Economic and political reform in Africa anthropological perspectives / Peter D. Little.
| Author/creator | Little, Peter D. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2014] |
| Description | xiv, 240 pages ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : what it means to be "reformed" -- "They think we can manufacture crops" : contract farming and the nontraditional commodity business -- "Everybody is a petty trader" : peri-urban trade in postconflict Maputo, Mozambique -- "We now milk elephants" : the community conservation business in rural Kenya -- "They are beating us over the head with democracy" : multiparty elections in rural Kenya -- "The government is always telling us what to think" : narratives of food aid dependence in rural Ethiopia -- "Counting the poor" : the politics of pastoralist poverty assessments in Kenya -- "A sort of free business" : hyper-liberalization and Somali transnationalism -- Conclusions : rethinking encounters and reformist narratives. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-229) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013016718 |
| ISBN | 9780253010797 (cl : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780253010841 (pb : alk. paper) |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |