Capacity building in developing countries human and environmental dimensions
Title:
Capacity building in developing countries human and environmental dimensions
Author:
James, Valentine Udoh, 1952-
ISBN:
9781567508048
Publication Information:
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1998.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xviii, 321 p.) : ill., maps.
Contents:
Preliminaries; Contents; Tables and Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Building the Capacities of Developing Nations through Empowerment; 2 Ethnicity in the Politics of a Nation; 3 The State and Interplay of Gender and Class on the Emergence of Women as Political Leaders in Developing Countries; 4 The Difficulty of Consensus Building in Developing Countries The African Dilemma; 5 Democratization and the Grass Roots The Case of the Jomoro District Assembly; 6 Economic Theory and the Growth Ethic; 7 A Reassessment of the Impact of Structural Adjustment in Ghana
Abstract:
Argues that building the educational, industrial and economic capacities of societies, while fostering indigenous talents and skills, allows developing nations to direct their destinies through their own policies and collaborative efforts.
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