Developing Africa


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Developing Africa


Developing Africa
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Author : Pradip K. Ghosh
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 1984-12-21

Developing Africa written by Pradip K. Ghosh and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984-12-21 with Business & Economics categories.


The countries of the African continent suffer from numerous and severe economic maladies that inhibit their chances for effective economic growth. The problem confronting Africa's policy makers is how to combine overall economic growth with a more equitable distribution of income and economic assistance. This resource book examines the experiences of the African countries in implementing development programs and policies during the 1970s, and offers some conclusions and suggestions for further study. To assist those directly involved or interested in the formulation and implementation of economic development policies, the editor has provided statistical information and a descriptive bibliography for further research.



Listening To Africa


Listening To Africa
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Author : Pierre Pradervand
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1989-12-08

Listening To Africa written by Pierre Pradervand and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-12-08 with Business & Economics categories.


Part I. Unique challenges



Development Policies And Policy Processes In Africa


Development Policies And Policy Processes In Africa
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Author : Christian Henning
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-10-05

Development Policies And Policy Processes In Africa written by Christian Henning and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-05 with Business & Economics categories.


This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. The book examines the methodological challenges in analyzing the effectiveness of development policies. It presents a selection of tools and methodologies that can help tackle the complexities of which policies work best and why, and how they can be implemented effectively given the political and economic framework conditions of a country. The contributions in this book offer a continuation of the ongoing evidence-based debate on the role of agriculture and participatory policy processes in reducing poverty. They develop and apply quantitative political economy approaches by integrating quantitative models of political decision-making into existing economic modeling tools, allowing a more comprehensive growth-poverty analysis. The book addresses not only scholars who use quantitative policy modeling and evaluation techniques in their empirical or theoretical research, but also technical experts, including policy makers and analysts from stakeholder organizations, involved in formulating and implementing policies to reduce poverty and to increase economic and social well-being in African countries.



Infrastructure In Africa


Infrastructure In Africa
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Author : Ncube, Mthuli
language : en
Publisher: Policy Press
Release Date : 2017-03-31

Infrastructure In Africa written by Ncube, Mthuli and has been published by Policy Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-31 with Political Science categories.


This book presents a comprehensive account and analysis of the current state of infrastructure in Africa with an unprecedented level of detail. Covering nearly twenty specific topical issues for the ongoing development of African infrastructure--including the economic and political aspects of infrastructure development, financing and the mobilization of domestic resources, and the potential for social inclusion--the volume explicitly challenges current policy, practice, and thinking in this area.



Developing Creative Economies In Africa


Developing Creative Economies In Africa
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Author : Brian J. Hracs
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-08-05

Developing Creative Economies In Africa written by Brian J. Hracs and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-05 with Business & Economics categories.


Bringing together the experience of academics and practitioners, this book discusses creative economies in Africa, focusing on changing dynamics related to working, co-working and clustering. The contributors in this volume examine how strategies and opportunities such as co-working spaces, clustering and hubs facilitate the emergence of creative industries in a range of African countries including Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Nigeria, Tanzania and South Africa. They also consider the importance of creative intermediaries in providing opportunities and platforms for the development of creative economies in Africa. The chapters present a range of case studies and practices that engage with how creative and cultural producers embrace some of the limits and challenges of their local context to creatively deliver opportunities for economic as well as social and cultural development in their cities and regions. This book will be of interest to students, scholars and professionals researching the creative economies in Africa across the humanities and social sciences. All the royalties from the publication of this book will be donated to the not-for-profit organisation The Craft and Design Institute (CDI) (https://www.thecdi.org.za/) in South Africa, supporting capacity building for young creative practitioners from disadvantaged backgrounds.



Theorising Development In Africa


Theorising Development In Africa
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Author : Mawere, Munyaradzi
language : en
Publisher: Langaa RPCIG
Release Date : 2017-01-17

Theorising Development In Africa written by Mawere, Munyaradzi and has been published by Langaa RPCIG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-17 with Social Science categories.


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 Africa’s [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 Africa’s [under-]development. It is also an invaluable asset for social scientists, policy makers, development practitioners, civil society activists and politicians.



Africa S Development In Historical Perspective


Africa S Development In Historical Perspective
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Author : Emmanuel Akyeampong
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-08-11

Africa S Development In Historical Perspective written by Emmanuel Akyeampong and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-11 with Business & Economics categories.


Why has Africa remained persistently poor over its recorded history? Has Africa always been poor? What has been the nature of Africa's poverty and how do we explain its origins? This volume takes a necessary interdisciplinary approach to these questions by bringing together perspectives from archaeology, linguistics, history, anthropology, political science, and economics. Several contributors note that Africa's development was at par with many areas of Europe in the first millennium of the Common Era. Why Africa fell behind is a key theme in this volume, with insights that should inform Africa's developmental strategies.



The Idea Of Development In Africa


The Idea Of Development In Africa
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Author : Corrie Decker
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2020-10-29

The Idea Of Development In Africa written by Corrie Decker and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-29 with Business & Economics categories.


An engaging history of how the idea of development has shaped Africa's past and present encounters with the West.



Good Growth And Governance In Africa


Good Growth And Governance In Africa
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Author : Akbar Noman
language : en
Publisher: Blackstone Press
Release Date : 2012

Good Growth And Governance In Africa written by Akbar Noman and has been published by Blackstone Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Business & Economics categories.


This volume reflects the highlights of their deliberations.



Rethinking Ownership Of Development In Africa


Rethinking Ownership Of Development In Africa
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Author : T.D. Harper-Shipman
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-08-08

Rethinking Ownership Of Development In Africa written by T.D. Harper-Shipman and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-08 with Political Science categories.


Rethinking Ownership of Development in Africa demonstrates how instead of empowering the communities they work with, the jargon of development ownership often actually serves to perpetuate the centrality of multilateral organizations and international donors in African development, awarding a fairly minimal role to local partners. In the context of today’s development scheme for Africa, ownership is often considered to be the panacea for all of the aid-dependent continent’s development woes. Reinforced through the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and the Accra Agenda for Action, ownership is now the preeminent procedure for achieving aid effectiveness and a range of development outcomes. Throughout this book, the author illustrates how the ownership paradigm dictates who can produce development knowledge and who is responsible for carrying it out, with a specific focus on the health sectors in Burkina Faso and Kenya. Under this paradigm, despite the ownership narrative, national stakeholders in both countries are not producers of development knowledge; they are merely responsible for its implementation. This book challenges the preponderance of conventional international development policies that call for more ownership from African stakeholders without questioning the implications of donor demands and historical legacies of colonialism in Africa. Ultimately, the findings from this book make an important contribution to critical development debates that question international development as an enterprise capable of empowering developing nations. This lively and engaging book challenges readers to think differently about the ownership, and as such will be of interest to researchers of development studies and African studies, as well as for development practitioners within Africa.