Poverty, Inequality, and Innovation in the Global South

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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Beskrivning

This edited volume analyzes the experiences learned in practice especially among small holder farmers to eradicate poverty. It also has the potential to address the issue of rural urban migration by providing knowledge that is usable by small scale farmers, policy makers and entrepreneurs alike.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-03-05
Mått:148 x 210 x 22 mm
Vikt:506 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:367
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031218439

Utforska kategorier

Politik och statsskick inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Oliver Mtapuri is Professor at the School of Built Environment and Development Studies, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1: Of Poverty, Inequality, Development and Innovation: An Introduction.- Chapter 2: Perceptions of inequality in an Informal Settlement in Durban, South Africa.- Chapter 3: Africa’s policy and technology options: Linking agricultural mechanization to social protection targets.- Chapter 4: Building Bridges to Close the Inequality Gap as a Basis for Social Change: A Social Worker’s Pragmatic Experience in Immersion.- Chapter 5: Tanzania policies on water governance in river basins: Implications for livelihoods and resource conservation.- Chapter 6: Farmer groups approach to rural development in Morogoro, Tanzania: A study of the activities performed and challenges experienced.- Chapter 7: Tanzania Social Action Fund II Implementation for the Household Socio-Economic Improvement: Evidence from Arusha District, Tanzania.- Chapter 8: Gender parity as a way to address poverty challenges in South Africa.- Chapter 9: Development Driven Tools or Parasitic Paradigms? A Critical Perspective of Western theories of Development and its Reforms.- Chapter 10: The Sankofa Methodology: A Pan-African Approach to Poverty Alleviation.- Chapter 11: Innovations for Fighting Poverty and Inequality in Zimbabwe: The Evolving Roles of the State, Private Sector and Non-Governmental Organisations.- Chapter 12: Systemic monitoring and evaluation to enhance collective creativity and innovation for the alleviation of poverty and inequality.- Chapter 13: Factors affecting agricultural students’ attitude towards entrepreneurship at a University in South Africa.- Chapter 14: Ending poverty on the African continent: Consolidating the agrarian welfare regime in Zimbabwe.- Chapter 15: Rural women’s perceptions of poverty and inequality in Mungwi District, Zambia.- Chapter 16: An Investigation into the Nexus between Innovation and Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa.