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The NGO Factor in Africa - The Case of Arrested Development in Kenya (Hardcover)
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The NGO Factor in Africa - The Case of Arrested Development in Kenya (Hardcover)
Series: African Studies
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"The NGO Factor in Africa "breaks new ground in understanding the
role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Africa. The book
historicizes NGOs using the Rockefeller Foundation as a case study,
looking at its tripartite paradoxical roles as an agent of
colonialism, globalization and development/underdevelopment. It
deploys interdisciplinary devices to show how the RF projects have
engaged in marginalization, patronage and 'othering' of African
values and customs and the ensuing controversies. Using
globalization, postmodern and postcolonial theories the book
deconstructs the long-held myths about NGO inviolability, and opens
ground for understanding their strengths. It interrogates sites of
contestation, apprehension and possibilities that the RF has
produced. Using RF projects, it looks at structures of hegemony,
race, power, class and gender that the RF has created. The book
illustrates the extent to which the RF has been instrumental in
spreading capitalism, imperialism in economic, political, cultural
and social realms through globalization. It desists from the grand
narrative approach that has dominated African history in the past
but instead gives agency and voice to those that have previously
been marginalized.
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