Name: The State, Non-State Organizations and Livelihood Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
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The State, Non-State Organizations and Livelihood Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa

Edited By: Roland Azibo Balgah, Emmanuel Yenshu Vubo

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This volume examines the role of state, non-state actors, and public-private partnerships in improving livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa. Combining theoretical reflections with empirical studies from Cameroon, it provides timely insights for today's global development goals.

The discussion on the role of the state and non-state actors in the improvement of livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where economic and social development…

The discussion on the role of the state and non-state actors in the improvement of livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where economic and social development is slowest, has been characterized by a disjoint between theory and empirical research. This volume sets out to revisit this question by examining the place of the two types of actors in the development process, and the increasing influence of public-private partnerships in livelihood outcomes. The book combines theoretical reflections and empirical studies on a wide variety of initiatives in several domains that seek to improve wellbeing and livelihoods, with a focus on the Sub-Saharan country of Cameroon. The book will provide insights on an area which has been both neglected with the rise of neo-liberalism, and also revived by the recent introduction of the global development goals.

Roland Azibo Balgah is Associate Professor of Development Studies at the University of Bamenda (UBa), Cameroon, and has long working and publishing experience on Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) and government-led development projects in Africa. He was Research Officer and Dean of Studies at the Pan African Institute for Development in West Africa (PAID-WA). His research focuses on human-nature interactions, sustainable development, and livelihoods.

Emmanuel Yenshu Vubo, who is Professor of Sociology at the University of Buea, Cameroon, has been Head of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and Vice Dean of Programmes and Research, and is currently Dean of the Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, at the same institution. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) (2011-2015) and is a fellow of the Cameroon Academy of Sciences.

Roland Azibo Balgah, Emmanuel Yenshu Vubo, Nyong Princely Awazi, Fonteh Athanasius Amungwa, Ngwa Kester Azibo, Jude Ndzifon Kimengsi, Gregory Muluh Nguh, Augustine Ilome Kombe, Sonkey Louis Ntu, Mondi Boja Nji, Peter Ngek Shillie, Afounui Ngwamondeh Fuhsoh, Prudentia Yensi Lawan, Njegani Ngansah, Solomon Ebane Monongo, Yivi Chick Herman, Mary Juliet Bime-Egwu, Wajuku Theophilus Ongum, Che Nathans Kimbi, Gaston Gwemelang Ngochembo, Joy Ade Epouse Alima, Nguti Mercy Arango, Fabien Sundjo, Fon Nsoh