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Africa yesterday, today and tomorrow : exploring the multi-dimensional discourses on 'development' /
From a multi-dimensional and interdisciplinary standpoint, this book challenges the teleological and unidirectional notions of development embodied in the idea of modernisation or 'progress' and offers a critique of the tendency to consider Africa as a basket case, which often gives the We...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newcastle upon Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Pub.,
2013.
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| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Africa yesterday, today and tomorrow : |b exploring the multi-dimensional discourses on 'development' / |c edited by Nathan Andrews [and others]. |
| 260 | |a Newcastle upon Tyne : |b Cambridge Scholars Pub., |c 2013. | ||
| 300 | |a 1 online resource (xiv, 330 pages) : |b illustrations | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 520 | |a From a multi-dimensional and interdisciplinary standpoint, this book challenges the teleological and unidirectional notions of development embodied in the idea of modernisation or 'progress' and offers a critique of the tendency to consider Africa as a basket case, which often gives the Western 'self' an undeserving privilege and superiority over the African 'other'. Mostly authored by emerging African scholars, this 16-chapter volume addresses the historical application of development projec ... | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Machine generated contents note: ch. One Introduction: Getting the Bigger Picture -- Exploring the Multi-dimensional Discourses on Africa's "Development" / Isaac Odoom -- pt. I Theoretical/Historical Framework: Poverty & Development -- ch. Two Poverty in Theory vs. Poverty in Reality: A Critical Review of Concepts and Measurements / Nathan Andrews -- ch. Three Alternative Developments or Alternatives to Development? Challenges and Prospects for Genuine Alternative-building / Siavash Saffari -- ch. Four Africa's Third Independence: A sin qua non for Development / Olabanji Akinola -- pt. II The African State, Freedom & "People Power": "Good" Governance & Stability -- ch. Five Governance in Pre-colonial African Societies: Extracting Lessons for Today / F.T. Abioye -- ch. Six Democracy Promotion in Africa: Principles, Options and Dilemmas / Melusi Nkomo -- ch. Seven The Rentier State Theory: A Critical Realist Assessment / Nermin Allam. | |
| 505 | 0 | |a Note continued: ch. Eight On the Edge of Transition: Minority Parties and Groupings in South Africa, 1990-1994 / Jason Robinson -- ch. Nine The Articulation of the "Responsibility to Protect" (R2P) in Combatting State Crimes: A Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of Francis Deng's Work and the Ongoing Situation in South Sudan / Paul Nyibek -- pt. III Regionalism, Regionalization, & Emergent South-South Relations -- ch. Ten Delinquents, Dictators and Democracy: The African Union and the Paradox of Democracy and Human Rights Promotion in Africa / Ruth Situma -- ch. Eleven Do Institutions Really or Rarely Matter? Democracy and Regional Organizations in Africa South of the Sahara / Stefan Johann Plenk -- ch. Twelve A New Approach? The Impact of China's Development Aid on Kenya / Mohamed Elmi -- pt. IV Education, Non-State Actors & Informal Markets & Gender -- ch. Thirteen Beyond Access: Challenges in Women's Higher Education in Ghana / Razak Oduro. | |
| 505 | 0 | |a Note continued: ch. Fourteen Agents of Democratic Development? Challenges Facing the NGO Community in Botswana / Adam Pearce -- ch. Fifteen An Agent-Based Model Simulating Social Capital (Rosca) Emergence in Third World Countries / Stephen M. Magu -- ch. Sixteen Conclusion: What Now? Some Thoughts on the Future of Africa's Development / Isaac Odoom. | |
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