Development, democracy and cohesion : critical essays with insights on Sierra Leone and wider Africa contexts /
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| Author / Creator: | Bangura, Yusuf, 1950- author. |
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| Imprint: | Freetown, Sierra Leone : Osman Sankoh (Mallam O.) 2015. |
| Description: | xxii, 376 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Sierra Leonean writers series Sierra Leonean writers series. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10384606 |
| Summary: | Development is not just economic issue or improvements in GDP and household incomes; it is also about social protection and how power and social differences are organised and manages for the benefit of all. With insights on Sierra Leone and wider Africa contexts, the 45 essays in this volume throw light on the challenges of building developmental, democratic and cohesive states and societies. Issues as diverse as poverty, inequality, employment, natural resource governance, social policy, financing development, state reform, gendered development, Ebola, female circumcision, electoral politics, the Arab spring ethnicity, civil war and security are treated fresh and engaging insights. |
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| Physical Description: | xxii, 376 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 999105409X 9789991054094 |