ISBN:
9783319161662
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XXIII, 322 p. 17 illus, online resource)
Series Statement:
Social Indicators Research Series 58
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Millennium development goals (MDGs) in retrospect
Keywords:
Social sciences
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Quality of Life
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Social policy
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Quality of Life Research
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Developmental psychology
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Social Sciences
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Social sciences
;
Quality of Life
;
Social policy
;
Quality of Life Research
;
Developmental psychology
Abstract:
This volume examines the impact of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on Africa's development post-2015. It assesses the current state of the MDGs in Africa by outlining the successes, gaps and failures of the state goals, including lessons learned. A unique feature of the book is the exposition on post-MDG's agenda for Africa's development. Chapters on poverty, south-south partnership, aid, gender, empowerment, health as well as governance and development explore what feasible alternative lie ahead for Africa beyond the expiry date of the MDGs.
Abstract:
This volume examines the impact of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on Africa’s development post-2015. It assesses the current state of the MDGs in Africa by outlining the successes, gaps and failures of the state goals, including lessons learned. A unique feature of the book is the exposition on post-MDG’s agenda for Africa’s development. Chapters on poverty, south-south partnership, aid, gender, empowerment, health as well as governance and development explore what feasible alternative lie ahead for Africa beyond the expiry date of the MDGs
Description / Table of Contents:
Preface; References; Contents; About the Authors; Chapter 1: Introduction: Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Retrospect in Africa; References; Chapter 2: Are We Able to Lift the Downtrodden? The MDGs and Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana; Introduction; Methodology; Theoretical Framework; The Millennium Development Goals in Ghana; The Millennium Development Goal 2 and Ghana's Education; Overview of the Ghana School Feeding Program (GSFP); Findings; Demographics of the Children in the Homes; Education for OVC; Conclusion and Recommendation; References
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 3: Urbanization and Poverty in Kinshasa: Thinking Beyond 2015 Millennium Development GoalsIntroduction; Urbanization, Poverty and the MDGs; Urban Poverty in Kinshasa and MDGs; Resilience Through an Informal Economy Amongst Urban Poor in Kinshasa; Constraints to Poverty Reduction and Post-2015 MDGs Perspectives; Conclusions and Policy Implications; References; Chapter 4: Women's Access to Land and Economic Empowerment in Selected Nigerian Communities; Introduction; Literature Review; Data and Empirical Strategy; Overview of the Study Site-Ota; Data; Empirical Strategy
Description / Table of Contents:
Empirical Results and DiscussionsBaseline Results; Conclusion; Appendix; References; Chapter 5: Trusting the Coalface: Public Trust in South African Local Government and the Millennium Development Goals; Introduction; The Devolution Revolution in South Africa; Explaining Determinants in Local Government; Data and Methods; Results; Bivariate Analysis; The Multivariate Analysis; Discussion and Conclusion; References; Legislation and Policy Documents; Chapter 6: Millennium Development in Retrospect: Higher Education and the Gender Factor in Africa's Development Beyond 2015; Introduction
Description / Table of Contents:
United Nations and Global Development Concerns and Implications for Africa: A Brief Historical Background of the Post-Colonial Era The Development of Education in (Sub-Saharan) Africa with a Focus on Recent Historical Moments and Higher Education Policy; MDGs and Articulation of Higher Education; Higher Education and Imperative of Gender Equity Toward African Development; Conclusion; References; Chapter 7: Beyond Millennium Development Goals: Funding Quality Education Through Building Local Capacity: A Sample from Tanzania; Introduction; Theoretical Framework
Description / Table of Contents:
Social Entrepreneurship and Social Capital Theory Empirical Research Methods and Sample Description; Funding Quality Education Through Building Local Capacity; How Does the Social Entrepreneur-Opportunity Nexus Evolve? (An Example from Tanzania); Global Partnerships: NGOs as Brokers of Socioeconomic Agency; Reflections and Challenges in Subsidizing Education Reform Through Compassionate Business Innovation; Conclusion; References; Chapter 8: African Gender Development Gap: Rethinking Strategies to Achieve MDGs; Introduction; Economic Development in Historical Perspective; Poverty
