Africa : the challenge of transformation
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Bibliographic Information
Africa : the challenge of transformation
I.B. Tauris , Distributed by St. Martin's Press, 1994
- : hard
- : pbk
Available at 10 libraries
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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityアフリカ専攻
: pbk332.4||McC95060569
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Library, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization図
: pbk||338.9||Af1001:11350030
Note
Bibliography: p. 241-246
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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: pbk ISBN 9781850438205
Description
Africa is portrayed by the world's media as a giant disaster area, plagued by civil war, ethnic and tribal conflict, natural and climatic catastrophes, famine and disease. Rural poverty is rife and burgeoning shanty-towns disfigure the outskirts of every African city. Yet travellers, including journalists, people in business and academics, are often struck by the timeless normality of African life and the survival of communities against all odds. This book does not conceal the huge problems, but examines them with empathy and suggests solutions. It stresses the extent to which there has already been positive political, economic and social progress - in particular, the gradual process of democratization and the growth of civil society. People are better educated and trained than ever before, and structural adjustment, despite its often brutal effects, has reduced over-blown state structures in several countries. Aid is now being channelled into stimulating local economic development and is no longer merely a "top-down" exercise. Agricultural production is rising despite the droughts of the early 1990s and there is growing industrialization.
This accessible and topical account provides a good introduction to some of the main issues.
Table of Contents
- African society today - a snapshot
- measuring Africa's development
- a historical survey
- political Africa - the first generation
- economic debates and development
- external aid
- conclusions and outlook. Appendices: The success story of Botswana
- a menu for aid-givers.
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: hard ISBN 9781850438212
Description
Africa is portrayed by the world's media as a giant disaster area, plagued by civil war, ethnic and tribal conflict, natural and climatic catastrophes, famine and disease. Rural poverty is rife and burgeoning shanty-towns disfigure the outskirts of every African city. Yet travellers, including journalists, people in business and academics, are often struck by the timeless normality of African life and the survival of communities against all the odds. This book does not conceal the huge problems, but examines them with sympathy and suggests solutions. It stresses the extent to which there has already been positive political, economic and social progress - in particular, the gradual process of democratization and the growth of civil society. People are better educated and trained than ever before, and structural adjustment, despite its often brutal effects, has reduced over-blown state structures in several countries. Aid is now being channelled into stimulating local economic development and is no longer merely a "top-down" exercise. Agricultural production is rising despite the droughts of the early 1990s and there is growing industrialization.
This accessible and topical account provides a good introduction to some of the main issues.
Table of Contents
- African society today - a snapshot
- measuring Africa's development
- a historical survey
- political Africa - the first generation
- economic debates and development
- external aid
- conclusions and outlook. Appendices: The success story of Botswana
- a menu for aid-givers.
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