The Green State in Africa (Yale Agrarian Studies Series)

**A provocative reassessment of the relationship between states and environmental politics in Africa**From climate-related risks such as crop failure and famine to longer-term concerns about sustainable urbanization, environmental justice, and biodiversity conservation, African states face a range of environmental issues. As Carl Death demonstrates, the ways in which they are addressing them have important political ramifications, and challenge current understandings of green politics. Death draws on almost a decade of research to reveal how central African environmental politics are to the transformation of African states. “from Climate-related Risks Such As Crop Failure And Famine To Longer-term Concerns About Sustainable Urbanization, Environmental Justice, And Biodiversity Conservation, African States Face A Range Of Environmental Issues. As Carl Death Demonstrates, The Ways In Which They Are Addressing Them Have Important Political Ramifications, And Challenge Current Understandings Of Green Politics. Death Draws On Almost A Decade Of Research To Reveal How Central African Environmental Politics Are To The Transformation Of African States.” -- Publisher’s Description Global Environmental Governance And The Green State -- Postcolonial Theory And The Green State In Africa -- Green Land And State Territory -- Green Citizens And Problematic Populations -- Green Economies And Environmental Markets -- Green African States And International Relations -- Afro-ecologism. Carl Death. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 285-336) And Index. A provocative reassessment of the relationship between states and environmental politics in Africa From climate-related risks such as crop failure and famine to longer-term concerns about sustainable urbanization, environmental justice, and biodiversity conservation, African states face a range of environmental issues. As Carl Death demonstrates, the ways in which they are addressing them have important political ramifications, and challenge current understandings of green politics. Death draws on almost a decade of research to reveal how central African environmental politics are to the transformation of African states.