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  • Higher Education and Development in Africa

    by Pedro Uetela ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book critically addresses concepts and analyses related to the higher education and development nexus in Africa. The study explores the expansion of higher education in Africa and its impact on development, modernization and the economy to situate Africa within global debates on higher education governance and investment. Using concrete indicators from economic, social and political domains, ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

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  • The Challenge for Africa

    by Wangari Maathai ...
    In this groundbreaking work, the Nobel Peace Prize-winner and founder of the Green Belt Movement offers a new perspective on the troubles facing Africa today. Too often these challenges are portrayed by the media in extreme terms connoting poverty, dependence, and desperation. Wangari Maathai, the author of Unbowed, sees things differently, and here she argues for a moral revolution among Africans ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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  • Lawlessness and Economics

    Alternative Modes of Governance

    by Avinash K. Dixit ...
    Series series The Gorman Lectures in Economics
    How can property rights be protected and contracts be enforced in countries where the rule of law is ineffective or absent? How can firms from advanced market economies do business in such circumstances? In Lawlessness and Economics, Avinash Dixit examines the theory of private institutions that transcend or supplement weak economic governance from the state.In much of the world and through much ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Governing African Gold Mining

    Private Governance and the Resource Curse

    by Ainsley Elbra ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book takes a fresh approach to the puzzle of sub-Saharan Africa’s resource curse. Moving beyond current scholarship’s state-centric approach, it presents cutting-edge evidence gathered through interviews with mining company executives and industry representatives to demonstrate that firms are actively controlling the regulation of the gold mining sector. It shows how large mining firms with ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • 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

  • 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

  • The Economic Roots of Conflict and Cooperation in Africa

    Edited by W. Ascher, N. Mirovitskaya ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book combines overviews of the nature and causes of inter-group violence in North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa with a collection of country case studies. Both the overview chapter and the case studies trace how economic policy initiatives, and consequent changes in the roles and statuses of various groups, shape conflict or cooperation. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • The Global Hunger Crisis

    Tackling Food Insecurity in Developing Countries

    by Majda Bne Saad ...
    For billions across the world, the daily challenge is to find enough to eat to survive. Hunger is on the rise globally with more than 1.2 billion people suffering from food insecurity and poverty and rising food prices increasingly jeopardising access to food. But what are the causes for global hunger? And as the global population soars, what are the key food challenges?In this deeply informative ... Read more

    $33.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bauxite Mining in Africa

    Transnational Corporate Governance and Development

    by Johannes Knierzinger ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book deals with the consequences of the inclusion of African states and communities in the global aluminium chain. The so-called “New Scramble for Africa” of the 2000s illustrated how seriously African living conditions are affected by continuous cycles of boom and bust, and how strongly the quality of life currently depends on the investment decisions and corporate social responsibility ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Social Justice and Deep Participation

    Theory and Practice for the 21st Century

    by Paula Donnelly Roark ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Knowing what deep participation is, and how it works, can make a critical difference in solving 21st century economic, political, and social problems. This book provides a new approach to hands-on change and begins formulation of a participatory social theory promising greater prosperity and justice for all. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Emerging Powers in Africa

    A New Wave in the Relationship?

    Edited by Justin van der Merwe, Ian Taylor, Alexandra Arkhangelskaya ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This empirically and theoretically grounded book provides insights into the ascendance of powers such as Turkey, South Korea and Indonesia and their relationship with Africa. Leading scholars present case studies from the BRICS and beyond to demonstrate the constantly evolving and complex character of these ties and their place in the global capitalist order. They also offer new theoretical ... Read more

    $152.09 USD

  • Recipient States in Global Health Politics

    PEPFAR in Africa

    by Ricardo Pereira ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Even if constrained in their international choices, recipient countries of global health programmes hold the capacity to autonomously define and pursue their own strategies, policies, and ultimately attain political goals. This is comparatively demonstrated through the analysis of PEPFAR's implementation in Botswana, Ethiopia and South Africa. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD