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  • The Politics of Government-Business Relations in Ghana, 1982-2008

    by D. Opoku ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Since the early 1980s, the World Bank, backed by aid donor countries, has been involved in a determined effort to stimulate capitalist growth in Africa by prescribing a set of orthodox, neoliberal economic policies. Using Ghana as a case study, this book considers why this is the case. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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    Angola Since the Civil War

    by Ricardo Soares de Oliveira ...
    Magnificent and Beggar Land is a powerful account of fast-changing dynamics in Angola, an important African state that is a key exporter of oil and diamonds and a growing power on the continent. Based on three years of research and extensive first-hand knowledge of Angola, it documents the rise of a major economy and its insertion in the international system since it emerged in 2002 from one of ... Read more

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  • State and Economic Development in Africa

    The Case of Ethiopia

    by Aaron Tesfaye ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book critically assesses the impact of Ethiopia’s policy of Agriculture Development Led Industrialization. Employing qualitative and quantitative analysis, it presents empirical evidence suggesting persistent economic growth. The research highlights improvements in infrastructure, health care, education, poverty alleviation as well reductions in infant mortality rate. The impact of this ... Read more

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  • Education for Sustainable Peace and Conflict Resilient Communities

    by Borislava Manojlovic ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book articulates a practice and theory of education that aims to facilitate the emergence of sustainable peace and conflict-resilient communities in societies plagued by conflict. It does so by examining the agency of conflict-resilient communities and the dynamic processes of their interactions with larger societal structure. Although education is seen as a human right, the design of ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Education Law, Strategic Policy and Sustainable Development in Africa

    Agenda 2063

    Edited by A.C Onuora-Oguno, W.O. Egbewole, T.E. Kleven ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book outlines the findings and suggestions of the Law and Society Association’s International Research Collaborations, which focused on the African Union’s Agenda 2063. This outlined the ideal Africa aspired to by the year 2063: ‘the Africa we want’. The authors examine socio-economic rights issues and their impact on developing a strong educational agenda that can drive Africa to realize ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • Development beyond Politics

    Aid, Activism and NGOs in Ghana

    by Thomas Yarrow ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Is 'development' the answer for positive social change or a cynical western strategy for perpetuating inequality? Moving beyond an increasingly entrenched debate about the role of NGOs, this book reveals the practices and social relations through which ideas of development are concretely enacted. ... Read more

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  • Development and Politics from Below

    Exploring Religious Spaces in the African State

    Edited by B. Bompani, M. Frahm-Arp ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Religion is playing an increasingly central role in African political and developmental life. This book offers an empirical and theoretical reflection on the relationships between religion, politics and development in Africa; the meanings of religion in non-Western contexts and the way that is embedded in the everyday life of people in Africa. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Forging African Communities

    Mobility, Integration and Belonging

    Edited by Loren B. Landau, Oliver Bakewell ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book draws renewed attention to migration into and within Africa, and to the socio-political consequences of these movements. In doing so, it complements vibrant scholarly and political discussions of migrant integration globally with innovative, interdisciplinary perspectives focused on migration within Africa. It sheds new light on how human mobility redefines the meaning of home, community ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the European Union (EU)

    Regionalism and External Influence

    by Johannes Muntschick ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book explores regionalism in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and highlights the influence of the European Union (EU) as an extra-regional actor on the organization and integration process. The analysis is guided by theory and explains the emergence, institutional design and performance of SADC’s major integration projects in the issue areas of the economy, security and ... Read more

    $152.09 USD

  • Development and Diffusionism

    Looking Beyond Neopatrimonialism in Nigeria, 1962–1985

    by J. Dibua ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This book deconstructs the neopatrimonial paradigm that has dominated analysis of Nigerian and African development. It shows that by denying agency to Nigerian societies and devaluing indigenous culture and local realities, Eurocentric diffusionism played a significant role in the failure of development planning. ... Read more

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  • Contemporary Issues in African Society

    Historical Analysis and Perspective

    Edited by George Klay Kieh, Jr. ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book examines the twin critical processes of state-building and nation-building in Africa and the confluence of major domestic and global issues that shape them. The book covers topics such as the expansive role of non-governmental organizations, the growing influence of charismatic Pentecostalism, ethnic conflicts in East Africa, the failure of the African Union’s peacekeeping efforts in ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Business and Governance in South Africa

    Racing to the Top?

    Edited by T. Börzel, C. Thauer ...
    Series series Governance and Limited Statehood
    The authors identify conditions under which firms seek higher rather than lower regulation in a context of weak regulatory capacities by engaging in self-regulation or partnering up with the government and/or NGOs. They analyse how firms in the automotive, food, textile, and mining sectors fight environmental pollution and HIV/AIDS. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD