Abstract
The failure of this development approach resulted in the long-lasting economic crisis which drove most African countries to adopt structural adjustment programmes; unfortunately these programmes did not bring about the desired change. Today, without mentioning the social problems related to their implementation, there is even a growing recognition that structural adjustment policies, despite their implications in the midterm, seem to have neglected Africa's long-term needs (Stewart, Lall and Wangwe, 1992).
Meanwhile, in different parts of Africa, despite the (expensive) failures of many national programmes or projects, local development dynamics, - although often with limited impact - are achieving tangible and substantial results with very little resources.
The notion of local dynamics is used in this research to describe the various forces on the move at local level, in the continuously changing environment of Africa, struggling to help local communities to meet some of their priority needs. Such forces are in general small associations or groups, or even individuals, both social andlor business-oriented. Some of those dynamics are old or long-established, others are emerging only now, but in their entirety they form part of the basic constituencies of the emerging civil society in Africa.Original language | English |
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Qualification | Doctor of Philosophy |
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Award date | 18 Dec 2001 |
Place of Publication | S.l. |
Print ISBNs | 9789058085801 |
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Publication status | Published - 18 Dec 2001 |
Keywords
- rural areas
- communities
- communication
- social change
- west africa
- benin
- burkina faso
- ghana