03112nam 2200601 a 450 991081589400332120200520144314.01-282-56177-497866125617710-7618-4908-4(CKB)2560000000016803(EBL)616263(OCoLC)700699448(SSID)ssj0000428506(PQKBManifestationID)12130252(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000428506(PQKBWorkID)10424474(PQKB)10882194(MiAaPQ)EBC616263(Au-PeEL)EBL616263(CaPaEBR)ebr10386470(CaONFJC)MIL256177(EXLCZ)99256000000001680320090820d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSorting Africa's development puzzle[electronic resource] the participatory social learning theory as an alternative approach /Almaz ZewdeLanham, Md. University Press of America20101 online resource (275 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7618-4907-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Introduction; 09_578_Ch01.indd.ps; Chapter 1. Selected Development Theories: Some Post-World War II Theoretical Contests; Chapter 2. The Alternative Development Theory: The Participatory Social Learning Development Theory and Model for Africa; Chapter 3. The Institutional Imperative: Its Condition in Africa and Implications for Development; Chapter 4. The Human Resource Imperative; Chapter 5. The Resource Imperative: Natural and Man-enhanced Resources for Development; Chapter 6. The Technology ImperativeChapter 7. The Investment Capital ImperativeChapter 8. Putting Together the Development Puzzle: The Participatory Social Learning Paradigm and the Five Development Imperatives in Practice: Case Studies; Chapter 9. African Women: The Continent's Undervalued and Overworked Development Assets; Chapter 10. Looking Ahead: Some After Thoughts; References; IndexThis book explores why Africa has not managed to achieve sustainable, self-regenerating development. The work situates problems in the practices employed by national political elites, donors and lenders to African development, and book offers a studied alternative that can positively change Africa's development direction - The Participatory Social Learning Approach.Economic developmentAfricaEconomic developmentSociological aspectsAfricaEconomic policyAfricaEconomic conditionsEconomic developmentEconomic developmentSociological aspects.338.96Almaz Zewde1626294MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815894003321Sorting Africa's development puzzle3962230UNINA