ISBN 9789976604658
Pages 240
Dimensions 244 x 170 mm
Published 2008
Publisher Dar es Salaam University Press, Tanzania
Format Paperback

Contemporary Perspectives on African Moral Economy

edited by Isaria N. Kimambo, Goran Hyden

The topic of African moral economy was first raised by Goran Hyden in 1980 as one of the main obstacles to economic transformation of the African peasantry. The suggestion caused serious academic debates between the proposer and other scholars on African societies, especially those using political economy as the framework of their analysis. But Hyden continued to defend his thesis until interest in the debate faded out. More recently Japanese scholars have taken up the topic as it appears to have new relevance in comparison with the fast transformations which have taken place in Southeast Asian rural communities. The focus of this book is to give a detailed comparison between African rural communities and those of Southeastern Asia. Attention is focused on the two main aspects of African peasantry life: the right to subsistence and the norm of reciprocity. A wide interdisciplinary approach is employed to demonstrate the dynamism displayed by these societies.

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About the Editors

Isaria N. Kimambo

Isaria N. Kimambo is Professor of History at the University of Dar es Salaam.Isa

Goran Hyden

Goran Hyden is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Florida.

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