Kenya Today [electronic resource] : Challenges in Post-Colonial Africa

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mwaura, Ndirangu.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic assistance.

Economic assistance--Kenya.

Technical assistance--Kenya.

Technical assistance.

Local Subjects:

Economic assistance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Algora Publishing, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the story of modern Africa: the reality of poverty, underdevelopment and the donor community. Are governments using politics and imported culture to trap ordinary Africans in a weakening web of international "friendship" and "economic partnership,

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Introduction; Part One: Factors Hindering Development; Chapter 1. Neocolonialism; Chapter 2. Foreign Investment; Chapter 3. Liberalization; Chapter 4. Lack of Leadership; Chapter 5. Lack of Capital; Chapter 6. Underpopulation; Chapter 7. Characteristics and Consequences of Underdevelopment; Chapter 8. Possible Solutions to the Economic Dilemma in Africa; Chapter 9. The International Community and Africa; Part Two: How Neocolonialism Is Sustained; Introduction: Sustaining Neocolonialism; Chapter 10. Religion; Chapter 11. Education

Chapter 12. Cultural Imperialism Chapter 13. Military and Political Threats; Table of Contents

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-281-39846-2

1-4175-8460-2

0-87586-321-3

OCLC:

476114199