Social reconstruction in the newly-independent countries of East Africa

Abstract

This monograph presented at the fourth in the ECA series of publications under the generic title of Social Welfare services in Africa. the study showed that there was clear and deliberate racial discrimination in the distribution and ownership of land which were supported by statutes and general government policies that discriminator practices obtained in urban areas. A proper understanding of the nature of social evolution in the area (which this study should convey) together with its attendant conflicts and tensions, and harsh and determinant effects upon the lives of large sections of the communities, should lead to an appreciation of the role which social policies should play in the necessary process of adjustment.