Theorising development in Africa : towards building an African framework of development / Munyaradzi Mawere.
| Author/creator | Mawere, Munyaradzi author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Bamenda, Cameroon : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, [2017] |
| Description | 1 online resource : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Contents | What development is and is not -- Development and underdevelopment in Africa: through the lenses of theory -- The blame game and politics of development in Africa -- Development, underdevelopment and globalisation in Africa -- Poverty and inequality: unpacking the pragmatics of poverty and inequality in Africa -- Development, agriculture and the diffusion of technology in rural Africa -- Gender and development in Africa -- Social policy and development in Africa -- Climate change and environmental management strategies in Africa -- Building blocks of development: towards a framework of development for Africa. |
| Abstract | How come Africa is so underdeveloped when it is one of the richest continents on earth? Indeed, Africa is a paradox: it is poor and rich at the same time! Resource-wise, Africa is among the top richest continents in the world, yet development-wise it is the poorest of all continents. This paradox desperately needs comprehensive theoretical unpacking and rethinking if Africa is to achieve breakthroughs to the multifaceted development-related problems that have haunted it since the beginning of its unequal encounters with Europe. Regrettably, current Eurocentric development theories fall short on several fronts. The need for a comprehensive body of knowledge -- theories and models -- from the perspective of Africans persists in urgency. The present volume is an attempt to theorise Africa's [under-]development with a view to provide a sustainable enduring framework of operations that will arrest the elusive predicament of the continent while taking it forward from its current position of passivity. It rethinks and re-imagines a number of externally imposed problematic mechanisms used (un- )consciously in Africa, with the intention to raise awareness and foster critical thinking in scholars and scholarship on African development. With its predicament-oriented theorising, the book is a pacesetter on how to think and research Africa's [under-]development. It is also an invaluable asset for social scientists, policy makers, development practitioners, civil society activists and politicians. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-199). |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Mawere, Munyaradzi. Theorising development in Africa. Bamenda, Cameroon : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, [2017] 9956764744 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9789956764761 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 9956764760 (electronic bk.) |
| Stock number | 22573/ctvk47t27 JSTOR |