Innovation and individuality in African development
Subtitle: changing production strategies in rural Mali
By: Dolores Koenig, Tiéman Diarra, and Moussa Sow with Ousmane Diarra ... [et al.].
Contributors: Diarra, Tiéman.; Sow, Moussa.
Series: Linking levels of analysis
Publisher: University of Michigan; University of Michigan Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Ann Arbor
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
Subjects: Agriculture and state -- Mali.; Rural development -- Mali.; Land settlement -- Mali.
Description: This book contributes to debates on how to improve development alternatives in West Africa, from the distinctive approach of anthropology the analysis of local systems. With Innovation and Individuality in African Development, the authors present a contemporary case study of migrant Malian farmers to illustrate how Africans themselves have tried to improve their lives and are often successful at doing so.

This volume will speak to anthropologists, international development specialists, and those interested in contemporary Africa, offering a counterweight to much of the contemporary literature that stresses problems rather than solutions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-272) and index.
Table of contents: title: Demystifying African farmers; title: Innovation and change in Malian history; title: The contemporary context of rural production; title: The study population; title: Access to agricultural resources; title: Complementing crop production; title: Negotiating new relationships; title: Toward an improved anthropology of development.