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Utilitarianism in Outer Space

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Utilitarianism in Outer Space

Utilitarianism in Outer Space: Space Policy, Socioeconomic Development and Security Strategies in Nigeria and South Africa by Samuel Oyewole
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2024 | 225 Pages | ISBN : 3031496450 | 28.3 MB

This book showcases Nigerian and South African experiences on space politics, policy and strategy vis-à-vis their development and security aspirations, while contributing to the broader African and the Global-South perspectives on the subject. Space policy in developing countries such as Nigeria and South Africa is motivated by utilitarian promises that space and the attendant technologies have the potential to advance development and security interests of the affected nations. However, several decades into the orbital journey of these countries, little is known of their space politics, policies, strategies, capacities and capabilities, and realisation of desired objectives. Beyond pure and applied sciences reductionism, this book offers social science perspectives on space studies in Africa, as it examines the intricate relationships of historical, geographical, social, demographic, economic, political, administrative, and strategic factors, nationally, regionally and globally that have shaped research and development of space science and technologies, and their benefits, in Nigeria and South Africa.

Space Fostering African Societies: Developing the African Continent Through Space, Part 5

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Space Fostering African Societies: Developing the African Continent Through Space, Part 5

Space Fostering African Societies: Developing the African Continent Through Space, Part 5 by Annette Froehlich
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2023 | 115 Pages | ISBN : 3031367464 | 18.4 MB

This peer-reviewed book provides detailed insights into how space and its applications are, and can be used to support the development of the full range and diversity of African societies, as encapsulated in the African Union’s Agenda 2063. Following on from Part 1 to Part 4, which were highly acclaimed by the space community, it focuses on the role of space in supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Africa, but covers an even more extensive array of relevant and timely topics addressing all facets of African development. It demonstrates that, while there have been significant achievements in recent years in terms of economic and social development, which have lifted many of Africa’s people out of poverty, there is still a great deal that needs to be done to fulfill the basic needs of Africa's citizens and afford them the dignity they deserve. To this end, space is already being employed in diverse fields of human endeavor to serve Africa’s goals for its future, but there is much room for further incorporation of space systems and data. Providing a comprehensive overview of the role space is playing in helping Africa achieve its developmental aspirations, the book will appeal to both students and professionals in fields such as space studies, international relations, governance, social, rural and technical development.

Covid-19 in Africa: Societal and Economic Implications

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Covid-19 in Africa: Societal and Economic Implications

Covid-19 in Africa: Societal and Economic Implications by Susan Arndt, Banhoro Yacouba, Taibat Lawanson, Enocent Msindo, Peter Simatei
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2023 | 330 Pages | ISBN : 3031403150 | 12.5 MB

Written amidst the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, this edited volume draws on the expertise of social scientists and humanities scholars to understand the many ramifications of Covid-19 on societies, politics, and the economies of Africa. The contributors examine measures, communicative practices, and experiences that have guided the (inter)action of governments, societies, and citizens in this unpredictable moment. Covid-19 tested governments’ disaster preparedness as well as exposed governments’ attitudes towards the poor and vulnerable. In the same vein, it also tested the agency of the African populace in the face of containment measures and their impact on everyday social, cultural, and economic practices of ordinary people. In this vein, our concern is to understand the relationship between growing vulnerability on the one hand, and ingenuity of agency on the other, and how both were embodied, narrated and discoursed by the African poor, university students, religious entities, middle-classes, and those who bore the major brunt of the lockdowns.

Rice Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Rice Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa

Rice Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa by Keijiro Otsuka, Yukichi Mano, Kazushi Takahashi
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2023 | 312 Pages | ISBN : 9811980454 | 14.2 MB

This book seeks effective strategy to realize a rice Green Revolution in sub-Saharan Africa based on more than ten years of research team’s inquiries into determinants and consequences of new technology adoption in rice farming in seven countries in this region. Rigorous statistical analyses are carried out by using valuable household data of rice farmers. The book is actually sequel to the two earlier books on the same subject published by Springer and edited by K. Otsuka and D.F. Larson, An African Green Revolution published in 2013 and In Pursuit of an African Green Revolution in 2016.

Migrant Traders in South Africa

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Migrant Traders in South Africa

Migrant Traders in South Africa by Pranitha Maharaj
English | PDF | 2023 | 275 Pages | ISBN : 3031211502 | 3.2 MB

This edited book examines the social realities of migrant traders in the informal economy in South Africa. It draws on original research conducted with migrant traders in order to understand their lived experiences in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. With chapters on the diverse types of informal trading, urban versus rural settings, migrant women, xenophobia, crime, poverty, well-being and policy responses, the book will be a valuable resource for researchers, scholars, policymakers and development practitioners whose work relates to SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth).

Agricultural Transformation in Africa: Contemporary Issues, Empirics, and Policies

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Agricultural Transformation in Africa: Contemporary Issues, Empirics, and Policies

Agricultural Transformation in Africa: Contemporary Issues, Empirics, and Policies by Gbadebo O. A. Odularu
English | EPUB | 2023 | 197 Pages | ISBN : 3031195264 | 8.5 MB

​This book offers new insights into the ongoing agricultural transformation in Africa. Presenting case studies, macro-level simulations, and relevant surveys, it analyzes food crops and agri-food policy challenges and their implications in various African countries. In addition, it discusses how current African agri-food policies could be improved to achieve the continental vision of sustainable development in light of the African Union’s Agenda 2063.

