<p>This book applies a range of theories that focus on current concerns in rural Africa. The contributors lay out the conceptualization, analysis, methods, assumptions, perceptions, and ideas considered in each individual case. Specifically, this project inspires research in the field of rural devel
Rural Development in Tropical Africa
β Scribed by Judith Heyer, Pepe Roberts, Gavin Williams (eds.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 386
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Rural Development....Pages 1-15
The World Bank and the Peasant Problem....Pages 16-51
Agricultural Policies in Mainland Tanzania, 1946β76....Pages 52-89
Agricultural Development Policy in Kenya from the Colonial Period to 1975....Pages 90-120
Commodity Production in Kenyaβs Central Province....Pages 121-142
Ghana, 1951β78: the Agrarian Basis of the Post-colonial State....Pages 143-167
Agrarian Change in Northern Ghana: Public Investment, Capitalist Farming and Famine....Pages 168-192
βRural Developmentβ and the Rural Economy in Niger, 1900β75....Pages 193-221
Agricultural Policies in Nigeria 1900β78....Pages 222-258
Cooperative Policy and Village Development in Northern Nigeria....Pages 259-280
The Kano River Project, Nigeria: the Impact of an Irrigation Scheme on Productivity and Welfare....Pages 281-305
Evaluating the Gezira Scheme: Black Box or Pandoraβs Box?....Pages 306-324
The Senegal River Valley....Pages 325-353
Back Matter....Pages 354-375
β¦ Subjects
Industries
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