People-led Transformation: African futures

Development - Tập 55 - Trang 519-525 - 2012
Hakima Abbas

Tóm tắt

Hakima Abbas proposes a transformation in the international discourse towards people-led development. Focusing on rural development, she offers a paradigm shift towards a decolonized economic model based on the knowledge and values of people rather than profit.

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