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| Summary |
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. |
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Introduction : what it means to be "reformed" -- "They think we can manufacture crops" : contract farming and the nontraditional commodity business -- "Everybody is a petty trader" : peri-urban trade in postconflict Maputo, Mozambique -- "We now milk elephants" : the community conservation business in rural Kenya -- "They are beating us over the head with democracy" : multiparty elections in rural Kenya -- "The government is always telling us what to think" : narratives of food aid dependence in rural Ethiopia -- "Counting the poor" : the politics of pastoralist poverty assessments in Kenya -- "A sort of free business" : hyper-liberalization and Somali transnationalism -- Conclusions : rethinking encounters and reformist narratives. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-229) and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Rural development -- Africa.
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Rural development. |
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Africa. |
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Economic development -- Africa.
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Economic development. |
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Agriculture and state -- Africa.
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Agriculture and state. |
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Sustainable development -- Africa.
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Sustainable development. |
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Africa -- Economic policy.
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Economic policy. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Print version: 9781306082419 |
| ISBN |
1306082412 (electronic book) |
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9781306082419 (electronic book) |
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9780253010933 (electronic book) |
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0253010934 (electronic book) |
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9780253010797 (cl ; alkaline paper) |
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0253010799 (cl ; alkaline paper) |
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9780253010841 (pb ; alkaline paper) |
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0253010845 (pb ; alkaline paper) |
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