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Author: B. Dill
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2013-03-27
Total Pages: 311
ISBN-13: 1137281413
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCommunity-based development' (CBD) or'community-driven development' (CDD) has been the predominant approach to international development in recent years. Drawing on fieldwork and first-hand experience, this book explains why CBD/CDD produces outcomes that are incompatible with its underlying assumptions and intended objectives.
Author: Ashraf Ghani
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 265
ISBN-13: 0195398610
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Author: Louisa Lombard
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
Published: 2016-12-15
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 1783608870
DOWNLOAD EBOOKShortlisted for the Fage and Oliver Prize 2018 In 2013, the Central African Republic was engulfed by violence. In the face of the rapid spread of the conflict, journalists, politicians, and academics alike have struggled to account for its origins. In this first comprehensive account of the country’s recent upheaval, Louisa Lombard shows the limits of the superficial explanations offered thus far – that the violence has been due to a religious divide, or politicians’ manipulations, or profiteering. Instead, she shows that conflict has long been useful to Central African politics, a tendency that has been exacerbated by the international community’s method of engagement with so-called fragile states. Furthermore, changing this state of affairs will require rethinking the relationships of all those present – rebel groups and politicians, as well as international interveners and diplomats. An urgent insight into this little-understood country and the problems with peacebuilding more broadly.
Author: Bernard Lugan
Publisher: Carnot USA Books
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 248
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKDid colonization really result in the wholesale plundering of Africa's natural resources? Did Europe and America get rich at the expense of Africa and her people? Not according to Lugan, who challenges conventional wisdom and makes a plea for greater responsibility for Africa itself.
Author: M. Muiu
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2009-01-05
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 0230618316
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOffers a historical, multidisciplinary perspective on African political systems and institutions, ranging from Antiquity (Egypt, Kush and Axum) to the present with particular focus on their destruction through successive exogenous processes including the Atlantic slave trade, imperialism, colonialism and neo-colonialism or globalization.
Author: Doctor Claire Mercer
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
Published: 2013-07-18
Total Pages: 326
ISBN-13: 1848136447
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere has been much recent celebration of the success of African 'civil society' in forging global connections through an ever-growing diaspora. Against the background of such celebrations, this innovative book sheds light on the diasporic networks - 'home associations' - whose economic contributions are being used to develop home. Despite these networks being part of the flow of migrants' resources back to Africa that now outweighs official development assistance, the relationship between the flow of capital and social and political change are still poorly understood. Looking in particular at Cameroon and Tanzania, the authors examine the networks of migrants that have been created by making 'home associations' international. They argue that claims in favour of enlarging 'civil society' in Africa must be placed in the broader context of the political economy of migration and wider debates concerning ethnicity and belonging. They demonstrate both that diasporic development is distinct from mainstream development, and that it is an uneven historical process in which some 'homes' are better placed to take advantage of global connections than others. In doing so, the book engages critically with the current enthusiasm among policy-makers for treating the African diaspora as an untapped resource for combating poverty. Its focus on diasporic networks, rather than private remittances, reveals the particular successes and challenges diasporas face in acting as a group, not least in mobilising members of the diaspora to fulfill obligations to home.
Author: Amy S. Patterson
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018-01-18
Total Pages: 239
ISBN-13: 1351147862
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis edited volume analyzes African state responses to the AIDS epidemic. Institutionally weak, limited in resources and lacking power in the international system, the African state has been characterized as inefficient, corrupt and illegitimate. The volume questions how aspects of the African state have affected policy responses to AIDS. It highlights how African states must initiate, develop and/or implement the long-term policy solutions necessary to combat AIDS. It employs empirical studies from the international and national arena to illustrate why some African states have been able (and willing) to address AIDS while others have not. Contributions analyze how international actors, civil society organizations, state ideology, patriarchy and state capacity have influenced policies to fight AIDS. Examining AIDS policies through the prism of African state development and linkages to domestic and international actors, this book provides a nuanced understanding of the variety of responses to AIDS in Africa.
Author: Morten Jerven
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2022-01-13
Total Pages: 197
ISBN-13: 1108424597
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA new account of economic performance and state development in African countries across the long twentieth century.
Author: Ganahl, Joseph Patrick
Publisher: Universitätsverlag Potsdam
Published: 2014-02-18
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 386956248X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAfrican states are often called corrupt, indicating that the political system in Africa differs from the one prevalent in economically advanced democracies. This, however, does not give us any insight into what makes corruption the dominant norm of African statehood. Thus we must turn to the overly neglected theoretical work on the political economy of Africa in order to determine how the poverty of governance in Africa is firmly anchored both in Africa’s domestic socioeconomic reality, as well as in the region’s role in the international economic order. Instead of focusing on increased monitoring, enforcement and formal democratic procedures, this book combines economic analysis with political theory in order to arrive at a better understanding of the political-economic roots of corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Author: Nic Cheeseman
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-03-12
Total Pages: 456
ISBN-13: 1135092419
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProviding a comprehensive and cutting edge examination of this important continent, Routledge Handbook of African Politics surveys the key debates and controversies, dealing with each of the major issues to be found in Africa’s politics today. Structured into 6 broad areas, the handbook features over 30 contributions focused around: The State Identity Conflict Democracy and Electoral Politics Political Economy & Development International Relations Each chapter deals with a specific topic, providing an overview of the main arguments and theories and explaining the empirical evidence that they are based on, drawing on high-profile cases such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Rwanda and Zimbabwe. The Handbook also contains new contributions on a wide range of topical issues, including terrorism, the growing influence of China, civil war, and transitional justice, making it required reading for non-specialists and experts alike. Featuring both established scholars and emerging researchers, this is a vital resource for all students of African Studies, democratization, conflict resolution and Third World politics.
