1st Edition

Rethinking Ownership of Development in Africa

By T.D. Harper-Shipman Copyright 2020
142 Pages
by Routledge

142 Pages
by Routledge

142 Pages
by Routledge

Rethinking Ownership of Development in Africa demonstrates how instead of empowering the communities they work with, the jargon of development ownership often actually serves to perpetuate the centrality of multilateral organizations and international donors in African development, awarding a fairly minimal role to local partners. In the context of today’s development scheme for Africa,... Read more

Introduction  1. Theorizing Ownership  2. La Santé Avant Tout (Health Before Everything)  3. Beggars Can’t Be Choosers  4. Ownership in Comparison  Conclusion: Go Back and Get It

Biography

T. D. Harper-Shipman is an assistant professor of Africana Studies at Davidson College.