Inside poverty and development in Africa : critical reflections on pro-poor policies

TitleInside poverty and development in Africa : critical reflections on pro-poor policies
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication2008
Series EditorM.M.E.M. Rutten, A.H.M. Leliveld, and D.W.J. Foeken
Series titleAfrican Dynamics
Issue7
Pagination - 306
Date Published2008///
PublisherBrill
Place PublishedLeiden ; Boston
Publication Languageeng
ISSN Number978 90 04 15840 5 ; 1568-1777
KeywordsAfrica, Country, Ethiopia, Kenya, policy, South Africa, Uganda
Abstract

When discussing development issues in Africa, it is not sufficient to simply stress the ubiquity of failure, malnutrition, disease, predatory states and war, one also has to recognize that important aspects in the lives of millions of ordinary people have been transformed over the last five decades. The contributions in this book are rooted in extensive empirical research, some at a local, regional and/or national level in different African countries (Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, South Africa and Uganda), while others take a pan-African view. All, however, offer insight from different analytical perspectives into the heterogeneity of poverty and development processes in Sub-Saharan African and confront the ideas, concepts and assumptions that lie behind pro-poor policies. The volume also encourages policy makers to choose realistic policy prescriptions in an attempt to move people out of poverty.

IR handle/ Full text URLhttp://hdl.handle.net/1887/18529
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