Nachituti's Gift: Economy, Society, and Environment in Central Africa

by David M. Gordon

Book Overview

Nachituti's Gift challenges conventional theories of economic development with a compelling comparative case study of inland fisheries in Zambia and Congo from pre- to postcolonial times. Neoclassical development models conjure a simple, abstract progression from wealth held in people to money or commodities; instead, Gordon argues, primary social networks and oral charters like "Nachituti's Gift" remained decisive long after the rise of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299213641
• ISBN13: 9780299213640
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"