Economic and Political Reform in Africa

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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 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. --From publisher's description.

subjects: Sustainable development,  Agriculture and state, africa,  Economic development,  Rural development, africa,  Africa, economic policy,  Rural development,  Economic policy,  Agriculture and state,  Sociology & Social History,  Social Sciences,  Social Conditions,  Développement rural,  Développement économique,  Politique agricole,  Développement durable,  Politique économique,  POLITICAL SCIENCE,  Public Policy,  City Planning & Urban Development,  SOCIAL SCIENCE,  Anthropology,  Cultural,  Landwirtschaft,  Nachhaltigkeit,  Politische Reform,  Wirtschaftsentwicklung