Economic and Political Reform in Africa

Anthropological Perspectives

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology, Political Science, International
Cover of the book Economic and Political Reform in Africa by Peter D. Little, Indiana University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Peter D. Little ISBN: 9780253010933
Publisher: Indiana University Press Publication: November 20, 2013
Imprint: Indiana University Press Language: English
Author: Peter D. Little
ISBN: 9780253010933
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication: November 20, 2013
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Language: English

What are the local effects of major economic and political reforms in Africa? How have globalized pro-market and pro-democracy reforms impacted local economics and communities? Examining case studies from The Gambia, Ghana, Mozambique, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia, Peter D. Little shows how rural farmers and others respond to complex agendas of governments, development agencies, and non-governmental organizations. The book explores the contradictions between what policy reforms were supposed to do and what actually happened in local communities. Little’s bold vision of development challenges common narratives of African poverty, dependency, and environmental degradation and suggests that sustainable development in Africa can best be achieved by strengthening local livelihoods, markets, and institutions.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

What are the local effects of major economic and political reforms in Africa? How have globalized pro-market and pro-democracy reforms impacted local economics and communities? Examining case studies from The Gambia, Ghana, Mozambique, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia, Peter D. Little shows how rural farmers and others respond to complex agendas of governments, development agencies, and non-governmental organizations. The book explores the contradictions between what policy reforms were supposed to do and what actually happened in local communities. Little’s bold vision of development challenges common narratives of African poverty, dependency, and environmental degradation and suggests that sustainable development in Africa can best be achieved by strengthening local livelihoods, markets, and institutions.

More books from Indiana University Press

Cover of the book Power Struggles by Peter D. Little
Cover of the book Life in the Time of Oil by Peter D. Little
Cover of the book Contributions to Philosophy by Peter D. Little
Cover of the book Worker-Mothers on the Margins of Europe by Peter D. Little
Cover of the book Hopeless but Optimistic by Peter D. Little
Cover of the book Using and Abusing the Holocaust by Peter D. Little
Cover of the book Levinas and the Trauma of Responsibility by Peter D. Little
Cover of the book Across the Ussuri Kray by Peter D. Little
Cover of the book The Life and Art of Felrath Hines by Peter D. Little
Cover of the book Père Marie-Benoît and Jewish Rescue by Peter D. Little
Cover of the book Colonialism by Proxy by Peter D. Little
Cover of the book Playing with Religion in Digital Games by Peter D. Little
Cover of the book Cinema and Development in West Africa by Peter D. Little
Cover of the book Martin Buber's Theopolitics by Peter D. Little
Cover of the book Grand Theory in Folkloristics by Peter D. Little
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy