Beschreibung:
The book examines the failures and some of the successes of Africa in its efforts to transform into a society where human security or development in the broadest sense is achieved.
Overview Chapter 1. Development as disruptions - a reconstruction of the theory and practice Chapter 2. Social discontent as search for development: from colonialism to independence Chapter 3. Natural resources, climate change and poor beneficiation - the potential for a curse Chapter 4. Trade versus aid: economics, politics, and dilemmas in development cooperation Chapter 5. Food insecurity and agricultural stagnation Chapter 6: Demography and migration - seeking out the dividends Chapter 7. Pandemics and diseases as forces of dislocation - a post-COVID-19 view Chapter 8. Conflict, drugs and criminal upheavals in African development Chapter 9. Innovation, AI and technology as handmaiden of development Chapter 10: Democracy and social inclusion: bridging public action and development policy rhetoric