Routledge Studies in African Development
About the Book Series
The series features innovative and original research on African development from scholars both within and outside of Africa. It particularly promotes comparative and interdisciplinary research targeted at a global readership.
In terms of theory and method, rather than basing itself on any one orthodoxy, the series draws broadly on the tool kit of the social sciences in general, emphasizing comparison, the analysis of the structure and processes, and the application of qualitative and quantitative methods.
The series welcomes submissions from established and junior authors on cutting-edge and high-level research on key topics that feature in global news and public debate. To submit proposals, please contact the Editor, Helena Hurd ([email protected]).
Socioeconomic Shocks and Africa’s Development Agenda: Lessons and Policy Directions in a Post-COVID-19 Era
1st Edition
Edited
By Evans Osabuohien, Gbadebo Odularu, Daniel Ufua, Romanus Osabohien
August 26, 2024
This book investigates how African countries respond to socioeconomic shocks, drawing out lessons to help to inform future policy and development efforts. The challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic affected all sectors of the economy, exposing substantial structural weaknesses and complexities ...
Sustainable Development in Post-Pandemic Africa: Effective Strategies for Resource Mobilization
1st Edition
Edited
By Fred Olayele, Yiagadeesen Samy
August 26, 2024
With both domestic and external financing expected to dry up in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, this book argues that there is a need for fresh ideas and new strategies for achieving sustainable development in Africa. In addition to triggering the most severe recession in nearly a century, the ...
Africa’s Economic Partnership with China: An Holistic Analysis
1st Edition
By Mussie Delelegn Arega
May 27, 2024
This book examines how increasing Africa-China relations in the fields of trade, development finance and investment have impacted productive capacities and structural economic transformation in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The book argues that statistical and empirical evidence shows that China’s ...
Engendering Democracy in Africa: Women, Politics and Development
1st Edition
By Niamh Gaynor
May 27, 2024
This book investigates women’s political participation in Africa. Going beyond the formal institutions of electoral politics, it explores a range of spaces where everyday politics take place, at national and at local levels. In recent years there have been significant improvements in the number of ...
Politics in The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau: Precolonial Influence on the Postcolonial State
1st Edition
By Mariama Khan
May 27, 2024
This book explores how precolonial political traditions and practices shape modern-day politics in The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau. The precolonial Kaabu empire dominated the region for over 300 years, leaving a rich oral and ritual culture that emphasized the importance of a ruler’s legitimacy among...
Responding to Mass Atrocities in Africa: Protection First and Justice Later
1st Edition
By Raymond Kwun-Sun Lau
September 25, 2023
This book explores the relationship between the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and the International Criminal Court (ICC), challenging the assumption that they are always mutually reinforcing or complementary, and examining instead the many tensions which arise between the immediate imperative of ...
Corporate Governance in Tanzania: Ethics and Accountability at the Crossroads
1st Edition
By Peter C. Mhando
May 31, 2023
Increasingly the importance of corporate governance for economic development in developing economies like Tanzania is indisputable. This book explores the effectiveness of corporate governance in Tanzania and asks how it can be further developed and improved so as to make a difference in the ...
Development in Nigeria: Promise on Hold?
1st Edition
By Edlyne Eze Anugwom
May 31, 2023
This book unravels the trajectories and dilemmas of development in Nigeria since its independence in 1960. Despite enormous human and material resources, development progress in Nigeria has not met expectations. By delving into the various factors that have influenced development efforts and ...
Industrial Policy and the Transformation of the Colonial Economy in Africa: The Zambian Experience
1st Edition
By Horman Chitonge
May 31, 2023
Industrial Policy and the Transformation of the Colonial Economy in Africa offers an in-depth analysis of the role industrial policy can play in the transformation of African economies. Using examples from Zambia’s industrial development experience, this book illustrates that core features of the ...
Public Policy Lessons from the AIDS Response in Africa
1st Edition
By Fred Eboko
May 31, 2023
Public Policy Lessons from the AIDS Response in Africa examines how the interplay between national state dynamics in Africa and the global political arena has shaped the global AIDS response, and in this context develops a framework for analysing public policy action more broadly in contemporary ...
Microfinance, Livelihoods and Poverty Reduction in Ghana
1st Edition
By Aaron Alesane
December 30, 2022
This book assesses the role of microfinance in the construction of livelihoods for poverty reduction in the Northern Savannah of Ghana, analysing the current microfinance landscape and financial services in the region. The book analyses the current microfinance landscape and financial services in ...
Alternatives to Neoliberal Peacebuilding and Statebuilding in Africa
1st Edition
By Redie Bereketeab
August 01, 2022
This book critically interrogates the neoliberal peacebuilding and statebuilding model and proposes a popular progressive model centred around the lived realities of African societies. The neoliberal interventionist model assumed prominence and universal hegemony following the demise of state...