Sorting Africa's development puzzle : the participatory social learning theory as an alternative approach /

"Sorting Africa's Development Puzzle: The Participatory Social Learning Theory as an Alternative Approach is a comprehensive exploration of why Africa has not managed to achieve a sustainable and self-regenerating development over the past half-century of effort. The work situates the prob...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Almaz Zewde
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, ©2010.
Subjects:
Economic development > Social aspects > Africa.
Sustainable development > Social aspects > Africa.
Développement durable > Aspect social > Afrique.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.
Economic development > Social aspects.
Economic history.
Economic policy > Social aspects.
Sustainable development > Social aspects.
Africa > Economic policy > Social aspects.
Africa > Economic conditions.
Afrique > Politique économique > Aspect social.
Afrique > Conditions économiques.
Africa.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Selected Development Theories: Some Post-World War II Theoretical Contests
  • The Alternative Development Theory: The Participatory Social Learning Development Theory and Model for Africa
  • The Institutional Imperative: Its Condition in Africa and Implications for Development
  • The Human Resource Imperative
  • The Resource Imperative: Natural and Man-enhanced Resources for Development
  • The Technology Imperative
  • The Investment Capital Imperative
  • Putting Together the Development Puzzle: The Participatory Social Learning Paradigm and the Five Development Imperatives in Practice: Case Studies
  • African Women: The Continent's Undervalued and Overworked Development Assets
  • Looking Ahead: Some After Thoughts.

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