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The Development State: Aid, Culture and Civil Society in Tanzania
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Description for The Development State: Aid, Culture and Civil Society in Tanzania
Paperback. A timely, ethnographically informed account of the "development state" of Tanzania, showing how development practice and culture have become integrated into everyday life, politically, socially and economically. Series: African Issues. Num Pages: 229 pages, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
A timely, ethnographically informed account of the "development state" of Tanzania, showing how development practice and culture have become integrated into everyday life, politically, socially and economically. How has development affected the practices of the state in Africa? How has the development state become the basis of social organisation? How do Tanzanians position themselves to obtain aid money to effect change in their personallives? Financial aid flows have entrenched an economy of intervention in which the main beneficiaries are those who can claim to undertake development activities. Even for those not formally engaged in the development sector, its ... Read more
A timely, ethnographically informed account of the "development state" of Tanzania, showing how development practice and culture have become integrated into everyday life, politically, socially and economically. How has development affected the practices of the state in Africa? How has the development state become the basis of social organisation? How do Tanzanians position themselves to obtain aid money to effect change in their personallives? Financial aid flows have entrenched an economy of intervention in which the main beneficiaries are those who can claim to undertake development activities. Even for those not formally engaged in the development sector, its ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
299g
Number of Pages
229
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847011084
SKU
V9781847011084
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99-50
Reviews for The Development State: Aid, Culture and Civil Society in Tanzania
Very helpful in understanding the multifaceted subject of developmental aid in a country that was once seen as one of the poorest in the world.
AFRICAN STUDIES QUARTERLY
Readers familiar with Tanzania will find much of interest and much to ponder in this book.
TANZANIAN AFFIARS
'Will have a major impact in anthropology, development, science and ... Read more
AFRICAN STUDIES QUARTERLY
Readers familiar with Tanzania will find much of interest and much to ponder in this book.
TANZANIAN AFFIARS
'Will have a major impact in anthropology, development, science and ... Read more