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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779709903321

Autore

Dill B

Titolo

Fixing the African State [[electronic resource] ] : Recognition, Politics, and Community-Based Development in Tanzania / / by B. Dill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013

ISBN

1-349-44815-X

1-137-28141-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Collana

Africa Connects

Disciplina

307.1409678

Soggetti

Africa—Politics and government

Economic development

Political sociology

Political science

Sociology

Anthropology

African Politics

Development Studies

Political Sociology

Political Science

Sociology, general

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

"Developing" Dar es Salaam -- Life on the ground -- Recognizing community -- Rendering political -- Fixing the African state.

Sommario/riassunto

Community-based development' (CBD) or'community-driven development' (CDD) has been the predominant approach to international development in recent years. Drawing on fieldwork and first-hand experience, this book explains why CBD/CDD produces outcomes that are incompatible with its underlying assumptions and intended objectives.