Expanding the Frontiers of African Development Studies

Lucky Asuelime (), Suzanne Francis () and Joseph Yaro ()
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Lucky Asuelime: University of KwaZulu-Natal
Suzanne Francis: University of KwaZulu-Natal
Joseph Yaro: University of Ghana

Chapter Chapter 1 in Selected Themes in African Development Studies, 2014, pp 1-4 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract A growing number of scholars acknowledge the interconnectedness of the myriad of problems and prospects across Africa as a relevant part of global development discourse. Given the ever-increasing importance of knowledge for the scholarly agenda and practice of African Studies, we present a picture of contemporary issues in African development. Although, this volume is focused on development issues, it presents in one volume a multi-disciplinary deeply contextual text on the important themes in development studies covering land questions, housing, water, health, economic liberalization, climate, environment, and gender. Though Africa’s problems transcend these basic sector issues, they still remain at the core of development given the fact that many in Africa are food insecure, have poor access to health, water, housing, and are increasingly affected by global environmental change and global neoliberal economic policies. These themes are a microcosm in the general understanding and study of global development issues that confront humanity. This is hoped will lead to novel analytical frameworks, the emergence of new conceptual approaches, and empirical accounts of relevance to scholars studying Africa as well as practitioners in African development and policy makers.

Keywords: Food Insecure; Local Knowledge; Global Environmental Change; National Health Insurance Scheme; African Study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-06022-4_1

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