OECD Economic Surveys: South Africa 2013

OECD Economic Surveys: South Africa 2013

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2013-03-04

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 9264182322

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OECD's 2013 Economic Survey of South Africa examines recent economic developments, policies and prospects. Special chapters cover improving education quality and green growth.


Empire, Global Coloniality and African Subjectivity

Empire, Global Coloniality and African Subjectivity

Author: Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Published: 2013-06-01

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 085745952X

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Global imperial designs, which have been in place since conquest by western powers, did not suddenly evaporate after decolonization. Global coloniality as a leitmotif of the empire became the order of the day, with its invisible technologies of subjugation continuing to reproduce Africa’s subaltern position, a position characterized by perceived deficits ranging from a lack of civilization, a lack of writing and a lack of history to a lack of development, a lack of human rights and a lack of democracy. The author’s sharply critical perspective reveals how this epistemology of alterity has kept Africa ensnared within colonial matrices of power, serving to justify external interventions in African affairs, including the interference with liberation struggles and disregard for African positions. Evaluating the quality of African responses and available options, the author opens up a new horizon that includes cognitive justice and new humanism.


Foreign Intervention in Africa

Foreign Intervention in Africa

Author: Elizabeth Schmidt

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-03-25

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0521882389

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This book chronicles foreign political and military interventions in Africa from 1956 to 2010, helping readers understand the historical roots of Africa's problems.


OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: South Africa 2013

OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: South Africa 2013

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2013-12-03

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 9264202889

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This report evaluates South Africa's progress towards sustainable development and green growth, with a focus on policies that provide incentives to protect South Africa's exceptionally rich biodiversity and promote more effective and efficient environmental management.


The Rise of Africa's Middle Class

The Rise of Africa's Middle Class

Author: Henning Melber

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2016-12-15

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 1783607157

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Across Africa, a burgeoning middle class has become the poster child for the 'Africa rising' narrative. Ambitious, aspirational and increasingly affluent, this group is said to embody the values and hopes of the new Africa, with international bodies ranging from the United Nations Development Programme to the World Bank regarding them as important agents of both economic development and democratic change. This narrative, however, obscures the complex and often ambiguous role that this group actually plays in African societies. Bringing together economists, political scientists, anthropologists and development experts, and spanning a variety of case studies from across the continent, this collection provides a much-needed corrective to the received wisdom within development circles, and provides a fresh perspective on social transformations in contemporary Africa.


Visions of Freedom

Visions of Freedom

Author: Piero Gleijeses

Publisher: UNC Press Books

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 673

ISBN-13: 1469609681

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Visions of Freedom: Havana, Washington, Pretoria, and the Struggle for Southern Africa, 1976-1991


Development in Africa

Development in Africa

Author: George Kararach

Publisher: Policy Press

Published: 2016-10-26

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 144732854X

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Though the fact gets little international attention, in recent years countries across Africa have seen unprecedented economic growth, a boom that stretches back to 2000 and has made a huge difference in the lives of citizens in countless nations. Nonetheless, the continent still faces major development challenges. This book brings together a sterling roster of contributors to analyze present and future development in Africa, post-Millennium Development Goals. It presents twelve major public policy conversations that they deem essential to Africa's future growth and success.


The African Mobile Story

The African Mobile Story

Author: Knud Erik Skouby

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2022-09-01

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 100079735X

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Africa and especially Sub-Saharan Africa has during the past decade witnessed one of the fastest growing markets in mobile communication. This growth is recognized to have played a pivotal role in Africa’s socio-economic development. It has had a huge impact on residential living patterns; on business networks and models; and on government services and income sources. The mobile industry has contributed more to economic growth than in any other comparable region globally introducing innovative, broadly used applications. Technical topics discussed in the book include:• Mobile Development in Sub-Saharan Africa;• Telecom Liberalization in Africa;• Role of Mobile in Socio-economic Development;• Mobile Applications in specific sectors;• Security in African Mobile;• Role of Prepaid in Africa


Managing Africa's Natural Resources

Managing Africa's Natural Resources

Author: K. Hanson

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-09-23

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1137365617

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The authors investigate well-known concerns in natural resource management in Africa while focusing on the capacity dimension of the problems. They examine dynamics of leadership, governance, criminality, structural transformation, as well as emerging issues such as green growth.