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Farm Labour
Av Ken Swindell
Häftad, 1985
468 kr
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This 1985 book highlights important attributes of farm labour, how it is mobilised and controlled, and places it within a context of historical change. International trade, colonialism, the growth of towns and transport have all exerted a powerful influence on rural Africa; yet agriculture is still …
Migrant Laborers
Häftad, 1985
586 kr
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First published in 1985, Migrant Laborers surveys the literature on labor migration in east, west and southern Africa and interprets it from a political economy perspective. It addresses the controversies as to the origins of migrancy and its effects on the rural economy, emphasizing the …
Rural Communities under Stress
Peasant Farmers and the State in Africa
Häftad, 1990
569 kr
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First published in 1990, Rural Communities under Stress goes behind the crises of famine and poor agricultural production to examine the forces and pressures that can affect peasant farming communities in sub-Saharan Africa. Drawing on a wide range of case studies by anthropologists, political …
The African Worker
Av Bill Freund
Häftad, 1988
569 kr
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The African Worker, first published in 1988, was intended as a synthesis considering issues and debates from the work of many writers on labour history and labour studies in Africa. The development of a particular critical literature, spanning a number of disciplines, is critically considered. In …
Inequality in Africa
Political Elites, Proletariat, Peasants and the Poor
Häftad, 1988
482 kr
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This study of inequality in Africa, first published in 1988, not only rejected the orthodox approach of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, which neglected income distribution and advocated greater external economic reliance, but also the statist Lagos Plan of Action, which …
The Politics of Africa's Economic Stagnation
Av Richard Sandbrook, Judith Barker
Häftad, 1985
586 kr
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African states are not, in any real sense, capitalist states. Elsewhere, the state has played a crucial role in facilitating capitalist expansion, but in postcolonial Africa one finds a form of neopatrimonialism - personal rule - that introduces a variety of economic irrationalities. Productive …
African Capitalism
The Struggle for Ascendency
Häftad, 1988
569 kr
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For many years, the prevailing view of African capitalism stressed its dependence on state and foreign capital and therefore its inability to make a significant contribution to African development. Drawing upon material from a number of countries and a range of academic disciplines, this 1988 book …
The Politics of Africa's Economic Recovery
Inbunden, 1993
1302 kr
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The waning of the Cold War means that major political powers no longer feel compelled to support African authoritarianism. Revised official consensus holds that, in Africa as elsewhere, political reform must accompany economic adjustment. According to this view, African recovery requires a …
The Politics of Africa's Economic Recovery
Häftad, 1993
439 kr
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The waning of the Cold War means that major political powers no longer feel compelled to support African authoritarianism. Revised official consensus holds that, in Africa as elsewhere, political reform must accompany economic adjustment. According to this view, African recovery requires a …
