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UNINA9910792366303321 |
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Autore |
Andreasson Stefan |
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Titolo |
Africa's development impasse : rethinking the political economy of transformation / / Stefan Andreasson |
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London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2010 |
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[London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2021 |
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1-350-21818-9 |
1-78032-750-1 |
1-282-54346-6 |
9786612543463 |
1-84813-544-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (269 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economic development - Africa |
Economic development - Africa - Regional disparities |
African history |
Africa Economic conditions |
Africa Economic conditions Regional disparities |
Africa Politics and government |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Foundations for development in Southern Africa -- The elusive developmental nexus -- Beyond development -- Botswana: paternalism and the developmental state -- Zimbabwe: the failing state revisited -- South Africa: normalization of uneven development. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Orthodox strategies for socio-economic development have failed spectacularly in southern Africa. Neither the developmental state nor neoliberal reform seems able to provide a solution to Africa's problems." "Africa's Development Impasse analyses this failure and explores the potential for alternatives. Examining why Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa have been unable to overcome a debilitating colonial legacy, the book argues that it is time to rethink the political economy of development. Building on the path-breaking |
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