Post-Independence Development in Africa: Decolonisation and Transformation Prospects (Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development)

✍ Scribed by David Mhlanga (editor), Emmanuel Ndhlovu (editor)

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2023
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 396
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The book Post-Independence Development in Africa: Decolonisation and Transformation Prospects revisits the development debates and development realities in Africa. This is achieved by offering theoretical comments about post-independence development in Africa and by providing historical details pertaining to the development approaches adopted in Africa immediately after independence in the 1960s and mid-70s. Sitting at the intersection of two sets of scholarly literature, namely; literature on development and literature on development discourses and practices in Africa, the book comprises a mixture of detailed sector-specific accounts of the status of development on the continent. The chapters in the book also contribute to clarifying how the two strands of literature intersect using several case studies across Africa.

✦ Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
About the Book
Contents
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Chapter 1: Introduction: Theorizing Development in Post-independence Africa
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Interrupted Development
1.3 Conceptual and Theoretical Debates on Development
1.4 Debating the Development Status in Africa
1.5 Volume Outline
References
Part I: Development Historicization and Theorizations
Chapter 2: Unearthing the Nexus Between Development Theories and Underdevelopment in the Post-independence Africa
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Development in the African Context: A Conceptual Analysis
2.3 The Status of Development Theory
2.3.1 The Modernization Theory
2.3.2 The Dependency Theory
2.3.3 The African Renaissance Theory
2.4 Conclusion and Policy Implications
References
Chapter 3: Post-Independence Sustainable Development in Africa and Policy Proposals to Meet the Sustainable Development Goals
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Review of Important Literature
3.2.1 The Concept of Growth, Development, and Sustainable Development
3.2.1.1 Economic Development
3.2.1.2 Sustainable Development
3.2.1.3 Sustainable Development Goals
3.2.1.4 Africa Union’s Agenda 2063 and SDGs
3.3 Empirical Literature Review
3.4 Post-Independence Development Measures in Africa: Facts and Figures
3.4.1 Human Development in Africa
3.4.2 Poverty Facts and Figures in Africa
3.4.3 Poverty Data in the World and Africa
3.4.3.1 Demographic Indicators of Sustainable Development in Africa
3.4.3.2 Population Growth
3.4.3.3 Infant Mortality in Africa
3.4.3.4 Life Expectancy in Africa and the Rest of the World
3.5 Policy Proposals for Africa to Attain the SDGs
3.5.1 Africa Should Deal with Corruption
3.5.2 Africa Should Also Deal with Violence and Conflict
3.5.3 Africa Should Also Consider Developments of the Fourth Industrial Revolution Seriously
3.5.4 Prioritizing Agriculture Is Critical for Africa to Attain the SDGs and Achieve Sustainable Development
3.6 Prioritizing Infrastructure Development in Africa
3.7 Conclusion and Policy Recommendation
References
Chapter 4: Decolonization of Development in Early Post-independence Africa
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Rethinking Development in Africa
4.3 Post-independence Politics and Development Theories
4.3.1 The Socialist Thought
4.3.2 Philosophical Consciencism
4.3.3 African Humanism
4.3.4 Kagisano
4.3.5 Free Market Economy
4.4 Socioeconomic Development Realities in Africa
4.5 Towards Working Together to Achieve Development
4.6 Conclusion
References
Chapter 5: Navigating a Tight Rope Between African Philosophy and Economics: Will the African Union Sustain the Spirit of Ujamaa in the Advent of COVID-19?
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Unpacking the Origins of the African Spirit of Ujamaa
5.3 Ujamaa and African Institutions
5.4 Theoretical Postulations
5.4.1 Convergence
5.4.2 Intergovernmentalism
5.4.3 Neoliberalism
5.5 Ujamaa and the COVID-19 Context
5.6 A Case Study: Russia-Ukraine Conflict
5.7 Towards a Resolution
5.8 Conclusion
References
Part II: Development Politics and Practice in Africa
Chapter 6: Impact of Regional Trade Agreements on Economic Growth: An Econometric Analysis
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Literature Review
6.3 Methodology
6.4 Discussion of Results
6.4.1 Presentation of Results of the Augmented Gravity Model
6.4.2 Post-estimation Test
6.5 Discussion of Results of the Regression Models 1–4
6.6 Conclusion and Recommendations
References
Chapter 7: Livelihood Activities in Post-Independent Africa: A Closer Look at the Impact of Chikorokoza Illegal Mining on the Education System in Zimbabwe
