Inside poverty and development in Africa : critical reflections on pro-poor policies / / edited by Marcel Rutten, André Leliveld, Dick Foeken.

• Superior document: African dynamics, v. 7
• TeilnehmendeR: Rutten, Marcel.; Leliveld, Andre.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: African dynamics ; 7.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (316 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

When discussing development issues in Africa, it is not sufficient to simply stress the ubiquity of failure, malnutrition, disease, predatory states and war; one also has to recognize that important aspects in the lives of millions of ordinary people have been transformed over the last five decades. The contributions in this book are rooted in extensive empirical research at local, regional and/or national level in different African countries (Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, South Africa and Uganda), while some take a pan-African view. All, however, offer insight from different analytical perspectives into the heterogeneity of poverty and development processes in Sub-Saharan Africa and confront the ideas, concepts and assumptions that lie behind pro-poor policies. The volume also encourages policy makers to choose realistic policy prescriptions in an attempt to move people out of poverty.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Materials / Rutten , Leliveld and D. Foeken -- Introduction: Inside Poverty And Development In Africa / Marcel Rutten and André Leliveld -- Natural Resource Management And Poverty In Sub-Saharan Africa / Philip Woodhouse -- Confusing Counts, Correlates And Causes Of Poverty: A Study Of The PRSP In Lesotho / Deborah Johnston and John Sender -- Why De Soto’s Ideas Might Triumph Everywhere But In Kenya: A Review Of Land-Tenure Policies Among Maasai Pastoralists / Marcel Rutten -- Political Instability, Chronic Poverty And Food Production Systems Incentral Chad / Han Van Dijk -- Promises Of Economic Development In The Great Limpopo, Southern Africa: Networks And Partnerships Intransfrontier Conservation / Marja Spierenburg , Conrad Steenkamp and Harry Wels -- The Social-Security Function Of Land In Mbarara District, Uganda / André Leliveld -- Intra-Household Differences In Coping With Illness In Rural Ethiopia / Marleen Dekker -- Urban Agriculture And The Urban Poor In East Africa: Does Policy Matter? / Dick Foeken -- Livelihoods And Income Diversification Among Artisanal Fishers On The Kenyan Coast / Jan Hoorweg , Barasa Wangila and Allan Degen -- The Mdg On Poverty And Hunger: How Reliable Are The Hunger Estimates? / Wijnand Klaver and Maarten Nubé -- List Of Authors / Rutten , Leliveld and D. Foeken.