Description / Table of Contents:
Poverty, Culture and Gender Inequality
Description / Table of Contents:
Preface by Prof. Philomina Okeke-Iherjirika (Women Studies Program, University of Alberta)Chapter 1: Introduction: MDGs in Retrospect in Africa (by editors) -- PART 1: VULNERABILITIES, POVERTY & EMPOWERMENT -- Chapter 2: Social Protection: An alternative or not for Africa’s Post-2015 Development Agenda? - Julie Drolet (University of Calgary) -- Chapter 3: Are We Able to Lift the Downtrodden? The MDGs and Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana - Patricia Serwaa Afrifa (Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana) -- Chapter 4: Urbanization and Poverty in Kinshasa: Thinking Beyond the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - Clément Longondjo Etambakonga (University of the Witwatersrand/Johannesburg) -- Chapter 5: Reducing Extreme Poverty and Hunger: The case of Children in South African families in the Mpumalanga Province. Monde Makiwane (Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa) -- Chapter 6: Empowering Local Institutions for Better Outcomes from Large-Scale Agricultural Investments in Nigeria - Evans S. Osabuohien (Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria) -- PART 2: EDUCATION & GENDER -- Chapter 7: Millennium Development in Retrospect: Higher Education in Africa's Development Beyond 2015 - N’Dri T. Assié-Lumumba -- Chapter 8: Funding Quality Education in Rural Central Tanzania: A Case for Social Entrepreneurship - Serena Koisaaba (Independent Researcher, U.S.A.) -- Chapter 9: The African Gender Development Gap: Rethinking Strategies to achieve MDG's - Stephen Macharia Magu (Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA) -- Chapter 10: Climate Change: Vulnerbility and Adaptation, A Case Study of Men and Women Farmers in Eritrea - Yordanos Tesfamariam (University of Regina) -- PART 3: MDGs & THE DIFFERENT SHADES OF HEALTH -- Chapter 11: Dimension of childhood development within the Millennium Development Goals: The role of water-related characteristics in reducing the burden of childhood diseases in South Africa - Furzana Timol (Human Sciences Research Council and University of KwaZulu-Natal) -- Chapter 12: Culture, Traditions and Maternal Health: A community Approach towards Improved Maternal Health - Mary Ssonko Nabacwa et al. (Uganda Christian University) -- Chapter 13: (Ad)dressing Sexual Reproductive Health Issues and its Determinants in Eight Priority Areas of South Africa: Evidence from a Situational Analysis of Millennium Development Goals in KZN and EC - Nene Ernest Khalema (Human Sciences Research Council and University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa) -- Chapter 14: Civil Society Activism for the Prevention and Treatment of Non-Communicable Diseases in South Africa: Implications for Policy and Practice. Catherine Ndinda (Human Science Research Council and University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) -- PART 4: POST-2015: PARTNERSHIPS & AID -- Chapter 15: Developing global partnership for development: Chinese investments in Africa and impacts on sustainable development - Daouda CISSE (Centre for Chinese Studies, Stellenbosch University, South Africa) -- Chapter 16: Aid Effectiveness and Development Policies in Botswana: A Successful Story” - Cristian Talesco (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) -- PART 5: POST 2015: GOVERNANCE & DEVELOPMENT -- Chapter 17: Evaluating women’s political participation and the impact on sustainable, socio-economic development - Stephen Macharia Magu (Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA) -- Chapter 18: From Rhetoric to Reality: Bridging the gap between Aspiration for Democracy and Governance Performance in Nigeria and South Africa - Patrick Oluwole Ojo (Afe Babalola University) -- Chapter 19 Trusting the Coalface: Public Trust in South African Local Government and the Millennium Development Goals - Steven Gordon (University of Kwazulu Natal and Human Sciences Research council) -- Chapter 20: Democratic political leadership and governance: Envisioning a post 2015 development Agenda in Africa: Uganda as a case study - Evelyn Mayanja (University of Manitoba) -- Chapter 21: Conclusion: Africa Beyond 2015 - MDGs Prospects, its Discontents, and Implications (editors with Dr. Monde Makiwane).
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DOI:
10.1007/978-3-319-16166-2
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