Kategoria BISAC: Social Science >> Developing & Emerging Countries

The book presents findings of anthropological studies conducted by researchers from Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center in a number of African countries, including Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Mozambique. The aim of these ethnological studies is to understand the Center’s experience in these countries as well as the way it works in terms of institutional arrangement, interaction between Chinese and local staff and technology transfer. A basic contention of the book is that insofar as these Centers showcase China’s achievements in...

This book unravels the trajectories and dilemmas of development in Nigeria since its independence in 1960. Despite enormous human and material resources, development progress in Nigeria has not met expectations. By delving into the various factors that have influenced development efforts and initiatives, Development in Nigeria: Promise on Hold? aims to draw out lessons to help the country to achieve its potential.

In many ways Nigeria typifies the African puzzle of near-misses, a never-ending drive towards development with enormous promise but no real practical...

Comment en sommes-nous arrivés à produire un monde ayant comme moteur l’affamement de la Terre, et donc de l’être humain ? Voilà le problème auquel cet ouvrage vise à répondre. Pour ce faire, Lina Álvarez Villarreal adopte une perspective généalogique et décoloniale, interroge le discours de la physiocratie et – à l’encontre des lectures les plus répandues – soutient que cette école d’économie politique fondée par François Quesnay au XVIIIème siècle constitue un discours foncièrement critique vis-à-vis du projet historique d’accumulation de choses...