Property, institutions, and social stratification in Africa / Franklin Obeng-Odoom.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Obeng-Odoom, Franklin, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in stratification economics.

Cambridge studies in stratification economics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social stratification--Africa.

Social stratification.

Equality--Economic aspects--Africa.

Equality.

Economic development--Africa.

Economic development.

Economics--Sociological aspects.

Economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 364 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Summary:

In this book, Franklin Obeng-Odoom seeks to carefully explain, engage, and systematically question the existing explanations of inequalities within Africa, and between Africa and the rest of the world using insights from the emerging field of stratification economics. Drawing on multiple sources - including archival and historical material and a wide range of survey data - he develops a distinctive approach that combines key concepts in original institutional economics, such as reasonable value, property, and the distribution of wealth, with other insights into Africa's development and underdevelopment. While looking at the Africa-wide situation, Obeng-Odoom also analyzes the experiences of inequalities within specific countries. Comprehensive and engaging, Property, Institutions, and Social Stratification in Africa is a useful resource for teaching and research on Africa and the Global South.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 31 Mar 2020).

ISBN:

1-108-61934-7

1-108-69389-X

1-108-59037-3