top

  Info

  • Utilizzare la checkbox di selezione a fianco di ciascun documento per attivare le funzionalità di stampa, invio email, download nei formati disponibili del (i) record.

  Info

  • Utilizzare questo link per rimuovere la selezione effettuata.
Africa's odious debts : how foreign loans and capital flight bled a continent / / Léonce Ndikumana and James K. Boyce
Africa's odious debts : how foreign loans and capital flight bled a continent / / Léonce Ndikumana and James K. Boyce
Autore Ndikumana Léonce
Pubbl/distr/stampa London, England : , : Zed Books, , ©2011
Descrizione fisica xi, 135 p. : ill., map
Disciplina 336.34350967
Collana African arguments
Soggetto topico Debts, External - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Capital movements - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Development studies
ISBN 1-350-21821-9
1-78032-146-5
1-283-28657-2
9786613286574
1-84813-460-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Map: Cumulative capital flight, 1970-2008; Introduction -- 1. Tales from the shadows of international finance -- 2. Measuring African capital flight -- 3. The revolving door -- 4. The human costs -- 5. The way forward -- Appendix 1 Tables -- Appendix 2 Senior policy seminar on capital flight in sub-Saharan Africa.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910781629403321
Ndikumana Léonce  
London, England : , : Zed Books, , ©2011
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Africa's odious debts : how foreign loans and capital flight bled a continent / / Léonce Ndikumana and James K. Boyce
Africa's odious debts : how foreign loans and capital flight bled a continent / / Léonce Ndikumana and James K. Boyce
Autore Ndikumana Léonce
Pubbl/distr/stampa London, England : , : Zed Books, , ©2011
Descrizione fisica xi, 135 p. : ill., map
Disciplina 336.34350967
Collana African arguments
Soggetto topico Debts, External - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Capital movements - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Development studies
ISBN 1-350-21821-9
1-78032-146-5
1-283-28657-2
9786613286574
1-84813-460-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Map: Cumulative capital flight, 1970-2008; Introduction -- 1. Tales from the shadows of international finance -- 2. Measuring African capital flight -- 3. The revolving door -- 4. The human costs -- 5. The way forward -- Appendix 1 Tables -- Appendix 2 Senior policy seminar on capital flight in sub-Saharan Africa.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910817184403321
Ndikumana Léonce  
London, England : , : Zed Books, , ©2011
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Africa's return migrants : the new developers
Africa's return migrants : the new developers
Pubbl/distr/stampa London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (189 pages)
Disciplina 301.326096
Collana Africa Now
Soggetto topico Migration, Internal - Africa
Development studies
ISBN 1-350-21823-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front Cover; About the Editors; Title Page ; Copyright ; Contents ; 1: Introduction ; The Celebratory Story of Returnees' Contribution to Development ; Conceptual and Analytical Framework ; The Chapters ; Bibliography ; 2: Successive Flops and Occasional Feats: Development Contributions and Thorny Social Navigation Among Congolese Return Migrants; A Brief Background to Congolese Return Migration and the Context of Return ; Some Notes on Methodology ; Engaging in New 'Innovative' Business? ; Conducting Business Differently? ; The Main Challenges: Social Capital and Networks ; Conclusions.
Preparing and Managing Return Recognising and Seizing Opportunities ; Uncle Kumah Aka Mr Cash ; Translocal and Transnational Citizenries ; Resource Mobilisation ; Narratives of Excellence and Leadership ; 'Big Men'; Conclusion ; Acknowledgements ; Bibliography ; 5: 'Come Back, Invest, and Advance the Country': Policy Myths and Migrant Realities of Return and Development in Senegal; Introduction ; Economic Advancement Expectations and Senegalese Policy Myths ; The Business Logics of Return Migrant Investors in Senegal.
Capital Repatriation or Home-Held Capital? Business Logics and Social NetworksUnderstandings of Success and Commitment to Personal and National Good ; Conclusion ; Bibliography ; 6: The Role of Social Capital in Post-Conflict Business Development: Perspectives from Returning Migrants in Burundi; Introduction ; The History of Migration ; The Theoretical Framework ; The Economic Field in Burundi ; Returnees as Actors in the Economic Field ; Social Capital in the Burundian Economic Field ; Activating, Building and Maintaining Social Capital ; Conclusion ; References.
