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Introduction

    Chapter of: The Quest: The Underdevelopment of Postcolonial Africa(pp. 1–3)
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    TitleIntroduction
    Landing pagehttps://ujonlinepress.uj.ac.za/index.php/ujp/catalog/book/244
    Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
    CopyrightSeife Tadelle Kidane
    PublisherUJ Press
    Published on2025-10-13
    Short abstract

    The concepts of development and underdevelopment are complicated, and putting such concepts into practice has proven difficult, particularly for Africa. Because of the fact that it is a subjective concept, “growth” might signify something different to each individual.

    Long abstract

    The concepts of development and underdevelopment are complicated, and putting such concepts into practice has proven difficult, particularly for Africa. Because of the fact that it is a subjective concept, “growth” might signify something different to each individual. The development and underdevelopment in Africa, which are both tied to the unprecedented scope of the challenges facing the African state, demand solutions that are inventive, adaptable, dynamic, and outward-oriented in addition to being comprehensive. In particular, strategies that addresses the fundamental structural factors that have contributed to and are maintaining the crises.

    Page rangepp. 1-3
    Print length3 pages

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