"This book informs policymakers, investors, and practitioners on potential areas that may be relevant for nurturing the African countries' industrial economy in the African context and thus facilitating the fulfillment of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the African Union's Agenda...

Handbook of Research on Nurturing Industrial Economy for Africa's Development / Fredrick Nafukho, Alexander Makulilo -- Prison Education for Industrialisation: Killing Two Birds With a Single Stone / Mohamed Msoroka -- Decentralization and Good Governance / Besfat Engdaw -- Developing Dropout...

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Development, social justice and the limits of public policy -- Why has Pakistan's economy under-performed? -- The social sectors in pakistan : a story of neglect -- The cultural setting : patronage and rent-seeking -- The political economy of...

This book debates the leading social development paradigm in social policy, that of developmental social policy from a self-evaluative and critical perspective. It contains two theory chapters and case study analysis from countries in Asia. It is a must read for any scholar in development...