Journal article
Illicit livelihoods: drug crops and development in Africa
- Abstract:
- This article assesses the impact of drugs on agricultural production, trade and livelihoods more broadly by focusing on cannabis and khat in Lesotho, Nigeria and Kenya. It actively engages with research that has recently begun to explore the links between drugs and development in Africa and challenges some of its key assumptions. It argues that based on the available empirical evidence, the causalities between drugs and underdevelopment are not apparent. It proposes a more nuanced understanding of the impact of cannabis and khat, showing how they have provided farmers and entrepreneurs with opportunities not readily available in difficult economic environments.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 165.2KB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1080/03056244.2016.1170676
Authors
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Journal:
- Review of African Political Economy More from this journal
- Volume:
- 43
- Issue:
- 148
- Pages:
- 174-189
- Publication date:
- 2016-06-27
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-03-22
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- ISSN:
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1740-1720
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619544
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- Copyright holder:
- ROAPE Publications Ltd
- Copyright date:
- 2016
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accepted manuscript of a journal article published by Taylor & Francis Online in Review of African Political Economy on 2016-06-27, available online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03056244.2016.1170676
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