The African Marine Litter Outlook

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The African Marine Litter Outlook

The African Marine Litter Outlook by Thomas Maes, Fiona Preston-Whyte
English | PDF,EPUB | 2022 (2023 Edition) | 241 Pages | ISBN : 3031086252 | 32 MB

This book provides a cross-sectoral, multi-scale assessment of marine litter in Africa with a focus on plastics. From distribution, to impacts on environmental and human health, this book looks at what is known scientifically. It includes a policy analysis of the instruments that currently exist, and what is needed to help Africa tackle marine litter—including local and transboundary sources. Across 5 chapters, experts from Africa and beyond have put together a summary of the scientific knowledge currently known about marine litter in Africa.

Development Delusions and Contradictions: An Anatomy of the Foreign Aid Industry

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Development Delusions and Contradictions: An Anatomy of the Foreign Aid Industry

Development Delusions and Contradictions: An Anatomy of the Foreign Aid Industry by David Sims
English | PDF | 2022 (2023 Edition) | 407 Pages | ISBN : 303117769X | 6.4 MB

This book analyses the shortcomings of the Western development aid programme. Through exploring the evolution of aid over more than seven decades, development is examined as an industry with a variety of motives and actors. The driving forces and dynamics in the relationship between aid and economic development are highlighted in relation to faulty development structures and misaligned aims. With a particular focus on Egypt, radical questions are posed on how global aid and development can be improved, including how it can respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This book aims to present an alternative aid framework to help overcome the dysfunctionality of the current international development system. It will be of interest to researchers and policymakers working within development economics and development policy.

Strengthening Systems Accountability for Enterprise Performance and Development Planning

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Strengthening Systems Accountability for Enterprise Performance and Development Planning

Strengthening Systems Accountability for Enterprise Performance and Development Planning by Gbadebo O. A. Odularu
English | PDF | 2022 | 209 Pages | ISBN : 3031117786 | 4.2 MB

One of the driving forces in catalyzing sustainable development interventions is systems accountability. This book tackles the notion of systems accountability in the context of enterprise and broader development planning, providing diversely institutionalized and applied implications for Africa. This compilation of innovatively selected chapters is not only relevant to contemporary corporate and public sector management, but also a timely guide on the role of digitalization in delivering real-time traceability by bridging gaps in confidence, data silos, distrust, shared credentials, and accountability. Understanding how to eliminate unnecessary layers of middlemen policy brokers and their rent seeking behaviors would provide further insights into how small enterprises and non-profit operate, their challenges or pitfalls, and how they can be improved to better manage the relevant systems.

Transformational Human Resources Management in Zimbabwe: Solutions for the Public Sector in the 21st Century

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Transformational Human Resources Management in Zimbabwe: Solutions for the Public Sector in the 21st Century

Transformational Human Resources Management in Zimbabwe: Solutions for the Public Sector in the 21st Century by Mervis Chiware, Bernard Nkala, Innocent Chirisa
English | PDF,EPUB | 2022 | 196 Pages | ISBN : 9811946280 | 4.1 MB

This book is a stepping stone toward solving public sector human capital challenges in Zimbabwe as it equips human capital managers with solutions to key issues in the public sector. In Zimbabwe, the public sector human capital drives the economy as over half of the population access their services through public enterprises. Government is the major agent in economic and infrastructure development as well as the production of goods and services. However, Zimbabwe’s public service is underperforming due to poorly motivated and managed employees who do not respond to the needs of its clients.

Farewell to Farms : De-Agrarianisation and Employment in Africa (Routledge Revivals)

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Farewell to Farms : De-Agrarianisation and Employment in Africa (Routledge Revivals)

Farewell to Farms : De-Agrarianisation and Employment in Africa (Routledge Revivals)
by Deborah Fahy Bryceson and Vali Jamal
English | 2019 | ISBN: 1138335509 | 265 Pages | True ePUB | 4.94 MB

The Power of Perceptions in the Middle East: A Study of Contradictory Political and Economic Interests

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The Power of Perceptions in the Middle East: A Study of Contradictory Political and Economic Interests

The Power of Perceptions in the Middle East: A Study of Contradictory Political and Economic Interests by Warda Samara
English | EPUB | 2022 | 170 Pages | ISBN : 3030991490 | 12.3 MB

This book analyzes conflicting political views and narratives held by different forces, both at the local and regional levels in the Middle East. Based on case studies and analysis of local economic projects, it highlights the often conflicting concepts and visions for economic and social development in the Middle East as espoused by rival political groups and grassroots organizations.

The Power of Perceptions in the Middle East: A Study of Contradictory Political and Economic Interests

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The Power of Perceptions in the Middle East: A Study of Contradictory Political and Economic Interests

The Power of Perceptions in the Middle East: A Study of Contradictory Political and Economic Interests by Warda Samara
English | PDF | 2022 | 170 Pages | ISBN : 3030991490 | 3.5 MB

This book analyzes conflicting political views and narratives held by different forces, both at the local and regional levels in the Middle East. Based on case studies and analysis of local economic projects, it highlights the often conflicting concepts and visions for economic and social development in the Middle East as espoused by rival political groups and grassroots organizations.