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Book Book Leiden University catalogue Leiden University catalogue
Title:Governance in the 21st century
Editor:Kondlo, Kwandiwe MerrimanISNI
Year:2011
Language:English
Series:Africa in focus series
City of publisher:Cape Town
Publisher:HSRC Press
ISBN:0796923442; 9780796923448
Geographic term:Africa
Subjects:State
science
environment
livelihoods
public health
international relations
External link:https://www.asclibrary.nl/docs/337890722.pdf
Abstract:First issue of a new series published by the Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, aimed at giving emerging African scholars a platform from which they can make their voices heard. The volume is divided into six thematic sections: 1. The African State in the twenty-first century (Victor A.O. Adetula on democracy and 'good governance', Alban A.E. Ahoure on public expenditure and education system performance in sub-Saharan Africa, Happy Mickson Kayuni on the Chewa transborder traditional political entity); 2. Knowledge and transformation (Sarah Helen Chiumbu on the African ICT agenda, Mpilo Pearl Sithole on the dwarfed status of knowledge production in South Africa, Maurice Taonezvi Vambe on indigenous knowledge and communal food production in Zimbabwe); 3. Environment and natural resources (Ernest L. Molua on climate change and agriculture, Barbara A. Anderson et al. on environmental consciousness in South Africa, Mike Muller on water resource management, Sithabiso Gandure on climate change risks in Zimbabwe); 4. Economy and livelihoods in Africa (Priscilla Wamucii and Peter Idwasi on social insecurity, youth and development issues in Kenya, Nsolo J.N. Mijere on informal crossborder traders and the SADC common market, Lyn Snodgrass and Julaina Obika on reintegrating former child soldiers in northern Uganda); 5. Public health and well-being (Laetitia C. Rispel and Thomas N. Kibua on stewardship for health in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, Kopano Ratele and Shahnaaz Suffla on violence and masculinity in Africa, Sandra M. Hoffman on violation and transformation in a South African correctional facility, Tito Nestor Tiehi on populations' health status in WAEMU countries, Sara Cooper et al. on improving mental health care systems in Africa); 6. Africa and the world (Moses Tofa and Eliot Tofa on globalisation and imperialism in contemporary Africa, Tim K. Murithi on the United Nations). [ASC Leiden abstract]
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