Afrasian Transformations

Afrasian Transformations
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2020-08-31
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9004425268

Afrasian Transformations explores a dynamic nexus of transregional interactions that is reshaping political relations, economic flows and increasingly mobile lifeworlds on the one hand, and academic practices in African and Asian Studies as well as transregional research on the other.

Sustainable Development Goals for Society Vol. 1

Sustainable Development Goals for Society Vol. 1
Author: Godwell Nhamo
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2021-06-16
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030709485

Written by 43 authors from Africa, Europe and Latin America, this book presents 19 topics addressing poverty in the context of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), leadership in implementing SDGs, and SDGs in service delivery and local government. As the world has gone past five years of implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the intertwined 17 SDGs, new opportunities in research continue to open up. Hence, documenting some of the initiatives put in place around the world regarding the implementation of the SDGs is one of the aims of this publication. With 10 years remaining, the book further enhances the desire to scale up SDGs implementation. The selection of case studies from the selected regions also provides a balance in terms of how the SDGs are being rolled out for economic growth, environmental stewardship and social protection. The ambition remains even with the challenge brought by the COVID-19 pandemic that preoccupied the whole of 2020; spilling over to 2021. There is no doubt that resources have been diverted, but the world must stay on the course to 2030 and beyond. Therefore, the book is relevant for several stakeholders including the academics, development partners, government officials and other individuals that are involved in making sure no one is left behind in the lead to 2030.

Afrasian Transformations

Afrasian Transformations
Author: Ruth Achenbach
Publisher: Africa-Europe Group for Interd
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2020
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789004420090

"African-Asian interactions contribute to the emergence of a decentred, multi-polar world in which different actors need to redefine themselves and their relations to each other. Afrasian Transformations explores these changes to map out several arenas where these transformations have already produced startling results: development politics, South-South cooperation, cultural memory, mobile lifeworlds and transcultural connectivity. The contributions in this volume neither celebrate these shifting dynamics as felicitous proof of a new age of South-South solidarity, nor do they debunk them as yet another instance of burgeoning geopolitical hegemony. Instead, they seek to come to terms with the ambivalences, contradictions and potential benefits entailed in these transformations -- that are also altering our understanding of (trans)area in an increasingly globalized world. Contributors include: Seifudein Adem, Nafeesah Allen, Hanna Getachew Amare, Tom De Bruyn, Casper Hendrik Claassen, Astrid Erll, John Njenga Karugia, Guive Khan-Mohammad, Vinay Lal, Pavan Kumar Malreddy, Jamie Monson, Diderot Nguepjouo, Satwinder Rehal, Ute Röschenthaler, Alexandra Samokhvalova, and Sophia Thubauville"--

China and Africa

China and Africa
Author: Chris Alden
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2017-08-24
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3319528939

This book investigates the expanding involvement of China in security cooperation in Africa. Drawing on leading and emerging scholars in the field, the volume uses a combination of analytical insights and case studies to unpack the complexity of security challenges confronting China and the continent. It interrogates how security considerations impact upon the growing economic and social links China has developed with African states.

Socialism and Rural Development

Socialism and Rural Development
Author: Julius K. Nyerere
Publisher:
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1967
Genre: Agriculture
ISBN:

Text of a statement by the president of Tanzania urging the adoption of socialist principles and the establishment of rural cooperatives for the promotion of rural development in tanzania.

A General Theory of Economic Development

A General Theory of Economic Development
Author: Sung-Hee Jwa
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2017-06-30
Genre: Capitalism
ISBN: 1785367994

This book makes the bold attempt at proposing a new general theory of economic development. The main premise is that economic institutions and policies must embody ‘economic discrimination’ if there is to be any chance of real economic development. By economic discrimination, the author means ‘treating differences differently’ by selecting and supporting economic entities and behaviour that contribute positively to the economy. The book identifies markets, government and corporations as the ‘holy trinity of economic development’, that is, the three most important institutions that must work together via economic discrimination to steer the economy towards real transformative progress. The book also warns against the current trend of economic egalitarianism or ‘not treating differences differently’ because it destroys economic incentives and results in an array of economic problems including growth stagnation.

The Saemaul Undong Movement in the Republic of Korea

The Saemaul Undong Movement in the Republic of Korea
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2012-06-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9290927038

The Saemaul Undong movement was a community-driven development program of the Republic of Korea in the 1970s. The movement contributed to improved community well-being in rural communities through agricultural production, household income, village life, communal empowerment and regeneration, and women's participation.This report examines the strengths and weaknesses of the movement along with contributing factors, including institutional arrangements, leadership influence, gender consideration, ideological guidance, and financing. It also reviews existing studies and government data on the movement, and presents excerpts from interviews with key persons engaged in the movement and useful lessons for implementing community-driven development initiatives in developing countries.

The Rise and Fall of Korea’s Economic Development

The Rise and Fall of Korea’s Economic Development
Author: Sung-Hee Jwa
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-08-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9783319863146

This book provides a unique and refreshing look at the Korean economy over the past 60 years. While most books and articles on the Korean economy would be technical or specifically address some aspect of Korea, this book takes an overarching view of Korea’s economic development. It assesses Korea’s economic take-off in the 1960s and 1970s, but also views the problems of ‘economic egalitarianism’ since the late-1980s to today. The book begins by listing and dispelling a number of important myths of the Korean economy and concludes by providing eight important ‘lessons’ derived from Korea’s experiences for developed as well as developing countries.

Cooperative Self-help

Cooperative Self-help
Author: United States. Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Publisher:
Total Pages: 48
Release: 1934
Genre: Cooperation
ISBN:

Rethinking Asia's Economic Miracle

Rethinking Asia's Economic Miracle
Author: Richard Stubbs
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2017-09-08
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1137557265

In the new edition of this important contribution to understanding both the Asian economic miracle and the 1997-8 crisis, Richard Stubbs assesses the main explanations to date and updates the analysis to take account of globalization and the remarkable economic rise of China.