Alternative Development Strategies for Africa: Volume 2, Environment, Women by Mohamed Suliman

ISBN: ‎ 9781870425292

The first part of this volume analyses the nature and magnitude of the continent's environmental problems. The ideas of classic economic development are challenged and writers emphasize the central roles of agriculture, the proper use of natural resources and the importance of popular participation. Case studies on Ghana, Southern Africa, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda demonstrate similar features: desertification, deforestation, soil erosion, declining food production and pollution. 

The workshop on women and development analysed the problems confronting African women and their practical strategies to challenge them. There are papers on education, agriculture, the informal sector and women in politics, and case studies from Nigeria, Botswana, Tanzania, Uganda and Cameroon.