The Business of Development in Post-Colonial Africa

The editors and authors of The Business of Development in Post-Colonial Africa show how firms originating in the former colonial powers have used the business opportunities created by development aid and adopted the narrative of development to protect and enhance their own business after formal dec...

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Julkaisussa:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/anthropodev,
Päätekijä: Petersen, Lara
Aineistotyyppi: Article ou chapitre numérique
Kieli:Anglais
Julkaistu: Anthropologie & développement 2022
Linkit:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Yhteenveto:The editors and authors of The Business of Development in Post-Colonial Africa show how firms originating in the former colonial powers have used the business opportunities created by development aid and adopted the narrative of development to protect and enhance their own business after formal decolonisation. While the narratives and actors of development as well as business in Africa have been studied extensively, little research exists about the common agendas and cooperation in both fiel...