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.
| ISBN: | 9780253010841 |
| Publication date: | 20th November 2013 |
| Author: | Peter D Little |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 240 pages |
| Genres: |
Politics and government Social and cultural anthropology |
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.
Economic and Political Reform in Africa features in the following genres: Politics and government, Social and cultural anthropology
Economic and Political Reform in Africa is available in Hardback, Paperback
Economic and Political Reform in Africa was written by Peter D Little and published by Indiana University Press
Economic and Political Reform in Africa has 240 pages