Theorising Development in Africa
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Theorising Development in Africa

Towards Building an African Framework of Development

  1. 204 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Theorising Development in Africa

Towards Building an African Framework of Development

About this book

How come Africa is so underdeveloped when it is one of the richest continents on earth? Indeed, Africa is a paradox: it is poor and rich at the same time! Resource-wise, Africa is among the top richest continents in the world, yet development-wise it is the poorest of all continents. This paradox desperately needs comprehensive theoretical unpacking and rethinking if Africa is to achieve breakthroughs to the multifaceted development-related problems that have haunted it since the beginning of its unequal encounters with Europe. Regrettably, current Eurocentric development theories fall short on several fronts. The need for a comprehensive body of knowledge theories and models from the perspective of Africans persists in urgency. The present volume is an attempt to theorise Africas [under-]development with a view to provide a sustainable enduring framework of operations that will arrest the elusive predicament of the continent while taking it forward from its current position of passivity. It rethinks and re-imagines a number of externally imposed problematic mechanisms used (un-)consciously in Africa, with the intention to raise awareness and foster critical thinking in scholars and scholarship on African development. With its predicament-oriented theorising, the book is a pacesetter on how to think and research Africas [under-]development. It is also an invaluable asset for social scientists, policy makers, development practitioners, civil society activists and politicians.

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Information

Publisher
Langaa RPCIG
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9789956764747
eBook ISBN
9789956764761
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Global Development Studies
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Contents
  5. Chapter 1 - What Development Is and Is Not
  6. Chapter 2 - Development and Underdevelopment in Africa: Through the Lens of Theory
  7. Chapter 3 - The Blame Game and Politics of Development in Africa
  8. Chapter 4 - Development, Underdevelopment and Globalisation in Africa
  9. Chapter 5 - Poverty and Inequality: Unpacking the Pragmatics of Poverty and Inequality in Africa
  10. Chapter 6 - Development, Agriculture and the Diffusion of Technology in Rural Africa
  11. Chapter 7 - Gender and Development in Africa
  12. Chapter 8 - Social Policy and Development in Africa
  13. Chapter 9 - Climate Change and Environmental Management Strategies in Africa
  14. Chapter 10 - Building Blocks of Development: Towards a Framework of Development for Africa
  15. References
  16. Back cover