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This book examines how moralities of distribution and redistribution operate and intertwine in everyday African economic life, enhancing current understandings of capitalism on the continent. Through rich ethnographic studies spanning eight countries-Ghana, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, and Zimbabwe-the volume reveals how these moral perspectives of right and wrong connect macro political economies with micro-level social norms and expectations.As debates about economic inequality intensify globally, this timely work illuminates how African actors navigate complex (re)distributional dynamics, duties, and pressures in contemporary capitalist contexts. The contributors provide nuanced analyses of socioeconomic inequalities that often remain obscured in scholarly and public discourse, making a significant contribution to the growing field of moral economy research in Africa and beyond.This book is essential reading for scholars of African studies, economic anthropology, political economy, development studies and anyone interested in understanding how moral frameworks shape economic relations, practices and outcomes across diverse African settings.The chapters in this book were originally published in Journal of Contemporary African Studies.

This book examines how moralities of distribution and redistribution operate and intertwine in everyday African economic life, enhancing current understandings of capitalism on the continent. Through rich ethnographic studies spanning eight countries-Ghana, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, and Zimbabwe-the volume reveals how these moral perspectives of right and wrong connect macro political economies with micro-level social norms and expectations.As debates about economic inequality intensify globally, this timely work illuminates how African actors navigate complex (re)distributional dynamics, duties, and pressures in contemporary capitalist contexts. The contributors provide nuanced analyses of socioeconomic inequalities that often remain obscured in scholarly and public discourse, making a significant contribution to the growing field of moral economy research in Africa and beyond.This book is essential reading for scholars of African studies, economic anthropology, political economy, development studies and anyone interested in understanding how moral frameworks shape economic relations, practices and outcomes across diverse African settings.The chapters in this book were originally published in Journal of Contemporary African Studies.

This book examines how moralities of distribution and redistribution operate and intertwine in everyday African economic life, enhancing current understandings of capitalism on the continent. Through rich ethnographic studies spanning eight countries—Ghana, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, and Zimbabwe—the volume reveals how these moral perspectives of right and wrong connect macro political economies with micro-level social norms and expectations.As debates about economic inequality intensify globally, this timely work illuminates how African actors navigate complex (re)distributional dynamics, duties, and pressures in contemporary capitalist contexts. The contributors provide nuanced analyses of socioeconomic inequalities that often remain obscured in scholarly and public discourse, making a significant contribution to the growing field of moral economy research in Africa and beyond.This book is essential reading for scholars of African studies, economic anthropology, political economy, development studies and anyone interested in understanding how moral frameworks shape economic relations, practices and outcomes across diverse African settings.The chapters in this book were originally published in Journal of Contemporary African Studies.

Mauritian independence in 1968 marked the end of a regime favorable to the Franco-Mauritians, the island’s white colonial elite. Now, in postcolonial Mauritius, this group is faced with a much more diverse power constellation and often feels in competition with others vying for their privileges. Though this is a clear departure from the colonial heydays, Franco-Mauritians have been able to continue their elite position into the early twenty-first century. This book focuses on the power of white elites still lingering on in postcolonial realities, and with regards to elites and power in general, addresses anew how an elite group aims to prolong its position over time.