Handbook of research on sustainable development and governance strategies for economic growth in Africa

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Section 1. Overview, historical issues, and state of affairs. Chapter 1. Theories and practices of sustainable development in Africa ; Chapter 2. Need for sustainable development: theoretical and practical concerns for sub-Saharan Africa ; Chapter 3. Sustainable development goals and their implication on economic growth: an East African perspective ; Chapter 4. Financing the sustainable development goals in sub-Saharan African countries ; Chapter 5. Towards child-centred sustainable development goals: implications on child welfare policy and practice in Zimbabwe ; Chapter 6. The role of education in attaining sustainable development in sub-Saharan African nations: emphasis on Ethiopia -- Section 2. Sustainable development and governance nexus. Chapter 7. Decentralization and local governance in Tanzania: theories and practice on sustainable development ; Chapter 8. Public sector role in sustainable development: rolling back the state a game changer to sustainable development ; Chapter 9. Women's participation and equal opportunities for leadership in Tanzania ; Chapter 10. Women's representation in selected Ethiopian electronic media and its implication for sustainable development ; Chapter 11. The role of civil society organizations in the pursuit of a sustainable development agenda in South Africa: the present and the future ; Chapter 12. Community participation: a catalyst for sustainable development? pitfalls and opportunities for post-apartheid South Africa ; Chapter 13. Political clientelism and sustainable development: a case of Kenyan forest policy ; Chapter 14. Revisiting the legal framework of urban planning in the global South: an explanatory example of Nigeria -- Section 3. Governance reforms, legal framework, and economic growth. Chapter 15. Rule of law, governance, and sustainable development: the Nigerian perspective ; Chapter 16. Elections, politics, democracy, and the challenge of sustainable development in Africa ; Chapter 17. Advocacy as a strategy for sustainable development and economic growth: what civil society organizations need to know ; Chapter 18. The nexus between human-rights-based approach and intergovernmental fiscal transfers for sustainable development: a view from Ethiopia -- Section 4. Strategies and framework in bringing growth and development to Africa. Chapter 19. Resettlement, sustainable livelihoods, and development in Africa: experiences from Ethiopia ; Chapter 20. Inequality as driver of conflict: insights and reflections from the horn of Africa ; Chapter 21. Tourism and hospitality in Ethiopia's development agenda: action for sustainable economic growth ; Chapter 22. The role of mass transport for sustainable public transit in developing cities: issues and imperatives in Addis Ababa City, Ethiopia ; Chapter 23. African women and economic development: a tale of contradictions? ; Chapter 24. Institutional structures and the prevalence of foreign ownership of firms: empirical evidence from Africa ; Chapter 25. An overview of population growth and sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa ; Chapter 26. Agricultural schemes in Namibia for meeting essential needs ; Chapter 27. Multiple perspectives for poverty reduction

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10.4018/978-1-5225-3247-7 [DOI]

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