Rethinking Development Strategies in Africa

Contents: Rethinking Development Strategies in Africa - Economic Reforms and Development Efforts in Uganda since 1986 to Present - NGOs and MFIs in Uganda: A Grassroots Approach to Development - Microfinance Institutions: Performance and Impact Assessment Reconsidered - Commercialization of MFIs and Sustainability: Positive and Negative Implications - What Works and Why? Lessons from Successful MFIs in Uganda and Globally - The Future of Microfinance and the Need for a Triple Partnership among Public, Private and NGO Sectors to Achieve Sustainable Development.

Johnson W. Makoba is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of Nevada, Reno, in the United States. In 1996, he established the Foundation for Credit and Community Assistance or FOCCAS Uganda, a microfinance institution.

«[...] a thoughtful study sure to provoke debate.» (Professor Gay Seidman, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
«This is a book for everyone - academics and policy practitioners alike - who take an interest in [...] the next generation of development strategies in Africa [...]» (Distinguished Professor Emeritus Goran Hyden, University of Florida)
«The book is a must read not only for academics and students working in the field but also for policy makers, aid workers, and business leaders who seek to bring about a positive impact not just for their organizations but for the people affected by their actions.» (Julia Büchele, African Studies Quarterly 13, 2013/4)
«This book represents a thoughtful study of Africa's past, its present development and provokes useful debates on the future paradigms and models for an appropriate and sustainable development of the so-called Dark Continent. The book is, therefore, very useful for academics, professionals, development activists and policy makers taking little or deeper interest in the future of Africa's development. Even microfinance practitioners can have an overview of how the industry is faring in the continent. For the AU and NEPAD, the book comes as an additional impetus to their efforts of promoting African-led development. Students of African studies will find this book quite rewarding.» (Roland Azibo Balgah, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture 52, 2013/1)