The African Social Development Report 2009: placing social integration at the centre of Africa's development agenda
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This report focuses on social integration because progress in Africa will not be achieved if certain groups are not part of the development mainstream. The report proposes social integration as the most relevant concept of social development for the continent for a number of reasons. Firstly, Africa is permeated with vertical and horizontal inequalities caused by differences in income, ethnic background, gender, and age just to name a few. Although the chronic and persistent poverty levels in Africa are the most evident features of inequality a deeper analysis provided in this report points to a more composite index of deprivation that creates a seamless web of discrimination, exclusion and poverty that social integration can address. Secondly, social integration reflects adherence to international and regional commitments on social development.
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“United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. African Centre for Gender and Development (2010). The African Social Development Report 2009: placing social integration at the centre of Africa's development agenda. Addis Ababa :. © UN. ECA,. https://hdl.handle.net/10855/15957”Collections
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