Development from within : survival in rural Africa

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Development from within : survival in rural Africa

edited by D.R.F. Taylor and Fiona Mackenzie

Routledge, 1992

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-275) and index

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"Development from Within" focuses on the relationship between local action and macro-event, arguing for flexibility as an ideology as well as a strategy. Presenting an alternative to structural adjustment, indigenous African scholars use case studies to explore the complex social relationships of power. Against the current tide of pessimism, the authors argue for the knowledge and skill of African peoples and illustrate the diverse means by which men and women in rural Africa struggle to survive.

Table of Contents

1. Development from Within? The Struggle to Survive Fiona Mackenzie 2. Local Farmer Organizations and Rural Development in Zimbabwe Lovemore Zinyama 3. The Indigenous Responses of a Ghanaian Rural Community to Seasonal Food Supply Cycles and the Socio-Environmental Stresses of the 1980s George J.S. Dei 4. The Co-operative Credit Movement in North-Western Ghana: Development Agent or Agent of Incorporation? Jacob Songshore 5. Survival in Rural Africa: The Salt Co-operatives in Ada District, Ghana, Takyiwaa Manuh 6. Local Coping Strategies in Machakos District, Kenya, Peter O. Ondiege 7. Household Based Tree Planting Activities for Fuelwood Supply in the Rural Areas of Kenya Noel A. Chavangi 8. Local Coping Strategies in Dodoma District, Tanzania Japeth M.M. Ndaro 9. The Informal Sector: A Strategy for Survival in Tanzania Alice Nkhoma-Wamunza 10. Development from Within and Survival in Rural Africa: A Synthesis of Theory and Practice D.R.F. Taylor.

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