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Contending Issues in African Development: Advances, Challenges, and the Future (Contributions in Economics and Economic History)
Contending Issues in African Development Advances Challenges and the Future - Contributions in Economics and Economic History Author:Obioma M. Iheduru Taking a forward-looking approach, this book critically examines the issues and dynamics central to Africa's problematic development and situates these issues within the continent's unique cultural, political, economic, and social milieu. Moving away from a simple litany of problems bedeviling Africa's economy, the book is the culmination of sev... more »eral scholars' efforts to identify specific causative factors. Each chapter delineates a specific issue, demonstrates the role it plays in overall development, and speculates on probable ways to meet the challenges it poses. The major conceptual and epistemological constructs considered include the tamed African State, social capacity, management of change, reconceptualized gender roles, and economic integration.« less