Political Settlements and Agricultural Transfor, Atela, Mustapha..

Name: Political Settlements and Agricultural Transfor, Atela, Mustapha..
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Political Settlements and Agricultural Transformation in AfricaEvidence for Inclusive Growth\nAuthor(s): Martin Atela, Abdul Raufu Mustapha\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367673345, 978-0367673345\nSynopsis\nThis book explores the ways in which political settlements can contribute to positive changes in Africas agricultural and manufacturing sectors.\n\nContemporary Africa has seen many governments, donors, and commercial private enterprises supporting innovative agricultural and agroprocessing schemes with the purpose of diversifying economies. However, many of the schemes collapse or at best fail to generate the needed jobs. Focusing on case studies in Kenya, Nigeria, and Ethiopia, this book takes an interdisciplinary approach that combines economic analysis, life histories, policy approaches methods, and political economy theory to reframe the field with new questions. The contributors offer alternative expl.