7: Threatening Miniskirts: Returnee South Sudanese Adolescent Girls and Social ChangeThe Evolving Post-War Environment in South Sudan and Research Methods; Settling in and Social Change ; Diverse Experiences of Girls' Settling In: Threatening Miniskirts and Transforming Gender and Generational Order ; Returnee Girls and Their Ambiguous Positions in Relation to Change ; Return as a Gendered and Generational Patchwork ; Bibliography ; 8: Obstacles and Openings: Returnees and Small-Scale Businesses in Cape Verde; Returnees and Small-Scale Businesses in Africa; Method and Material.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910688338903321
London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2015
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
African cities and collaborative futures : Urban platforms and metropolitan logistics / / ed. by Michael Keith, Andreza Aruska de Souza Santos
African cities and collaborative futures : Urban platforms and metropolitan logistics / / ed. by Michael Keith, Andreza Aruska de Souza Santos
Pubbl/distr/stampa Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , [2021]
Descrizione fisica 1 electronic resource (208 p.)
Collana Global Urban Transformations
Soggetto topico Urban communities
Southern Africa
Human geography
Development studies
Soggetto non controllato African cities; infrastructure; seeing like a city
ISBN 1-5261-5535-4
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNISA-996552356003316
Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , [2021]
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
African cities and collaborative futures : Urban platforms and metropolitan logistics / / ed. by Michael Keith, Andreza Aruska de Souza Santos
African cities and collaborative futures : Urban platforms and metropolitan logistics / / ed. by Michael Keith, Andreza Aruska de Souza Santos
Pubbl/distr/stampa Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , [2021]
Descrizione fisica 1 electronic resource (208 p.)
Collana Global Urban Transformations
Soggetto topico Urban communities
Southern Africa
Human geography
Development studies
Soggetto non controllato African cities; infrastructure; seeing like a city
ISBN 1-5261-5535-4
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910557163703321
Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , [2021]
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Agribusiness and society [[electronic resource] ] : corporate responses to environmentalism, market opportunities and public regulation / / Kees Jansen & Sietze Vellema, editors
Agribusiness and society [[electronic resource] ] : corporate responses to environmentalism, market opportunities and public regulation / / Kees Jansen & Sietze Vellema, editors
Pubbl/distr/stampa London, England : , : Zed Books, , ©2004
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (311 p.)
Disciplina 338.1
630.68
Soggetto topico Agricultural industries - Environmental aspects
Green products
Social responsibility of business
Development studies
ISBN 1-350-21832-4
1-78032-752-8
1-281-21588-0
1-84813-118-6
9786611215880
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Agribusiness and environmentalism : the politics of technology innovation and regulation / Kees Jansen and Sietze Vellema -- Reconciling shareholders, stakeholders and managers : experiencing the Ciba-Geigy vision for sustainable development / William Vorley -- Monsanto facing uncertain futures : immobile artefacts, financial constraints and public acceptance of technological change / Sietze Vellema -- The appearance and disappearance of the GM tomato : innovation strategy, market formation and the shaping of demand / Mark Harvey -- Contrasting paths of corporate greening in Antipodean agriculture : organics and green production / Kristin Lyons [and others] -- Room for manoeuvre? : (in)organic agribusiness in California / Julie Guthman -- Greening bananas and institutionalizing environmentalism : self-regulation by fruit corporations / Kees Jansen -- The DBCP pesticide cases : seeking access to justice to make agribusiness accountable in the global economy / Erika Rosenthal -- Business and biotechnology : regulation of GM crops and the politics of influence / Dominic Glover and Peter Newell -- Social struggles and the regulation of transgenic crops in Brazil / Victor Pelaez and Wilson Schmidt -- Private versus public? : agenda-setting in international agro-technologies / Paul Richards.
Altri titoli varianti Agribusiness & society
Record Nr. UNINA-9910222223903321
London, England : , : Zed Books, , ©2004
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Agricultural development and food security in Africa : the impact of Chinese, Indian & Brazilian Investments / / edited by Fantu Cheru and Renu Modi
Agricultural development and food security in Africa : the impact of Chinese, Indian & Brazilian Investments / / edited by Fantu Cheru and Renu Modi
Pubbl/distr/stampa London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (239 p.)