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Review of Important Literature
7.2.1 The Mining Sector of Zimbabwe
7.3 Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining of Gold in Zimbabwe
7.4 The Rise of Chikorokoza as a Livelihood Activity
7.5 Empirical Literature Review
7.6 Research Methodology
7.7 Findings
7.7.1 Chikorokoza Versus Education
7.7.1.1 School Dropouts
7.7.1.2 Teenage Pregnancies
7.7.1.3 Violence
7.7.1.4 Teachers Joining Chikorokoza
7.7.1.5 Sexually Transmitted Infections
7.8 Conclusion and Recommendations
References
Chapter 8: Institutional Capacity Challenges for Policy Research Analysis (PRA) in Zimbabwe: A Comparative Study of State and Non-state Policy Institutions
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Conceptual Orientation
8.2.1 Institutional Capacity
8.2.2 Policy Research
8.2.3 Policy Analysis
8.3 Theoretical Framework
8.3.1 Institutional Theory
8.4 Research Findings and Discussion
8.4.1 Key Stakeholders in PRA in Zimbabwe’s Land Reform Policy
8.4.2 Ministry of Lands and Rural Resettlement (MoLRR)
8.4.3 Policy Research Analysis Non-Governmental Organisations/Civil Society Organisations, and Zimbabwe’s Land Reform Policy
8.4.4 Women and Land Zimbabwe (WLZ)
8.4.5 Ruzivo Trust
8.4.6 State Universities
8.4.7 The 2003 Presidential Land Review Commission
8.4.8 International NGOs (INGOs)
8.5 Institutional Capacity Challenges for Policy Research Analysis in Zimbabwe’s Land Policy: Empirical Evidence
8.5.1 Relationship Between Institutional Capacity and Policy Research Analysis in Zimbabwe
8.6 Challenges with Institutional Capacity in Policy Research Analysis in Zimbabwe
8.6.1 Political Factors
8.6.2 State-Civil Society (NGOs) Mistrust and Policy Research Analysis
8.6.3 Undue Political Interference in the Selection of the Members of Commissions of Inquiry
8.6.4 Corruption
8.6.5 Funding Gaps
8.6.6 Inaccessibility of Government Documents
8.6.7 Human Resource Constraints
8.6.8 Information Technology Constraints
8.7 Ways of Improving Institutional Capacity for Policy Research Analysis in Zimbabwe
8.7.1 Prioritising Research-Related Funding
8.7.2 Building Policy Capacity Through Training and Education
8.7.3 Establishing Policy Research Analysis Departments in Relevant Ministries
8.7.4 Strengthening of Interactions Between Policy Research Analysis Institutions and Government
8.7.5 Enhancing Government-Private Sector Partnerships for Policy Research Analysis
8.7.6 Accessibility of Relevant Government Documents
8.7.7 Involving of Parliament in Appointments and Reporting Procedures of the Land Commission
8.8 Conclusion
References
Part III: Development as a Painful Process
Chapter 9: Development-Induced Displacement: A Call for Ethical Considerations in Africa
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Literature Review
9.3 The Trolley Problem
9.4 Development-Induced Displacement in Zimbabwe
9.5 Development-Induced Displacement and the Trolley Problem
9.6 Conclusion
References
Chapter 10: Health and Healthcare Delivery in Zimbabwe: Past and Present
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Healthcare Delivery in Zimbabwe
10.3 Trends in Selected Health and Health Delivery Indicators for Zimbabwe
10.3.1 Maternal Health
10.3.2 Child Health
10.3.3 Major Causes of Morbidity and Mortality in Zimbabwe
10.3.4 Health Worker Density
10.4 A Snapshot of Healthcare Financing in Zimbabwe
10.5 Strategies to Improve Health and Healthcare Delivery in Zimbabwe
10.6 Conclusion
References
Chapter 11: Contested Landscapes: Politics of Space and Belonging in Land-Use Planning in Bvumba Forest Along the Zimbabwe-Mozambican Border
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Contextual Background
11.2.1 Location and Topography
11.2.2 Geology and Climate
11.2.3 Vegetation
11.2.4 Historical Land Use
11.2.5 Politics of Space and Belonging as Discourse
11.3 Review of Important Literature
11.4 Reframing Alternative Discourse Over Resource Struggles
11.5 Conclusion and Policy Recommendations
References
Chapter 12: Post-independence Reforms and Policies in Zimbabwe
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Post-independence Intervention Strategies
12.3 The Reform Era
12.4 Transitional Stabilisation Programme and Vision 2030
12.5 Conclusion and Recommendations
References
Chapter 13: Tourism Receipts, Education, and Income Inequality in Selected South African Provinces
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Literature Review
13.2.1 Stylized Facts on Inequality and Tourism in the Selected Provinces
13.3 Methodology
13.3.1 Data Description
13.3.2 Panel Unit Root Test
13.3.3 Estimation Technique
13.4 Empirical Results
13.5 Conclusion and Policy Recommendations
References
Chapter 14: Dam Projects, Modernity, and Forced Displacement: An Analysis of the Role of Local Institutions in Surviving Marginalization Among the Tokwe Mukosi Displacees in Zimbabwe
14.1 Introduction and Background to the Study
14.2 Forced Displacement in Zimbabwe: A Postcolonial Overview
14.3 Conceptualizing Local Institutions
