processes: a consideration of the implications of Lord Laming's progress report on the protection of children in England

Media coverage of the death of Baby P revived national concerns about the standard of child safeguarding practice in England following the implementation of widespread structural changes in response to the Victoria Climbié Inquiry chaired by Lord Laming in 2003. This paper discusses the recommendations of Lord Laming's recent Progress Report. It questions whether the scale of the challenge in improving child protection is fully recognised and considers briefly the culture of social care in the UK and the barriers to effective reform. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Dimensions of Poverty: Status and Solutions Towards the Millennium Development Goals

Books reviewed: State of the World Population 2004: The Cairo Consensus at Ten ‐ Population, Reproductive Health and the Global Effort to End Poverty. By UNFPA. How Have the World's Poorest Fared Since the Early 1980s? By Shaohua Chen and Martin Ravallion. The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2004: Monitoring Progress towards the World Food Summit and Millennium Development Goals. By FAO. Fifth Report on the World Nutrition Situation: Nutrition for Improved Development Outcomes. By SCN. IFPRI Annual Report 2003‐4. By IFPRI. Halving Hunger: It Can Be Done. By Task Force on Hunger. Outgrowing the Earth: The Food Security Challenge in an Age of Falling Water Tables and Rising Temperatures. By Lester R. Brown. The State of the World's Children 2005: Childhood Under Threat. By UNICEF. Education for All: The Quality Imperative ‐ EFA Global Monitoring Report 2005. Commissioned by UNESCO. World Employment Report 2004‐05: Employment, Productivity and Poverty Reduction. By ILO. The Future of the WTO: Addressing Institutional Challenges in the New Millennium. By the Consultative Board. State of the World 2005: Redefining Global Security. By the Worldwatch Institute. Investing in Development: A Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals. By Jeffrey D. Sachs and the UN Millennium Project.