African cultural and philosophical studies

Power and Need in Africa

Benjamin Wisner

Mar 19, 2026 | 48 citations

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Power and Need in Africa (1988) examines the mechanisms for giving the poor of Africa the means to develop their own future – a renaissance which has as its constituent elements environmental sustainability, women’s emancipation and social justice.

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@article{Wisner2026Power,
  title = {Power and Need in Africa},
  author = {Benjamin Wisner},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.4324/9781003773542},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003773542}
}

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