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DVA3702/202/3/2013

Tutorial Letter 202/3/2013

Rural and Urban Development DVA3702

Semesters 1 & 2

Department of Development Studies

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This tutorial letter contains important information about your module.

Dear Student FEEDBACK ON ASSIGNMENTS FOR DVA3702 This tutorial letter contains assignment comments for module DVA3702, which focuses on rural and urban development. Please feel free to contact any of the lecturers responsible for the assignments or for clarification of any aspect of the module. The lecturers responsible for the various assignments are: Assignments no 2: Ms K Moeng (1st semester) Ms B Maphosa (2nd semester) Assignments no 3: Ms M Mogashoa (1st semester) Mr R Moloi (2nd semester) Assignments no 4: Ms K Moeng Assignment no 5: Mr R Moloi Assignment no 6: Ms M Mogashoa Assignment no 7: Ms B Maphosa Important: You are strongly urged to constantly refer to Tutorial Letter DVAALLD/301 which provides explanation of the technical aspects of writing an essay. Your attention is drawn to the fact that the University does not tolerate plagiarism. Best wishes with your studies

Mr R MOLOI ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATOR

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ASSIGNMENT NUMBER 2 Assignment Question Discuss decentralisation in any two of following countries: South Africa, Uganda or Rwanda (four pages). Then discuss whether decentralisation is likely to serve the interest of the poor (one page). Reading Study unit 2 in your study guide Perspectives on Rural and Urban Development 2011 (revised edition): contribution by SLSA Team (2003), Yuliani (2004), Kauzya (2007). How to approach the question In your introduction, you need to define decentralisation giving the different interpretations of the term as put across by Yuliani. Explain how you are going to approach the question and give reasons for your approach. Read the required reading and identify which two countries you are going to discuss. For each country, discuss the motivation for decentralisation...