Endogenous Development: Naïve Romanticism or Practical Route to Sustainable African Development Contributor(s): Malunga, Chiku (Editor), Holcombe, Susan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138294950 ISBN-13: 9781138294950 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $58.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Human Geography - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography |
Dewey: 303.44 |
Series: Development in Practice Books |
Physical Information: 180 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Western ideas, worldviews, actors, tools, models, and frameworks have long dominated development theory and practice in Africa. The resulting development interventions are too rarely locally rooted, locally driven, or resonant with local context. At the same time, theories and practices from developing countries rarely travel to the Western agencies dominating development, undermining the possibility of a beneficial synergy that could be obtained from the best of both worlds. There are many reasons why the experiences of locally driven development are not communicated back to global development actors, including, but not limited to, the marginal role of Southern voices in global forums. This volume gives a platform to authentic African voices and non-African collaborators, to explore what endogenous development means, how it can be implemented, and how an endogenous development approach can shape local, national and global policies. This book was originally published as a special issue of Development in Practice. |