ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS PROJECT, SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH SUB-PROJECT, ACTIVITY : TANZANIA/UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM - MAN - MADE LAKES STUDY : REVISION NO. 2

GRANT FUNDS 1)TRAINING OF 16 GRADUATE RESEARCHERS,WHO WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR EMPLOYMENT BY GOVERNMENT OR THE UNIVERSITY;2)ON-JOB TRAINING OF 16 EXISTING STAFF & 8 RESEARCH SUPPORT STAFF. MAIN EMPHASIS OF GRANT-FUNDED ACTIVITIES IS COMPLETION OF A TOTAL OF 38 RESEARCH STUDIES IN THE FOLLOWING GENERAL FIELDS; 1)ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS IN GOVERNMENT,2)INTERNATIONAL POLICIES & EFFECTS ON DEVELOPMENT,3)LAND-USE POLICY,4)DEMOGRAPHY AND POPULATION CARRYING CAPACITY,5)INDUSTRIALIZATION & TECHNOLOGY AS IT RELATES TO DEVELOPMENT, & 6)BASELINE STUDIES WITHIN EXISTING POLICY AREAS; E.G., EMPLOYMENT,MANPOWER TRAINING,INCOME DISTRIBUTION,WAGES POLICY. SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (SIDA) PROVIDES 5 YEARS OF SUPPORT TO RESEARCH ON WAGES,INCOMES,SERVICES DISTRIBUTION & PLANNING; DANISH INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (DANIDA) SUPPORTS VILLAGE POLYTECHNICS IN KENYA,PROVIDES 3 YEARS ASSISTANCE TO STUDENT RESEARCH IN SOCIOLOGY AND, WITH FORD FOUNDATION, SUPPORTS DISSERTATIONON AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGICAL DIFFUSION. THE INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION (ILO) SUPPORTS KENYAN RESEARCH ON EFFECTS OF LABOR FORCE GROWTH AND MARKET PRESSURES ON WAGES AND PRODUCTIVITY. GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS BASED ON IDS RESEARCH WILL BENEFIT ALL SEGMENTS OF KENYAN SOCIETY, ESPECIALLY THE RURAL AND URBAN POOR.