Africa's development in the twenty-first century :  pertinent socio-economic and development issues / 
 Africa's development in the 21st century 
edited by Kwadwo Konadu-Agyemang and Kwamina Panford. 
 - Aldershot, England ;  Burlington, VT :  Ashgate,  �2006. 
 - xvi, 409 pp:  illu, maps ;  24 cm. 
 - Voices in development management .
 - Voices in development management. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction and book overview / Kwadwo Konadu-Agyemang and Kwamina Panford -- 2. 21st century African development : crises and challenges. An overview / Kwamina Panford and Kwadwo Konadu-Agyemang -- 3. Rethinking the African state : a new conceptualization on sub-Saharan Africa / Smile Dube and Calvin O. Masilela -- 4. Left in the ditch : Africa and the dialectics of globalization / Kwame A. Ninsin -- 5. The transition from the organization of African unity to the The African Union / Kwamina Panford -- 6. The economic community of West African states (ECOWAS) : achievements, problems and prospects for Africa's development in the 21st century / Joseph Mensah and Richard Aidoo -- 7. Conflict timber, conflict diamonds : parallels in the political ecology of 19th and 20th century resource exploitation in Sierra Leone / Fenda A. Akiwumi -- 8. Ensuring food security in sub-Saharan Africa in the 21st century : a potential role for climate forecasts / Abigail Amissah-Arthur -- 9. The political ecology of land degradation in Ethiopia / Tadesse Kidane-Mariam and Delphis F. Levia, Jr. -- 10. Economic/political convenience and unprecedented deforestation in sub-Saharan Africa : development lessons from Ghana's structural adjustment program / J. Henry Owusu -- 11. Land reforms and land redistribution in Zimbabwe : a 'tragedy of the commons'? / Smile Dube and Calvin O. Masilela -- 12. Indigenous knowledge and environmental management in Africa : evidence from Ghana / Seth Appiah-Opoku -- 13. Stealing from the poor : securing integrity in African public service in the 21st century / Gerald Acquaah-Gaisie -- 14. The military and Nigerian political economy in the global system / Olayiwola Abegunrin -- 15. South Africa's successful constitutional transformation meets the challenge of implementation : equality and the accommodation of population diversity / Kristin Henrard. 16. Transportation as a factor in the socio-economic development of Ghana / Sesime Adanu -- 17. Gender disparities in African education : some socio-economic implications for Africa's development in the 21st century / Kwadwo Konadu-Agyemang and Judith Shabaya -- 18. The politics and apolitics of development : the case of a development project in Northern Ghana / Karl Botchway -- 19. Currency devaluation and poverty in Mauritania / Mohameden Ould-Mey -- 20. Changing urban development : Africa's opportunities and challenges in a global economy at the dawn of the 21st century / Richard Grant -- 21. Africa's participation in the revolution in information and communications technology : opportunity for economic development or deprivation? / Peter A. Kwaku Kyem and Olivia Kyem -- 22. Making change : reinventing Africa for the 21st century / Kwamina Panford and Kwadwo Konadu-Agyemang. 
<br/><br/> Provides a multidisciplinary exploration of the continent's development opportunities and challenges in the 21st century. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780754644781 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006924397 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA612710  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>013375724  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>Prognose. <br/>2000-2099 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Economic development--Social aspects.<br/>Economic development--Social aspects<br/>Economic history<br/>Politics and government<br/>Social conditions<br/>Soziale Situation<br/>Wirtschaftliche Lage<br/>Wirtschaftsentwicklung<br/>Wirtschaft<br/>Entwicklung<br/>Sociaal-economische ontwikkeling.<br/>Ontwikkelingseconomie.<br/>economic and social development.<br/>political development.<br/>regional development.<br/>development policy.<br/>globalization.<br/>economic integration.<br/>ECOWAS.<br/>food security.<br/>land reform.<br/>poverty.<br/>gender and development.<br/>Economic development--Social aspects.<br/>Economic development--Africa.<br/>d�eveloppement �economique et social.<br/>d�eveloppement politique.<br/>d�eveloppement r�egional.<br/>politique de d�eveloppement.<br/>mondialisation.<br/>int�egration �economique.<br/>CEDEAO.<br/>s�ecurit�e alimentaire.<br/>r�eforme fonci�ere.<br/>pauvret�e<br/>genre et d�eveloppement.<br/>desarrollo econ�omico y social.<br/>desarrollo pol�itico.<br/>desarrollo regional.<br/>pol�itica de desarrollo.<br/>globalizaci�on.<br/>integraci�on econ�omica.<br/>CEEAO.<br/>seguridad alimentaria.<br/>reforma de la tenencia de la tierra.<br/>pobreza.<br/>g�enero y desarrollo.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Africa--Economic conditions--21st century.<br/>Africa--Social conditions--21st century.<br/>Africa--Politics and government.<br/>Afrique--Conditions �economiques--21e si�ecle.<br/>Afrique--Conditions sociales--21e si�ecle.<br/>Afrique--Politique et gouvernement.<br/>Africa<br/>Afrika<br/>Afrika.<br/>Africa.<br/>Africa--Economic conditions--21st century.<br/>Africa--Social conditions--21st century.<br/>Africa--Politics and government--1960-<br/>Afrique.<br/>Africa.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Aufsatzsammlung.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HC800  / .A8