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Unequal Partners: American Foundations and Higher Education Development in Africa
Fabrice Jaumont
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Description for Unequal Partners: American Foundations and Higher Education Development in Africa
Hardback. Series: Philanthropy and Education. Num Pages: 191 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; GTF; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 221 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
This book offers a nuanced analysis of a US-led foundation initiative of uncommon ambition, featuring seven foundations with a shared commitment to strengthen capacity in higher education in Sub-Saharan African universities. The book examines the conditions under which philanthropy can be effective, the impasses that foundations often face, and the novel context in which philanthropy operates today. This study therefore assesses the shifting grounds on which higher education globally is positioned and the role of global philanthropy within these changing contexts. This is especially important in a moment where higher education is once again recognized as a driver of development ... Read more
This book offers a nuanced analysis of a US-led foundation initiative of uncommon ambition, featuring seven foundations with a shared commitment to strengthen capacity in higher education in Sub-Saharan African universities. The book examines the conditions under which philanthropy can be effective, the impasses that foundations often face, and the novel context in which philanthropy operates today. This study therefore assesses the shifting grounds on which higher education globally is positioned and the role of global philanthropy within these changing contexts. This is especially important in a moment where higher education is once again recognized as a driver of development ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Philanthropy and Education
Number of Pages
170
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137593467
SKU
V9781137593467
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Ref
99-15
About Fabrice Jaumont
Fabrice Jaumont serves as Education Attache for the Embassy of France to the United States. He is also Program Officer for the FACE Foundation, an operating foundation, chartered by the State of New York and dedicated to nurturing French-American cultural exchange through innovative international projects in the arts and education. He holds a PhD in International Development Education from ... Read more
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