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9781842779002

Development and the African Diaspora Place and the Politics of Home

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    9781842779002

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    1842779001

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-12-15
  • Publisher: ZED BOOKS

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Summary

This innovative book examines the relationship between African "civil society" and "home association" networks in the diaspora. Remittances home via these networks outweigh official development assistance. Looking in particular at Cameroon and Tanzania, the authors argue that building "civil society" in Africa must be understood in tandem with the political economy of migration and wider debates concerning ethnicity and belonging. They demonstrate both that diasporic development is distinct from mainstream development, and that it is an uneven historical process in which some '"homes" are better placed to take advantage of global connections than others. In doing so, the book engages critically with the current enthusiasm among policy-makers for treating the African diaspora as an untapped resource for combating poverty.

Author Biography

Claire Mercer is a Lecturer in Geography at the University of Leicester, UK. Ben Page is a lecturer at University College London. Martin Evans has undertaken consultancy and advisory work for the Department for International Development, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Overseas Development Institute, Center for International Climate and Environmental Research-Oslo and Chatham House. 

Table of Contents

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List of Acronyms
Why home associations matter
Home associations: between political belonging and moral convivialityp. 3
Contexts and comparisonsp. 32
Rethinking research on African diasporas and developmentp. 49
The history and structure of home associations
Home associations and the nation in Cameroonp. 77
Home associations and the nation in Tanzaniap. 103
The developmental and political work of home associations
Welfare and social support in the diasporap. 133
Modernizing burial and death celebrationsp. 157
Education and inequalityp. 179
Infrastructure and account abilityp. 205
Home associations, migration and development
Conclusionsp. 225
Bibliographyp. 236
Indexp. 252
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