Handbook of African Development

Tony Binns is Ron Lister Professor of Geography at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, and Visiting Professorial Fellow in the School of Global Studies at the University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.Kenneth Lynch is a Reader in Geography in the School of Natural and Social Sciences at the University of Gloucestershire, UK.Etienne Nel is a Professor of Geography at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, and Visiting Research Fellow, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

"This Handbook represents a distinctively authoritative compendium of expertise addressing contemporary Africa. Attention focuses on the diverse conditions prevailing today, explanations of how they have arisen and are understood in theoretical and practical terms, and what future prospects are likely to hold. The attention to African perspectives, often distinguished from those of outsiders, as manifest in most development theory, international policy discourse and policy, is particularly welcome. The essays are clearly written and will provide an invaluable guide to those wishing to understand Africa and its place in the world." - David Simon, Director of Mistra Urban Futures, Chalmers, Gothenburg, Sweden and Professor of Development Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK

• SECTION 1: Introduction and Context Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: African Perspectives on Development Chapter 3: The African Idea of Development SECTION 2: History Chapter 4: Colonial Africa Chapter 5: Post-Independence Africa: Challenges and Opportunities SECTION 3: Social Perspectives Chapter 6: Demographic Characteristics, Migration and Employment-Seeking Behaviour: A Case Study of Ghana Chapter 7: Gender and Development in Africa: A 50-Year Journey from Women In Development To Gender Justice Chapter 8: Inequality in Africa Chapter 9: Education Chapter 10: Children Chapter 11: Diaspora SECTION 4: Health Chapter 12: Health Challenges Chapter 13: The African HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Is the End in Sight? Chapter 14: Food Insecurity and Famine Chapter 15: Access to Essential Medicines in Africa SECTION 5: Environment Chapter 16: Water Resources and Development Chapter 17: Wetlands Chapter 18: Conservation and People Chapter 19: Ecosystem Services in Africa SECTION 6: Development Issues Chapter 20: African Development: ‘Hopeless Africa’, ‘Africa Rising’, or Somewhere In Between? Chapter 21: Regional Integration Chapter 22: The Millennium Development Goals Chapter 23: Africa’s Natural Resource Corner and BRICS Chapter 24: Aid and Debt Chapter 25: Faith in Development in Sub-Saharan Africa SECTION 7: Rural Africa Chapter 26: Land Tenure Chapter 27: Deagrarianisation and Depeasantisation in Africa Chapter 28: Rural Development Chapter 29: Rural Marketing in Sub-Saharan Africa: Some Current Issues Chapter 30: Rural–Urban Interaction and Development in Africa SECTION 8: Urban Africa Chapter 31: The Politics of Urban Management and Planning in African Cities Chapter 32: Housing in Africa Chapter 33: Perspectives on Urban Employment in Africa: The Case of Informal Solid Waste Management in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Chapter 34: Food Security in African Cities: Linking Urban Food Production with Good Urban Governance Chapter 35: The Future and Africa’s Cities SECTION 9: Economic Perspectives Chapter 36: Africa’s Extreme Uneven Development Worsens During Global Economic Turmoil Chapter 37: Financial Sector Development, Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in Africa Chapter 38: Agriculture Chapter 39: Mining Chapter 40: Supporting the SMME Economy of Sub-Saharan Africa: A Role for Business Incubation Chapter 41: Africa’s Tourism Economy: Uneven Progress and Challenges Chapter 42: Transport Chapter 43: Land-Grabbing in Africa Chapter 44: The Economics of And Prospects for China’s Africa Return SECTION 10: Political Perspectives on Africa’s Development Chapter 45: Government: African Development Beyond ‘Good Governance’ Chapter 46: Conflict and Post-Conflict Chapter 47: Human Rights in Africa: Impasse, Backsliding, Or Forwards? Chapter 48: The International Criminal Court in Africa Chapter 49: Corruption SECTION 11: Conclusion Chapter 50: Conclusion: Looking Forward