Overview
- Collects in one volume a variety of approaches to understanding contemporary African developmental issues
- Offers a state-of-the-art methodological and theoretical review of various areas of development studies in Africa
- Specific country studies show how different levels of achievement result from different policies, physical environments and socio-economic formations
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development (AAESPD)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Selected Development Issues in African States
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Selected Issues in Ghana
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About this book
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Lucky Asuelime is affiliated to the School of Social Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal. He has taught International Relations for five years. At the time of writing he was completing his PhD in International Relations at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He is also the Director for the Centre for Conflict Resolution and Development in Africa (CREDA).
Joseph A. Yaro is an Associate Professor of Human Geography. He combines a rich background in development studies and rural geography with extensive rural research experience in northern Ghana. His specific research interests are: sustainable development; rural livelihoods and food security; climate change adaptation; land tenure and transnational land deals/grabs.
Suzanne Francis is a Senior Lecturer in Political Science at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. She carries out extensive empirical research, writes and publishes in the area of political elites, value systems and political institutions in Africa.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Selected Themes in African Development Studies
Book Subtitle: Economic Growth, Governance and the Environment
Editors: Lucky Asuelime, Joseph Yaro, Suzanne Francis
Series Title: Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06022-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-06021-7Published: 01 July 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35897-0Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-06022-4Published: 11 June 2014
Series ISSN: 2198-7262
Series E-ISSN: 2198-7270
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 148
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations
Topics: Development Economics, Environmental Economics, International Political Economy, Economic Geography