Our focus in this book is public governance and community leadership, a broader concept than simple traditional management. The term management is too formal and limited in its scope. In its narrow sense it focuses on the formalised administrative tasks of chief executives and managers within organisational settings. Although the book utilises the traditional management process as a point of reference, public management is too complex a subject to be limited to the classical management model. Public management is multifaceted. It covers developmental, political, administrative, cultural, sociological and ecological aspects of concerned communities, among other related issues.

This is a "how-to" book, intended for community mobilisers who want to stimulate social change in a community to work towards poverty eradication, good governance, increased transparency -- in short community empowerment. This book identifies key steps in the community mobilisation process; it stresses the role and responsibility of the community leader or coordinator of an activity, community networks and other Civil Society groups, including local citizens. This book examines the theory of group dynamics, advocacy, social mobilisation and grassroots communications. The major objective of the book is to enhance knowledge and skills among students, development workers, managers and support agencies on the management of Community Based Organizations (CBO) as basic civil society units for realizing community transformation and sustainable development.

The current crisis and unending talks between bickering political parties in Zimbabwe, Africa and other third world countries prompted us in the Zimbabwe Open University, Masvingo Campus Academic Research and Publications Coordinating Committee (ZOU MC ARPCC) to think of researching and writing a text on conflict management for tertiary curricula. This is the product of the effort. Our intention is to inculcate new thinking and progressive ways of dealing with conflict among youth and other stakeholders. The African political terrain has been characterized by intolerance, violence, murders and sexual abuse among other inhuman behaviours. Right from the imposition of colonialism through the first chimurengas, the armed struggles (second chimurengas), gukurahwindis, and the imposed economic structural adjustment programmes (ESAPs) to the current political impasse, it has been violence through and through. We strongly believe that there is a better way to deal with our differences. We pray to God that one day sanity will prevail.

Countries emerging from conflict situations are almost always plagued by social upheaval, damaged infrastructure, reduced productive capacity, severe revenue shortfalls, seriously weakened human resources and greatly diminished security. The challenges are daunting as post-conflict governments strive to ensure peace and security, foster social reconciliation and promote development. Yet recovery is possible if the political leadership and public administration can earn the trust of the people, effectively provide services to all and operate in an efficient, effective, transparent and accountable way. This book is about how countries can rebuild the foundations and establish the conditions for self-sustaining, inclusive socio-economic development in the immediate aftermath of violent conflict. The book emphasizes that because post-conflict situations are heterogeneous, there are no 'one size fits all' solutions to governance challenges. In each country, political leadership and public administration reforms should be tailored to local needs.

It is a fact that mothers are pre-disposed to respond to their babies' needs in one way or the other. However, do all mothers perceive and become aware of their babies' needs in the same way? This book attempts to explore how differences in socio- economic factors affect mothers and the ways they respond to the behaviour patterns of their infants. It uses research data to argue that differences in marital, employment and educational statuses affect mothers differently in interpreting and perceiving the behaviour patterns of their infants resulting in some babies being at risk because of failure by these mothers to respond to them appropriately and adequately. It is therefore the belief of the authors that after going through this book, the readers, especially mothers with infants, will have no doubt in their minds of how best they can respond to their babies in manners that are most satisfying and most rewarding.

Economics for southern Africa high school students prepares students for meticulation, advanced level, first year university/professional business courses examinations in economics in southern Africa. This book defines economics, traces the evolutional development of economics, identifies its divisions and distinguishes between positive and normative economics in simple terms. Economics is defined as a social science focusing on how human beings make choices regarding the alternative application of limited production factors. A distinction is made between macroeconomics and microeconomics. Each chapter and subsection ends with some exercises to ensure active learning.

This book presents a series of techniques, practices and processes to help project managers and project staff to manage information in a systematic way that will help improve the project interventions. It is through information management that we can improve decision making process, learn and create new knowledge. Knowledge derives from information, as information derives from data. Information becomes knowledge when people do the work and realize an action that generates experiences. The creation of valuable knowledge depends on the adoption of a holistic approach to information management; an approach that takes into consideration organizational culture and politics, information economics and processes, information standards and policies, information strategies and governance. All this translates to an information ecosystem that puts people at the centre and technology as an enabler. Managing a project information system has to do more with managing human behaviours than managing technology.

Business statistics for the beginners introduces the subject to those students who are studying for professional and academic degrees such as those in the commerce field of study. The book simplifies the mater which many students fear, thus removing the statistics fobia amongst the students. The chapters are organised logically to assist the learner to move from stage to stage without any difficulties. Worked examples are provided where the authors have explained the variuos stages of calculations that need to be done. All what the student needs to do is to practice with the exercises that are given at the end of each chapter. This is making statistics a very easy and simplified subject which has been dreaded by many students. We are sure the student and the reader will find this beginners book user- friendly