Africa's Development: The Imperatives of Indigenous Knowledge and Values - Softcover

Ajei, Martin Odei

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3845431156 ISBN 13: 9783845431154

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Since achieving ‘independence’, sub-Saharan African countries have suffered a stranglehold by models of progress and development inspired by Euro-American thought. This state of affairs underlies a ‘crises of development’ that has seen real livelihood conditions on the continent progressively deteriorate. This book proceeds from the perspective that an appropriate concept of development is necessarily contextually derived. Accordingly, it builds the case for an African-ethics based development model predicated on humaneness and solidarity, and defends the thesis that it is necessary for the success of a development model meant for application in Africa to be founded on indigenous African knowledge and values. At this moment of impasse reached by the rationality of foisted theories, such a vision can restore confidence to Africa and liberate its development efforts from the intoxicating prison of external persepctives and interests. The book stimulates insights on the relationship between philosophy, culture and experience. It should benefit theorists, policy makers and students of Africa’s development.

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About the Author

Martin Odei Ajei is Lecturer in philosophy at the University of Ghana and Managing Director of Nimba Research and Consultancy Co. Ltd. His academic research focus and interests include African philosophy, philosophy of liberation, philosophical anthropology and epistemology. He obtained a D. Phil from the University of South Africa.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3845431156
• ISBN 13: 9783845431154
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 204