Africa's development impasse : rethinking the political economy of transformation / Stefan Andreasson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andreasson, Stefan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Africa.

Economic development.

Economic development--Africa--Regional disparities.

Africa--Economic conditions.

Africa.

Africa--Economic conditions--Regional disparities.

Africa--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021

Place of Publication:

London, England : Zed Books, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Orthodox strategies for socio-economic development have failed spectacularly in southern Africa. Neither the developmental state nor neoliberal reform seems able to provide a solution to Africa's problems." "Africa's Development Impasse analyses this failure and explores the potential for alternatives. Examining why Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa have been unable to overcome a debilitating colonial legacy, the book argues that it is time to rethink the political economy of development. Building on the path-breaking work of post-development theorists, Stefan Andreasson navigates a new way through the current development impasse." "This important fusion of theory with empirical case studies is essential reading for students of development politics and Africa."--Jacket.

Contents:

Foundations for development in Southern Africa

The elusive developmental nexus

Beyond development

Botswana: paternalism and the developmental state

Zimbabwe: the failing state revisited

South Africa: normalization of uneven development.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9786612543463

9781350218185

1350218189

9781780327501

1780327501

9781282543461

1282543466

9781848135444

1848135440

OCLC:

609856893