Ethnicity, Inequality, and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-41253-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 354 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 675 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in African Development

This book uses a multidisciplinary approach to explore the links between ethnicity, inequality, and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa.

This book shows how ethnic identity influences all aspects of life in African societies, defining access to political institutions and economic resources, resulting in horizontal or structural inequalities. It demonstrates that ethnicity operates both directly and indirectly through political and economic institutions in which the dynamics of ethnic engagement serve as a basis for resource allocation. Drawing on a blend of micro and macro perspectives, this book assesses the economic, cultural, legal, and sociological connections among ethnicity, inequality, and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa. Chapters provide a critical framework that grounds ethnic fragmentation as a central agency of underdevelopment and principally focus on three key areas:

- The origins and dynamics of ethnicity in sub-Saharan Africa

- Socioeconomic inequality in sub-Saharan Africa and its link to ethnic identity

- The relationship between governance networks and ethnic identity

A distinctive contribution to development literature, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of economics, development studies, geography, anthropology, political science, sociology, and African studies.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Okediji, Tade O.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Ökotrophologie (Ernährungs- und Haushaltswissenschaften)
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften: Ernährung & Gesellschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Sachkultur, Materielle Kultur
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziale Ungleichheit, Armut, Rassismus
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Kolonialismus, Imperialismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Wohnen & Obdachlosigkeit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: PERSPECTIVES ON ETHNICITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA  Chapter 1: Ethnopolitical and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review  Chapter 2: Elitism, Ethnicity, and Development in Nigeria  Chapter 3: Ethnoregional Inequality and Poverty: Social Policy as an Imperative to Stability and Inclusive Development in Sub-Saharan Africa  PART II: SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITY AND ETHNIC IDENTITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA  Chapter 4: The Sociopolitical Ascendancy of the Kikuyu in Post-Independence Kenya: The Colonial Legacy of Ethnic Inequality  Chapter 5: Gendered Ethnicity: Compounding Inequality in Resource Distribution and Decision-Making for Women in Sub-Saharan Africa  Chapter 6: Ethnic Inequality and Agricultural Resource Allocation and Distribution in Nigeria: The Need for Inclusive Growth  Chapter 7: Regional Trade Performance and Poverty: An Assessment of the Economic Growth Linkage in Nigeria  PART III: GOVERNANCE AND ETHNIC IDENTITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA  Chapter 8: Not Everything Is About Ethnicity: Conflict and the Politics of Belonging in Africa  Chapter 9: Socioeconomic Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa and Its Links to Governance Systems  Chapter 10: Ethnic Diversity, Socioeconomic Inequality, and Conflict in Nigeria: The Case for Political and Financial Restructuring  Chapter 11: Identity, Inequality, and Colonial Overhang: Law and Continuing Legacies of Divide and Rule in Nigeria

Über Autor(innen)

Tade O. Okediji is Professor in the Department of African American and African Studies and in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He has published extensively on the effects of ethnic diversity on long-term economic performance in sub-Saharan Africa.