LEADER 04269nam 2200745 a 450 001 9910963200903321 005 20240313220153.0 010 $a9782869785656 010 $a2869785658 010 $a9782869785670 010 $a2869785674 035 $a(CKB)2670000000371029 035 $a(EBL)1190901 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001071317 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11603198 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001071317 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11114214 035 $a(PQKB)10024855 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1190901 035 $a(OCoLC)849923928 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse27953 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1190901 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10701907 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL753591 035 $a(OCoLC)850161813 035 $a(PPN)198684738 035 $a(FR-PaCSA)88827235 035 $a(FRCYB88827235)88827235 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000371029 100 $a20241012d2013 u| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aValues and development in Southern Africa /$fedited by Hans Mu?ller, Pinkie Mekgwe, Marvellous Mhloyi 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aDakar, Senegal $cCouncil for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (266 p.) 225 0 $aCodesria book series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781336223059 311 08$a1336223057 311 08$a9782869785540 311 08$a2869785542 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $asection I. Introducing the issues -- section II. Theoretical reflections -- section III. Exploratory empirical investigations. 330 $aDevelopment has been on Africai?s agenda for a long time but progress has been both varied and limited, partly due to the diverse levelsof the discussions ont he challenges and the interventions for tackling them. Africai?s greatest challenge is the uneven development within and between its countries, and the pressing issues of extreme poverty in southern Africa, and the continent as a whole. Poverty causes its victims to suffer social exclusion and political repression. In addition, societies that experience poverty are also mostly under continuous threat of ecological disasters and diseases. All poor people are therefore plagued by loss of freedom and dignity, and are often unable to participate effectively in the political, economic, legal and social processes of their countries. This book focuses on the social and cultural dimensions of development dynamics and, in particular, the role of values in shaping development. Values are at the core of the hopes and aspirations of individuals, communities and societies. The book therefore explains the values that motivate and inform African communities and societies, with a view to facilitating a dialogue about sustainable development in Africa among academics, intellectuals, policy and decisionmakers, and the communities. It also investigates the social and cultural dynamics of development in Africa, as a better alternative to earlier studies that blame African culture for poverty and exclude the people of Africa in their definition of developments in the continent. The significance of this book lies in its provision of a theoretical argument, from empirical perspective, on the role of values in the development of Africa; an argument that is capable of facilitating a dialogue about African development, which obviously proves more useful than either the imposition of a technical process or the announcement of a normative framework. 410 0$aCodesria book series. 606 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries$2bisacsh 607 $aAfrica, Southern$xHistory 615 7$aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries 676 $a337.1 676 $a337.16 701 $aMu?ller$b Hans$0416252 701 $aMekgwe$b Pinkie$01795198 701 $aMhloyi$b Marvellous$01795199 712 02$aCodesria. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910963200903321 996 $aValues and development in Southern Africa$94336304 997 $aUNINA