Contemporary perspectives on African moral economy / edited by I.N. Kimambo ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kimambo, Isaria N.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peasants--Africa--Congresses.

Peasants.

Exchange--Africa--Congresses.

Exchange.

Interpersonal relations--Moral and ethical aspects--Africa--Congresses.

Interpersonal relations.

Social conditions.

Economic conditions.

Interpersonal relations--Moral and ethical aspects.

Africa--Economic conditions--Congresses.

Africa.

Africa--Social conditions--Congresses.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xiv, 224 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania : Dar es Salaam University Press, [2008]

Summary:

The topic of African moral economy was first raised by Goran Hyden in 1980 as one of the main obstacles to economic transformation of the African peasantry. The suggestion caused serious academic debates between the proposer and other scholars on African societies, especially those using political economy as the framework of their analysis. But Hyden continued to defend his thesis until interest in the debate faded out. More recently Japanese scholars have taken up the topic as it appears to have new relevance in comparison with the fast transformations which have taken place in Southeast Asian rural communities. The focus of this book is to give a detailed comparison between African rural communities and those of Southeastern Asia. Attention is focused on the two main aspects of African peasantry life: the right to subsistence and the norm of reciprocity. A wide interdisciplinary approach is employed to demonstrate the dynamism displayed by these societies.

Contents:

Contemporary perspectives on African moral economy / Kazuhiko Sugimura

The economy of affection : why the African peasantry remains uncaptured / Goran Hyden

Between moral economy and economy of affection / Tadasu Tsuruta

Conserving the environment and improving livelihoods by using traditional knowledge and organization : the case of Ngitili Conservationa Areas in Shinyanga Region, Tanzania / Fanuel Shechombo

Water, normadism [i.e. nomadism], and the subsistence ethic in Maasailand (Kiteto District) / S. Maghimbi

The economy of affection/moral economy and water management for irrigation and environmental conservation in semi arid areas : the case study of Mwanga District / Abu Mvungi

Moral economy inversion : ganyu labour in rural Malawi / Deborah Fahy Bryceson

Commercialisation and social ties : changing process of the labour exchange among the Sahiny, Eastern Uganda / Soichiro Shiraishi

The changing practices of kibarua employment : a case study of the Sagara, Tanzania / Kazuhiko Sugimura

Moral economy as emotional interaction : food sharing and reciprocity in Highland Ethiopia / Keiichiro Matsumura

The economy of affection unites the region : bond-partnership in the Lower Omo Valley, Southwestern Ethiopia / Hiroshi Matsuda

The moral economy in endogenous development : towards a new perspective from the economy of affection in Africa / Kumiko Sakamoto

Endogenous development and moral economy : a case of the Matengo society in Mbinga District, Ruvuma Region, Tanzania / Deogratias F. Rutatora and Stephen J. Nindi

The challenge of moral economy in Africa? / A. Robert Frouville.

Notes:

Revised papers from a conference held at the University of Dar es Salaam on 18-20 August 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9976604653

9789976604658

OCLC:

276602555