In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology and Sociology of Development:

President of the committee:

• Mr Rafael Sanchez, Visiting Lecturer

Members of the committee:

• Ms Fenneke Reysoo, Emeritus Senior Lecturer, Thesis Director
• Mr Rafael Sanchez, Visiting Lecturer, Internal Reader
• Ms Amrita Pande, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Cape Town, South Africa