Selected Themes in African Development Studies

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vi

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2. Expanding the Frontiers of African Development Studies

   • Lucky Asuelime, Suzanne Francis, Joseph Yaro

   Pages 1-4

3. Selected Development Issues in African States

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5

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   2. Climate, Causation and Society: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from the Past to the Future

      • Matthew Hannaford

      Pages 7-25

   3. The Poor and Differential Access to Water in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

      • Berhanu Woldemariam, Sagie Narsiah

      Pages 27-38

   4. Land and Identity in Africa: A Case Study of the Banyamulenge of the Eastern Drc

      • Priya Ylona Saibel

      Pages 39-58

   5. The Dynamics of the Gendered Division of Labour in Agro Forestry: A Case Study of Njelele Ward III in Gokwe Zimbabwe

      • Esther Gandari, Shepard Mutsau

      Pages 59-76

4. Selected Issues in Ghana

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77

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   2. Beyond Panaceas in Land Tenure Systems in Ghana: Insights from Resilience and Adaptive Governance of Social-Ecological Systems

      • Kofi Akamani

      Pages 79-93

   3. Neoliberalism and Housing Provision in Accra, Ghana: The Illogic of an Over-Liberalised Housing Market

      • Yaw Ofosu-Kusi, Esther Yeboah Danso-Wiredu

      Pages 95-109

   4. Environmental Change, Livelihood Diversification and Local Knowledge in North-Eastern Ghana

      • Emmanuel Kanchebe Derbile

      Pages 111-132

   5. Contextual Issues in Health Care Financing in Africa: Drawing on the Ghanaian Experience

      • Ebenezer Owusu-Sekyere, Issaka Kanton Osumanu

      Pages 133-148

Against the background of realities of underdevelopment and economic growth, environmental pressures and global governance challenges, this volume presents a broad picture of contemporary issues in African development. The multi-disciplinary collection presents a variety of important themes, covering land questions, housing, water, health, economic liberalization, climate, environment, and gender. The specific country studies illustrate the diversity of the African continent and demonstrate how unique contexts impact upon different levels of achievement. The volume seeks to present and promote novel analytical frameworks, new conceptual approaches, and empirical accounts of relevance to scholars studying Africa as well as practitioners in African development and policy makers.

• Economic Development in Africa
• Global Governance
• Health and Water Policy
• Land and Environment

• Howard College Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal School of Social Sciences, Durban, South Africa

  Lucky Asuelime, Suzanne Francis

• Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana Faculty of Social Studies, Accra, Ghana

  Joseph Yaro

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.

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