Disciplina 338.1096
Collana Africa Now
Soggetto topico Agricultural development projects - Africa
Food security - Africa
Food supply - Africa
Development studies
ISBN 1-350-21833-2
1-78032-374-3
1-78032-372-7
1-78032-373-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Africa Now; About the editors; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables, boxes and figures; Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction: peasants, the state and foreign direct investment in African agriculture; Neocolonialism or new opportunity?; The glass is neither 'half full' nor 'half empty': the need for pragmatism; Scope of the book; Changing course: harnessing foreign direct investment to transform African agriculture; PART I Overview; 1 Catalysing an agricultural revolution in Africa: what role for foreign direct investment?; Introduction; Transforming African agriculture: new opportunities.
Box 1.1 CAADP prioritiesAdditional dimensions to consider; Progress in the implementation of CAADP; Attracting Southern FDI to develop productive potential; 1.1 Foreign direct investment inflows by region, 1990-2010 (%); The role of FDI in African agriculture: overcoming the burden of history; Harnessing new partnerships with China, India and Brazil; China, India and Brazil in African agriculture: an overview; Box 1.2 Chinese support for African agriculture; Table 1.1 Chinese-aided agricultural technology: demonstration centres in Africa.
Table 1.2 African countries receiving assistance under the FAO South-South Cooperation initiativeBox 1.3 First India-Africa Forum Summit (2008); Box 1.4 Second India-Africa Forum Summit (2011); Measuring the contribution of FDI to African agriculture: technology, finance, knowledge and know-how; Sharing experience on the institutional imperatives of an agricultural revolution; Conclusions; 2 Agrarian transformation in Africa and its decolonisation; Introduction: peasantries and agrarian transformation; Accumulation by dispossession in Africa: historical and contemporary trends.
The post-independence experience in agrarian reformsAgrarian reforms in the structural adjustment period of the 1980s; The consequences of neoliberal agricultural reform for food security; Table 2.1 Number of tractors and harvester-threshers in selected African countries; Table 2.2 Value of imports and exports of cereals: world versus Africa; Table 2.3 Consumption of key commodities by sub-regions of Africa in 2004; Capitalist crisis, 'third-wave' 'land grabbing' and peasant incorporation; Table 2.4 Agricultural land acquisitions in Africa (2011).
Agrarian resistance to neoliberalism: the case of ZimbabweTable 2.5 Estimated landholdings by farmer groups in Zimbabwe (1980, 2000 and 2010); Conclusion; PART II India; 3 India and Africa: new trends in sustainable agricultural development; Introduction; India-Africa cooperation in agriculture: scope and content; Table 3.1 Proposed locations of agriculture-related institutes in Africa (2012); Table 3.2 Africa-India trade growth in eight main agricultural commodities; Table 3.3 Beneficiaries of India's DFTP scheme (2012).
Record Nr. UNINA-9910525669003321
London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2013
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Agricultural transformation in Ethiopia : state policy and smallholder farming / / edited by Atakilte Beyene
Agricultural transformation in Ethiopia : state policy and smallholder farming / / edited by Atakilte Beyene
Pubbl/distr/stampa London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2018
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (209 pages)
Disciplina 338.10963
Collana Africa Now
Soggetto topico Agriculture - Economic aspects - Ethiopia
Farms, Small - Economic aspects - Ethiopia
Farm management - Ethiopia
Development studies
ISBN 1-350-21835-9
1-78699-221-3
1-78699-220-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; About the editor; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Note on reference citations of Ethiopian authors; Contributor Biographies; List of Abbreviations; List of Tables and Figures; State policies and questions of agrarian transformation; Introduction; Socio-technical perspectives of smallholder agriculture; Diverse pathways of agricultural change; The political landscape of the state-smallholder relationship; Brief introduction to the chapters; Enduring issues concerning smallholder agriculture; Note; References; 1: Agricultural input supply and output marketing systems
IntroductionAgricultural input use and supply systems of smallholder farmers; Marketing systems of agricultural products of smallholder farmers in Ethiopia; Institutional support services for agricultural input supply and output marketing; The role of cooperatives in agricultural input supply and output marketing; Conclusion; References; 2: Agricultural Investment Alternatives and the Smallholder Farming Sector; Introduction; Brief background to agricultural modernization in Ethiopia; Methods and data sources
Case 1: Large-scale agricultural investment and the smallholders in Gambella and BenishangulCase 2: Potato value chain in traditional versus contract farming; Conclusions; References; 3: Large-scale canal irrigation management by smallholder farmers; Ethiopia's focus on water; Irrigation -- underdeveloped, but emerging; Policy drive for modern irrigation for smallholders; Collective management and collaboration; Case study: Koga Dam and Irrigation Scheme; Issues and gaps in irrigation management; Conclusions; Notes; References