14.4 Methodology and Methods
14.5 Results and Discussion of Findings
14.5.1 From “Victims” to Survivors: The Role of Local Institutions in Evading Social Marginality at Tokwe Mukosi
14.5.2 Strategic Essentialism, Local Institutions, and the Struggle to Become
14.5.3 Identity Markers, Local Institutions, and Survival Among the Displaces
14.6 Conclusion
References
Part IV: The Future of Development in Africa
Chapter 15: Public Spending and Private Sector Investment in Nigeria: An Investigation of the Crowding-in (or Crowding-out) Effect Amidst Deteriorating Fiscal Balance
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Theoretical and Empirical Review
15.2.1 Theoretical Standpoint
15.2.2 Empirical Review
15.3 Material and Methods
15.3.1 Data
15.3.2 Model Specification
15.3.3 Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model Specification
15.3.3.1 A Priori Expectations
15.4 Results and Discussions
15.4.1 Summary Statistics and Correlation Matrix
15.4.2 Unit Root Test
15.4.3 Cointegration Analysis
15.4.4 Short-Run and Long-Run ARDL Estimates
15.5 Conclusion and Policy Recommendations
References
Chapter 16: The Impact of Millennium and Sustainable Development Goals on Women Leaders Within South African Schools
16.1 Introduction
16.2 International and National Initiatives on Women’s Empowerment
16.3 Literature Review
16.3.1 UN Women
16.3.2 Evolution from MDGs to SDGs
16.3.3 Domestication and Implementation of the MDGs and SDGs in South Africa
16.3.4 MDGs and SDGs in Education
16.4 The Feminism Theory
16.5 Results and Discussion
16.6 Challenges Toward Achieving Targets
16.6.1 Empty Promises by Politicians
16.6.2 Corruption
16.6.3 Stereotypes
16.6.4 Incompetency by SGBs
16.6.5 Non-implementation of Policies
16.6.6 Lack of Monitoring and Accountability
16.6.7 Regulatory Obligations
16.6.8 Funding of Women’s Initiatives
16.7 Conclusion
References
Chapter 17: Implications of Sino-African Partnerships for Peasant Natural Resource Access, Ownership, and Utilization in Africa
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Partnerships: A Theoretical Framework
17.3 Existing Discourses on Sino-African Economic Partnerships
17.4 Materials and Methods
17.5 Revisiting the Implications of Sino-African Partnerships for the African Peasantry
17.5.1 Sino-Uganda Economic Partnerships
17.5.2 Sino-Zimbabwe Economic Partnerships
17.6 Toward Social Policy Response to Asymmetrical Partnerships
17.7 Concluding Remarks
References
Chapter 18: A South African Perspective on the Solidification of Auditor’s Competence in the Areas of Testing for the Presence of Fraud and Corruption
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Research Design and Method
18.2.1 Document Analysis
18.3 Theoretical and Empirical Perspective
18.4 Auditor Skills
18.5 Auditing and Reputation
18.6 Accountability and Transparency
18.7 Integrity and Trust
18.8 Corruption and Fraud
18.9 Professional Ethics
18.10 Ethical Theories
18.10.1 Agency Theory
18.11 The Model of Inspired Confidence
18.12 Institutional Theory
18.13 Meso Theory
18.13.1 Penalties
18.13.2 Audit Firms
18.14 Worldwide Trends in Auditing
18.15 Discussion of the Causes of Fraud and Corruption in the Auditing Industry in South Africa and Around the World
18.16 Conclusion and Recommendations
References
Chapter 19: Post-COVID-19 in South Africa: The Pandemic and Public Finances toward Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals
19.1 Introduction
19.2 Empirical and Theoretical Perspective
19.2.1 The COVID-19 Coronavirus Crisis
19.2.2 The Sustainable Development Goals
19.2.3 Empirical Literature Review
19.3 Discussion of the Impact of COVID-19 on Public Finance
19.3.1 COVID-19 and Household Expenditure
19.3.2 COVID-19 Crisis Tax Collection and National Debt
19.3.3 National Debt and COVID-19 Pandemic
19.3.4 COVID-19 and Unemployment
19.4 Implications of COVID-19 on Sustainable Development Goals and the Way Forward in South Africa
19.5 Conclusion and Policy Recommendation
References
Chapter 20: The Politicization of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Zimbabwe and Implications on the Attainment of the SDGs
20.1 Introduction
20.2 Research Methodology
20.2.1 Sustainable Development Goals and Goal Sustainable Development Goal 3
20.3 The Sustainable Development Goal 3
20.4 The Effects of COVID-19 on Health
20.5 Biopolitics and COVID-19 in Zimbabwe
20.6 COVID-19 and Response Mechanisms in Zimbabwe
20.7 The Nature and Forms of COVID-19 Politicization in Zimbabwe
20.7.1 COVID-19 and the Detention of Opposition
20.7.2 Biased Application of COVID-19 Regulation
20.7.3 COVID-19 and Media Suppression
20.8 COVID-19 Response Mechanisms and Implications on the Attainment of the SDGs in Zimbabwe
20.9 Conclusion and Recommendations
References
Part V: Conclusions and Recommendations
Chapter 21: Conclusion: Toward Development in Postindependence Africa
21.1 Introduction
21.2 A Review of Existing Propositions
21.3 Rethinking the Africa Future: The Strength of Integration
21.4 Conclusion
References
Index