Towards a New Map of AfricaBen Wisner, Camilla Toulmin, International Institute for Environment, Rutendo Chitiga Routledge, 23/05/2012 - 373 من الصفحات 'The big, era-defining questions and, at last, the subtle, tenable answers, teased out without clich or compromise. A vital volume at a critical moment.' 'This book dispels the myth of a uniformly hopeless, hungry continent. It shows just how extraordinarily diverse Africa is and how much it has changed in the last 20 years.Full of fresh thinking on problems that face Africa and new African approaches to development.' This ground-breaking book, with a foreword by former President of Ireland (199-997) and UN Human Rights Commissioner (1997 2002) Mary Robinson, uniquely distils the complex issues surrounding Africa at the beginning of the 21st century. African and Western scholars provide a fascinating 'map' for the reader to navigate between issues such as urban and rural livelihoods, the potential of fresh water fishing, health, the HIV/AIDS crisis, conflict and efforts at peacemaking. Also included are critical assessments of Africa's role in the global economy, the growth of regional economic cooperation within Africa, the influence of ethnicity on the continent's politics, the evolution of its political institutions, and the impact of Africa's legal systems on its development. A substantial introductory essay by the editors measures the distance Africa has travelled and the lessons it has learned since Africa in Crisis, the classic Earthscan book, was published in 1985. Ben Wisner is visiting research fellow at DESTIN, London School of Economics and at Benfield Hazard Research Centre, University College London, and visiting professor of environmental studies, Oberlin College, USA. Camilla Toulmin is Director of the International Institute for Environment and Development. Rutendo Chitiga is a freelance writer and editor, and has a postgraduate degree in environment and development. |
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... Sustainability Coping Strategies at Micro and Macro Levels Conclusions xi xiii xvii xviii xxii 1 3 4 6 29 33 34 35 51 53 53 53 55 57 65 2 71 71 71 72 76 82 85 92 3 Urban Livelihoods Jo Beall 97 Introduction 97 Framing Urban Contents.
... levels – whether local, national or global. We need to press for a global alliance which has security at its heart, but a security borne ofjustice, equity and respect. Mary Robinson President, Ethical Globalization Initiative New York ...
... levels. Evidence stemming from small-scale projects at community level shows what can be done when conditions are favourable. Research at micro-level also demonstrates clearly the enormous ingenuity and energy that Africa's farmers ...
... levels of wealth for those able to harness these processes. However, with tight controls maintained on migration from poorer to richer nations, disparities depending on chances of birth are becoming ever more extreme. Finally, Africa in ...
... level in 1982–87 to as low as 0.9 per cent in 1996. Indeed, Africa seems still to be suffering from net capital flight (Mkandawire in this volume). Over the last 20 years, many countries have experienced low and even negative levels of ...