Development and the African diaspora (Record no. 1112)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781842779019 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 338.96MER |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Mercer, Claire. |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Development and the African diaspora |
| Remainder of title | place and the politics of home |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Zed Books |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2008 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiv, 258 p. : maps ; 22 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [236]-251) and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | This innovative book examines the relationship between African "civil society" and "home association" networks in the diaspora. Remittances home via these networks outweigh official development assistance. Looking in particular at Cameroon and Tanzania, the authors argue that building "civil society" in Africa must be understood in tandem with the political economy of migration and wider debates concerning ethnicity and belonging. They demonstrate both that diasporic development is distinct from mainstream development, and that it is an uneven historical process in which some '"homes" are better placed to take advantage of global connections than others. In doing so, the book engages critically with the current enthusiasm among policy-makers for treating the African diaspora as an untapped resource for combating poverty. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | African diaspora -Economic aspects. |
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| UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dar es Salaam | UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dar es Salaam | 01/17/2025 | 338.96MER | 001124 | 01/31/2025 | 01/17/2025 | Book |