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Philosophical Premises For African Economic Development Sen S Capability Approach
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Author : Symphorien Ntibagirirwa
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Philosophical Premises For African Economic Development Sen S Capability Approach written by Symphorien Ntibagirirwa and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Economic development categories.
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Philosophy And African Development
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Author : L. D. Keita
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2011
Philosophy And African Development written by L. D. Keita and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Business & Economics categories.
Philosophy and African Development: Theory and Practice appraises development in a holistic manner. It goes beyond the usual measurement in terms of economic achievement and widens the scope to include the impact that history of ideas, political theory, sociology, social and political philosophy, and political economy have had on development in Africa. It is a departure from the traditional treatment of development by economists who point towards the so-called time-tested assertions and recommendations for 'sustainable development', but which are yet bring about significant change in the economies of the so-called 'developing' societies. It is on account of the failures of the economic development theory, with its tepid prescriptions for 'sustainable development' and 'poverty reduction' that theories of development have now been expanded from mere economic analysis to include considerations of history, sociology, political economy and anthropology, as could be discovered in this book. Most of the contributions in this book have been prepared by philosophers across Africa and the United States who implicitly practise their discipline as one whose most effective modern function would be to appraise the human experience in all its dimensions from the standpoints of modern social and natural sciences, all disciplinary offspring of philosophy itself. With chapters ranging from issues of modernity and religious interpretations, the human right to development, the idea of 'African time', the primacy of mental decolonisation, and the type of education we are offering in Africa today and as a tool for development, to development planning, science, technology and globalisation, as well as issues of post coloniality among others, the tenor of the contributions is not only proportional, but also engaged in the meta-analysis of the theories on which the concept of development is founded and practised. This book is strongly recommended as a useful text in the hands of scholars, researchers and students of development studies. It approaches the important issue of African development from the broad perspective of the social sciences in general, and buttresses this with the keen analytical approach of its contributors.
Philosophical Perspectives On Land Reform In Southern Africa
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Author : Erasmus Masitera
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-11-27
Philosophical Perspectives On Land Reform In Southern Africa written by Erasmus Masitera and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-27 with Philosophy categories.
This edited collection explores a variety of philosophical perspectives on land reform in Southern Africa. Presenting an innovative focus on the philosophical themes in land reform, the contributors reflect on traditional African conceptualisations of the land, as well as Western interpretations, introducing specifically Southern African approaches to a wide range of debates. Rooted in questions of colonization and decolonization, the chapters examine what reform ought to do for the people of Africa, providing contemporary reflections on the different racial and cultural facets of the land. Notably, ideas of reconciliation, compensation, justice, development, emancipation, Ubuntu, and empowerment are explored. Vigorous and interdisciplinary in their approach, the fifteen original chapters tackle a range of questions such as: What does land mean in Africa? What ethical considerations are relevant? Which mechanisms should be used in addressing injustice regarding land reform and redistribution? Providing a comprehensive engagement with philosophical and political issues of land reform in Southern Africa, this volume is an invaluable resource to scholars, not only in Africa, but wherever similar questions of land, dispossession, and justice arise.
The Ethics And Economics Of The Capability Approach
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Author : Reiko Gotoh
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-11-11
The Ethics And Economics Of The Capability Approach written by Reiko Gotoh and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-11 with Business & Economics categories.
This book inquires into the Capability Approach, a value theory of freedom, which crystalizes the interests of Marx, Welfare Economics, Social Choice, and Ethics. The capability approach has attracted many people as a promising interdisciplinary approach to human well-being and social worlds, finely overarching ethical and economic concerns. It has well challenged essential characteristics of welfare economics, which focuses on the criterion of efficiency with the concept of utility, by explicitly incorporating normative criteria such as agency, well-being and real freedom into positive analysis. However, it has a bit operational and methodological difficulties such that how to estimate an individual capability set which includes potential multi-dimensional functioning vectors. This book reminds the reader of what traditional economics has left behind, by examining historical backgrounds, scrutinizing philosophical foundations and providing an operational formulation of the capability approach: indispensable for understanding what the capability approach is about and what it can achieve.
African Economic Humanism
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Author : Mfuniselwa John Bhengu
language : en
Publisher: Gower Publishing Company, Limited
Release Date : 2011
African Economic Humanism written by Mfuniselwa John Bhengu and has been published by Gower Publishing Company, Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Africa categories.
