Africa and the Millennium Development Goals

Progress, Problems, and Prospects
Herausgeber: Mutasa, Charles; Paterson, Mark

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This unique work by the Centre for Conflict Resolution (CCR), Cape Town, South Africa, tracks the progress Africa has made in achieving the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) since 2000. The chapters are organized around the larger themes of political economy, structural issues, sustainable goals, and human development goals. Together they provide a unique assessment from experts on the ground of whether the goals were a success and what remains to be done to achieve sustainable economic and human development in Africa.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 581g
• ISBN-13: 9781442256255
• ISBN-10: 1442256257
• Artikelnr.: 42968144

Autorenporträt

Edited by Charles Mutasa and Mark Paterson

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Introduction: The Millennium Development Goals in Africa
-Charles Mutasa Part I: The Political Economy of Development in Africa
Chapter 2: Rethinking the Vision for Development -Mbaya J. Kankwenda
Chapter 3: Conflict and Development -Ademola Abass and Dan Kuwali Chapter
4: Governance and Development -L. Adele Jinadu Part II: Key Structural
Issues for Development in Africa Chapter 5: Promoting Gender Equality and
Empowering Women (MDG Three) -Zanele Khumalo and Antonia Porter Chapter 6:
Developing a Global Partnership for Development (MDG Eight) -James Jonah
Part III: Sustainable Development Goals in Africa Chapter 7: Eradicating
Poverty and Hunger (MDG One) -Richard Mkandawire and Mandi Rukuni Chapter
8: Ensuring Environmental Sustainability (MDG Seven) -Saliem Fakir, Manisha
Gulati, and Louise Scholtz Part IV: Human Development Goals in Africa
Chapter 9: Achieving Universal Primary Education (MDG Two) -Francis
Mkandawire Chapter 10: Reducing Child Mortality (MDG Four) -Agbessi Amouzou
Chapter 11: Improving Maternal Health (MDG Five) -Grace Bantebya Kyomuhendo
Chapter 12: Combating HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Other Diseases (MDG Six)
-Maureen Adudans Chapter 13: Conclusion: Beyond the Development Framework
in Africa -Mark Paterson Appendices Bibliography Index