4: Determinants of Climate-resilient Agricultural Practices among Smallholder FarmersIntroduction; Why is conservation agriculture relevant for the Ethiopian highlands?; Survey design and administration; Modelling the decision to convert conventional farming into conservation farming; Results and discussions; Conclusion and policy recommendations; Notes; References; 5: SocioCultural Dimensions of Food: The Case of Teff; Introduction; Studies on food: a brief review; The study area; Brief description of the crop; Food items from teff; Sociocultural and symbolic uses of teff
Sociocultural and ritual practices in teff cultivationDiscussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References; 6: The Impact of Malaria Epidemics on Agricultural Production in Dembia and Fogera, 1950-2000; Introduction; Rural health and farm labour; Malaria epidemics in Dembia and Fogera districts, 1950-58; Malaria epidemics since 1959; Conclusion; Notes; References; 7: Women farmers' land rights in the context of constraining cultural norms; Introduction; Methods; Gendered agriculture; Selected descriptions from the qualitative data
Record Nr. UNINA-9910637798003321
London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2018
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
The aid triangle [[electronic resource] ] : recognizing the human dynamics of dominance, justice and identity / / Malcolm MacLachlan, Stuart C. Carr and Eilish McAuliffe
The aid triangle [[electronic resource] ] : recognizing the human dynamics of dominance, justice and identity / / Malcolm MacLachlan, Stuart C. Carr and Eilish McAuliffe
Autore MacLachlan Malcolm
Pubbl/distr/stampa London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (184 p.)
Disciplina 338.90091724
Altri autori (Persone) CarrStuart C
Mc AuliffeEilish
Soggetto topico Economic assistance - Sociological aspects
Economic assistance - Political aspects
Economic assistance - Developing countries
Economic development - Developing countries
Development studies
Economics
ISBN 1-350-25092-9
1-282-73871-2
9786612738715
1-84813-835-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto About the authors -- Tables, figures and boxes -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 1 Oxfamming the world -- 2 Philanthropy vs the generosity of the taxpayer -- The idea of development -- Relational development -- A systems triangle -- Figure 1.1 The aid triangle -- Our approach -- 2 Aid -- The idea of aid -- Table 2.1 Some emphatic and emotive book titles attesting to problemsin international aid -- The political economy of aid -- The new millennium -- Inclusive development -- Conclusion -- 3 Dominance -- Dominance in 'knowing what is best for' development -- It's the contradiction, stupid -- What about the 'underdeveloped' guys? -- No, I'm not going to show you the money! -- Table 3.1 Planning balance sheet for project aid and direct budget support -- Dominance behind insinuations of 'corruption' -- Dominance, governance and the tangle of accountability -- Celebrity as dominance -- Box 3.1 Some thoughts on celebrity and international aid -- Table 3.2 Causes associated with most popular celebrities -- Dominance in organizations -- Dominance in institutions -- Figure 3.1 An inverse resonance effect in Tanzania -- Dominance against individuals -- Figure 3.2 Perceived social dominance in different countries -- The system -- Context -- Socialization -- Expatocracy -- A culture myth -- Dominance is not everything -- Conclusion -- 4 Justice -- More corruption -- Types of justice -- Table 4.1 A taxonomy of work justice -- Functionality -- From justice to productivity -- Figure 4.1 Relationship between job satisfaction and managerial consideration -- Figure 4.2 Degree of job satisfaction related to satisfaction with different aspects of the job -- Interventions -- Project aid -- Coping strategies -- Figure 4.3 Theoretical coping strategies in aid projects -- Table 4.2 Items on which pay groups differed -- Box 4.1 Indicative quotes from qualitative research in the Solomon Islands -- Interventions -- Conclusion -- 5 Identity -- Soul wounds -- Group identity -- Institutional identity -- Individual identity -- Figure 5.1 Navigating the dynamics of aid and development -- Inclusion -- Exclusion -- Reactance -- Conversion -- Capacity and capability -- Case example -- Case analysis -- Identity and civil society -- Brand aid -- Conclusion -- 6 Learning -- Capabilities and justice -- Organizational learning theory -- Table 6.1 A taxonomy of organizational learning -- Table 6.2 Principles to facilitate learning in partnerships -- Box 6.1 Reported Irish NGO activity in Africa, circa 2005 -- Recognizing complexity -- Conclusion -- 7 Conclusion -- Contemporary grand narratives -- Incremental improvement -- The scale and rate of change -- Personal transformation and the aid triangle -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910784925303321
MacLachlan Malcolm  
London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2010
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
The aid triangle [[electronic resource] ] : recognizing the human dynamics of dominance, justice and identity / / Malcolm MacLachlan, Stuart C. Carr and Eilish McAuliffe
The aid triangle [[electronic resource] ] : recognizing the human dynamics of dominance, justice and identity / / Malcolm MacLachlan, Stuart C. Carr and Eilish McAuliffe
Autore MacLachlan Malcolm
Pubbl/distr/stampa London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (184 p.)
