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Development and the African Diaspora - Place and the Politics of Home (Hardcover)
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Development and the African Diaspora - Place and the Politics of Home (Hardcover)
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There has been much recent celebration of the success of African
'civil society' in forging global connections through an
ever-growing diaspora. Against the background of such celebrations,
this innovative book sheds light on the diasporic networks - 'home
associations' - whose economic contributions are being used to
develop home. Despite these networks being part of the flow of
migrants' resources back to Africa that now outweighs official
development assistance, the relationship between the flow of
capital and social and political change are still poorly
understood. Looking in particular at Cameroon and Tanzania, the
authors examine the networks of migrants that have been created by
making 'home associations' international. They argue that claims in
favour of enlarging 'civil society' in Africa must be placed in the
broader context of the political economy of migration and wider
debates concerning ethnicity and belonging. They demonstrate both
that diasporic development is distinct from mainstream development,
and that it is an uneven historical process in which some 'homes'
are better placed to take advantage of global connections than
others. In doing so, the book engages critically with the current
enthusiasm among policy-makers for treating the African diaspora as
an untapped resource for combating poverty. Its focus on diasporic
networks, rather than private remittances, reveals the particular
successes and challenges diasporas face in acting as a group, not
least in mobilising members of the diaspora to fulfill obligations
to home.
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