Unequal Partners: American Foundations and Higher Education Development in Africa

by Fabrice Jaumont

Book Overview

This book offers a nuanced analysis of a US-led foundation initiative of uncommon ambition, featuring seven foundations with a shared commitment to strengthen capacity in higher education in Sub-Saharan African universities. The book examines the conditions under which philanthropy can be effective, the impasses that foundations often face, and the novel context in which philanthropy operates today. This study therefore assesses the shifting grounds...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137593466
• ISBN13: 9781137593467
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"