Disciplina 338.90091724
Altri autori (Persone) CarrStuart C
Mc AuliffeEilish
Soggetto topico Economic assistance - Sociological aspects
Economic assistance - Political aspects
Economic assistance - Developing countries
Economic development - Developing countries
Development studies
Economics
ISBN 1-350-25092-9
1-282-73871-2
9786612738715
1-84813-835-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto About the authors -- Tables, figures and boxes -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 1 Oxfamming the world -- 2 Philanthropy vs the generosity of the taxpayer -- The idea of development -- Relational development -- A systems triangle -- Figure 1.1 The aid triangle -- Our approach -- 2 Aid -- The idea of aid -- Table 2.1 Some emphatic and emotive book titles attesting to problemsin international aid -- The political economy of aid -- The new millennium -- Inclusive development -- Conclusion -- 3 Dominance -- Dominance in 'knowing what is best for' development -- It's the contradiction, stupid -- What about the 'underdeveloped' guys? -- No, I'm not going to show you the money! -- Table 3.1 Planning balance sheet for project aid and direct budget support -- Dominance behind insinuations of 'corruption' -- Dominance, governance and the tangle of accountability -- Celebrity as dominance -- Box 3.1 Some thoughts on celebrity and international aid -- Table 3.2 Causes associated with most popular celebrities -- Dominance in organizations -- Dominance in institutions -- Figure 3.1 An inverse resonance effect in Tanzania -- Dominance against individuals -- Figure 3.2 Perceived social dominance in different countries -- The system -- Context -- Socialization -- Expatocracy -- A culture myth -- Dominance is not everything -- Conclusion -- 4 Justice -- More corruption -- Types of justice -- Table 4.1 A taxonomy of work justice -- Functionality -- From justice to productivity -- Figure 4.1 Relationship between job satisfaction and managerial consideration -- Figure 4.2 Degree of job satisfaction related to satisfaction with different aspects of the job -- Interventions -- Project aid -- Coping strategies -- Figure 4.3 Theoretical coping strategies in aid projects -- Table 4.2 Items on which pay groups differed -- Box 4.1 Indicative quotes from qualitative research in the Solomon Islands -- Interventions -- Conclusion -- 5 Identity -- Soul wounds -- Group identity -- Institutional identity -- Individual identity -- Figure 5.1 Navigating the dynamics of aid and development -- Inclusion -- Exclusion -- Reactance -- Conversion -- Capacity and capability -- Case example -- Case analysis -- Identity and civil society -- Brand aid -- Conclusion -- 6 Learning -- Capabilities and justice -- Organizational learning theory -- Table 6.1 A taxonomy of organizational learning -- Table 6.2 Principles to facilitate learning in partnerships -- Box 6.1 Reported Irish NGO activity in Africa, circa 2005 -- Recognizing complexity -- Conclusion -- 7 Conclusion -- Contemporary grand narratives -- Incremental improvement -- The scale and rate of change -- Personal transformation and the aid triangle -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910820356303321
MacLachlan Malcolm  
London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2010
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui