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Development challenges for a resurgent African diaspora

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  • Rebecca Davies

    (Department of International Relations, University of Plymouth, England)

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This article seeks to explore the politics of an increasingly prominent African diaspora. It does so by locating the growing debate on diasporas and development in a broader political economy context to provide a historical understanding of how the African diaspora, and its contribution to development outcomes, is shaped by Africa’s distinctive politics. In particular, the article considers the significance of neo-patrimonial systems of governance and the crisis of stateness in order to evaluate whether diaspora networks and income represent a significant opportunity to address long-standing problems on the continent.

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  • Rebecca Davies, 2010. "Development challenges for a resurgent African diaspora," Progress in Development Studies, , vol. 10(2), pages 131-144, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:prodev:v:10:y:2010:i:2:p:131-144
    DOI: 10.1177/146499340901000203
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