There is much discussion as to the reasons why capitalism does not thrive well in some non-European settings and there is a view that this is particularly so in Africa. In African Economic Humanism Mfuniselwa J. Bhengu focuses crucially on the cultural backdrop to economics in Southern Africa specifically, and Africa generally. The author describes his search for a suitable alternative economic paradigm, particularly one appropriate for the African Sub-Saharan region, that might serve to enhance economic development in a free and unhindered way. Throughout his distinguished career in public service in South Africa, Bhengu has devoted himself to the study of African philosophy and economics. There is, today, a plethora of literature on the traditional concept of 'Ubuntu', with its focus on community, sharing, and generosity. Bhengu embraces this, but goes beyond it in attempting to establish a viable approach to economics that is rooted in African soils and recognizes the nature of the belief systems by which his fellow Africans live. The author's thorough research examines pre-colonial African economic relations, the ascendancy of Western capitalism and responses to it, and the particular nature of South African capitalism. He investigates the phenomenon of the 'capitalist comrades' and the Bantu philosophy of 'Ntu' or 'Being'. He eventually arrives at a theory of African Economic Humanism, which he proposes as the basis for a new economic paradigm that could have the power to transform individuals, organizations, and societies on the continent of Africa, and even beyond. This fascinating addition to the Gower Transformation and Innovation Series will appeal to a wide international audience of academics and researchers, policy makers, development specialists and business people.
African Perspectives On Poverty Indigenous Knowledge Systems And Innovation
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Author : Oliver Mtapuri
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-11-15
African Perspectives On Poverty Indigenous Knowledge Systems And Innovation written by Oliver Mtapuri and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-15 with Social Science categories.
This book examines the connections between poverty and innovation in Africa. Through case studies and theorizations from a distinctly African perspective, it stands in contrast to current theoretical works in the field, which remain very much rooted in Western-orientated thinking. The book investigates the application of methodologies which explain numerous African contexts in connection with issues of poverty and inequality. It reflects on comparative practices and praxes on the African continent, including commonplace traditions and practices in alleviating poverty, taken against a background of the failure of current prescriptions for poverty alleviation, such as the Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs) and the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP). There is a dire need for new practical perspectives which move Africa forward using its indigenous knowledge. Owing to a general lack of recorded African theories and methodologies on poverty, inequality and innovation, this book represents a pioneering corpus of African knowledge addressing poverty and inequality through local innovations. Adopting a transdisciplinary approach, it is relevant to students and scholars in development studies and economics, African studies, social studies, political history and political economy, climate studies, anthropology and geography.
Valuing Freedoms
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Author : Sabina Alkire
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2002
Valuing Freedoms written by Sabina Alkire and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Business & Economics categories.
Drawing on the work of John Finnis and others, Alkire addresses foundational issues regarding the identification and pursuit of 'valuable' dimensions of human development based in practical reason, then observes that much of the criticism and development arises from negative impacts on social or cultural/religious dimensions that are also deeply valued by the poor.
Pan Africa Rising
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Author : Rita Kiki Edozie
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-09-08
Pan Africa Rising written by Rita Kiki Edozie and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-08 with Political Science categories.
This book uses Nigeria’s Afri-capitalist and South Africa’s Ubuntu Business models as case studies that reconcile the tension between Africa Rising and Pan African economics, presenting their convergence as Africa’s viable Third Way route to global development. In presenting Afri-capitalism and Ubuntu Business as national, business sector manifestations of a “new” Pan Africanism, the author explores Africa’s “culturalist” path in engaging the international political economy. This is an African customized engagement that parallels the alternative models of China’s “market-socialism” and Latin America’s “21st C Socialism”. All present alternatives to realist, liberal, and structuralist standpoints, inclining instead toward constructivist political economies derived from the perspectives and subject conditions of African economic histories, socio-cultures, alternative modernities, and agent-led initiatives.
Systemic Remediation
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Author : Chijioke Francis Nwosu
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
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Systemic Remediation written by Chijioke Francis Nwosu and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
The Capability Approach
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Author : Flavio Comim
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2008-04-24
The Capability Approach written by Flavio Comim 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 2008-04-24 with Business & Economics categories.
The capability approach developed by Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen has become an important new paradigm in thinking about development. However, despite its theoretical and philosophical attractiveness, it has been less easy to measure or to translate into policy. This volume addresses these issues in the context of poverty and justice. Part I offers a set of conceptual essays that debate the strength of the often misunderstood individual focus of the capability approach. Part II investigates the techniques by which we can measure and compare capabilities, and how we can integrate them into poverty comparisons and policy advice. Finally, Part III looks at how we can apply the capability approach to different regions and contexts. Written by a team of international scholars, The Capability Approach is a valuable resource for researchers and graduate students concerned with the debate over the value of the capability approach and its potential applications.