LEADER 03404nam 2200745 a 450 001 9910960806603321 005 20240313163139.0 010 $a9786613310132 010 $a9781283310130 010 $a1283310139 010 $a9789956726639 010 $a995672663X 010 $a9789956726523 010 $a9956726524 010 $a9789956726745 010 $a9956726745 035 $a(CKB)2550000000063219 035 $a(EBL)1135300 035 $a(OCoLC)830165152 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000673801 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11417184 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000673801 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10645362 035 $a(PQKB)10995742 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1135300 035 $a(OCoLC)769101930 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse21994 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1135300 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10509296 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL331013 035 $a(PPN)198680465 035 $a(Perlego)541492 035 $a(FR-PaCSA)88825248 035 $a(FRCYB88825248)88825248 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000063219 100 $a20111205d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRe-thinking development in Africa $ean oral history approach from Botoku, rural Ghana /$fKomla Tsey 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMankon, Bamenda $cLangaa Research & Publishing CIG$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (180 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9789956726509 311 08$a9956726508 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; Title page; Copyright page; About the Author; Intended Audience; Dedication; Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Better Understanding Botoku and My Connection to It; Chapter 3. My Approach to the Research; Chapter 4. From Migration to Settlement; Chapter 5. From Road Building in the 1930's to Middle School in the 50's; Chapter 6. Water Hand Pumps, Health Clinic, Electrification and Fiasa (chief's 'palace') from 1970's to 2000's; Chapter 7. Culture as a Two-Edged Sword; Chapter 8. Making a Living through Economic Participation; Chapter 9. An Ancestral Home or Place to Connect 327 $aChapter 10. An Integrated Model of Development Chapter 11. Conclusion; Chapter References; Bibliography; Back cover 330 $aIn this thought provoking book, Komla Tsey argues that if governments, NGOs, development donor agencies and researchers are serious about development in Africa, they need to get down to ground level, both metaphorically and literally. They must search deep into Africa i?s own rich oral traditions by creating space and opportunity for ordinary Africans, whose voices have so far been conspicuously absent in the development discourse, to tell and share their own stories of development. Story-sharing as research methodology acts as a mirror, reflecting the participantsi? self-evaluation of where they 606 $aCommunity development$zGhana 606 $aSocial sciences$zGhana 615 0$aCommunity development 615 0$aSocial sciences 676 $a330.91724 700 $aTsey$b Komla$0476976 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910960806603321 996 $aRe-thinking development in Africa$9238732 997 $aUNINA