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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction: Hope in Development
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Ideology
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
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Reviews
'Never before, in studies of African NGO's and development, has cosmopolitan activism been taken so seriously, as it is in this deeply insightful ethnography of Ghanaian elites. Yarrow rethinks for activists' practice and rhetoric what Afro-pessimists dismiss as 'corruption'. The break-through in this important contribution to wider debate about ideology and action comes free of the old snap-shot methodologies which have produced so many Afro-pessimist shibboleths. With greater time depth, this book's wealth of original life histories reveals the actual long-term commitments to the public good which activists deliberately cultivate, over decades, in inter-ethnic friendships, in national alliances, and in the lasting networks arising from ideologically motivated movements of students and other youth. What Yarrow's analysis shows at the heart of the new cosmopolitanism is, in a word, daring ..A remarkable study.' -Richard Werbner, Emeritas Professor of Anthropology, University of Manchester, UK
'Do you ever hesitate between trying to change things for the better and giving up hope? If so, read this book. It will not help you to decide, but holds wise lessons about how to live with the tension.' - Annemarie Mol, Professor of Anthropology of the Body, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
'Yarrow's book is a fresh and exciting contribution. The booming literature on African development and NGOs often disappoints in its failure to get beyond externalitiesand structures. Development beyond Politics is an intellectually sophisticated exploration of Ghanaian lives and voices within the politics and processes of development. It has innovative argument, suggestive comparative perspective and sureness of judgment. I expect this book to command a wide audience in African, development and NGO studies, and to stimulate readers far beyond these fields. I warmly commend a book that is genuinely original in its approach and argument. This is first-rate stuff.' - T.C. McCaskie, Professor of the History of Africa, School of Oriental and African Studies, London University, UK
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Development beyond Politics
Book Subtitle: Aid, Activism and NGOs in Ghana
Authors: Thomas Yarrow
Series Title: Non-Governmental Public Action
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230316775
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-23642-4Published: 28 July 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-31448-5Published: 01 January 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-31677-5Published: 28 July 2011
Series ISSN: 2946-2916
Series E-ISSN: 2946-2924
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 199
Topics: African Politics, Political Sociology, Development Policy, Political Science, Development Studies, Political Communication