Capacity Building in Developing Countries: Human and Environmental Dimensions

341 Pages·1998·2.236 MB·English

by  Valentine U. James

Capacity Building in
Developing Countries

Capacity Building in
Developing Countries
HUMAN
AND ENVIRONMENTAL
DIMENSIONS
EDITED BY
Valentine Udoh James
LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData
Capacitybuildingindevelopingcountries:humanandenvironmental
dimensions/editedbyValentineUdohJames.
p. cm.
Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex.
ISBN0–275–95791–8(alk.paper)
1. Sustainabledevelopment—Developingcountries. 2. Developing
countries—Socialpolicy. 3. Developingcountries—Economicpolicy.
4. Medicalpolicy—Developingcountries. 5. Environmentalpolicy—
Developingcountries. I.James,ValentineUdoh,1952– .
HD75.6.C357 1998
338.9'009172'4—dc21 97–33707
BritishLibraryCataloguinginPublicationDataisavailable.
Copyright(cid:1)1998byValentineUdohJames
Allrightsreserved.Noportionofthisbookmaybe
reproduced,byanyprocessortechnique,withoutthe
expresswrittenconsentofthepublisher.
LibraryofCongressCatalogCardNumber:97–33707
ISBN:0–275–95791–8
Firstpublishedin1998
PraegerPublishers,88PostRoadWest,Westport,CT06881
AnimprintofGreenwoodPublishingGroup,Inc.
PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica
Thepaperusedinthisbookcomplieswiththe
PermanentPaperStandardissuedbytheNational
InformationStandardsOrganization(Z39.48–1984).
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
To Comfort Akai Inyang for many years of assistance
during my fieldwork in Nigeria and for the hospitality she
and her husband extended during my sojourns in Nigeria.

Contents
Tables and Figures xi
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xvii
1. Building the Capacities of Developing Nations through
Empowerment 1
Valentine Udoh James
I. Sociopolitical Issues
2. Ethnicity in the Politics of a Nation: Nigeria and the Problems of
Social Transformation 13
Babatunde Oyinade
3. The State and Interplay of Gender and Class on the Emergence
of Women as Political Leaders in Developing Countries 27
Ifeyinwa E. Umerah-Udezulu
4. The Difficulty of Consensus Building in Developing Countries:
The African Dilemma 47
Valentine Udoh James and Melanie Marshall James
5. Democratization and the Grass Roots: The Case of the Jomoro
District Assembly 56
Cyril K. Daddieh
viii Contents
II. Economic Issues
6. Economic Theory and the Growth Ethic: Proposals for
Alternative Measures of Economic Performance 79
Michael A. Burayidi
7. A Reassessment of the Impact of Structural Adjustment in Ghana 90
Benjamin Asare and Clifford L. Staten
8. Pineapple Production, Labor, and Marketing Relations in the
Periurban Economy of Accra, Ghana 99
Cyril K. Daddieh
9. Maintaining the African Wealth: A Natural and Human Resource
Sustainability Issue 129
Valentine Udoh James
III. Development Issues
10. Modernizing Influences and Traditional Villages in Sarawak: The
Need for a Paradigm Shift in Development Strategies 143
Lee Boon Thong and Tengku Shamsul Bahrin
11. Exceptional Kerala: Efficient and Sustainable Human Behavior 152
William Alexandra
12. Measuring Development Policy Organizational Effectiveness in
Third World Countries 175
Ambe J. Njoh
13. Communications and Democratic Governance for Sustainable
Development in Africa 194
Nwafo Nwanko and Babatunde Oyinade
14. The Role of Indigenous Education in Development: The
Tanzanian Case 206
Charles Bwenge
15. The Role of Food Self-Sufficiency in Sustainable Development
in Africa in Readiness for the Twenty-First Century 216
Bassey Ekpono
16. Management Capacity Building: A Strategic Imperative for
African Development in the Twenty-First Century 228
Felix Edoho
17. Manpower Development in Nigeria: A Research Note on the
University 252
James Etim
ix
18. Rural Population and Economic Development in Africa:
An Analysis of Some Policy Issues 267
Paul Kanjo and Agber Dimah
References 287
Index 307
About the Contributors 319