This open access textbook offers a critical introduction to human and economic development prospects in Africa revolving around three questions: where is Africa today, what explains the current state, and, given historical trends and what we know about the world, where do we think the continent...

The role of China in Africa must be understood in the context of competing and intensified global energy politics, in which the US, India and China are among the key players vying for security of supply. Contrary to popular representation, China's role in Africa is much more than this however,...

Land, Labour and Livelihoods in Rural South Africa: Volume One: Western Cape. Edited by Michael Lipton, Mike de Klerk and Merle Lipton. Durban: Indicator Press, 1996. Pp.496. ISBN 1 86840 234 7 Land, Labour and Livelihoods in Rural South Africa: Volume Two: KwaZuIu-Natal and Northern Province....

This paper explores the connections between colonialism and development in order to understand more clearly how discourses on North-South relations continue to be imbued with the imperial representations that preceded them. Beginning with a concern to examine how anti-racism can inform our...

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to understand alternative African futures as an aid to improved decision‐making and action by governments and by other key agents and stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach – The authors aim is to put the two concepts (“futures” and think...