Book Review: A look at Everest Amaefule’s Technology and Development – An African Perspective
As if that was not enough, the preface is authored by one of the most engaging scholars of mass communication, Charles Okigbo, a professor and well-respected mentor to some of us – now an emeritus professor of mass communication and strategic communication, North Dakota State University, United States of America.
The book reviews past concerns about media imperialism and the clamour for balance, primarily by Africa countries highlighting that the invention of the internet and the world wide web has, rather than bridge the gap, widened it in favour of providers of information and consumers who have become ‘net importers of information’.
The succeeding component sets the tone for Africa to identify talents and competence, tap and harness quality human resources, recruit personnel and put them in the right places. A case study of the United States and South Korea influences his advocacy for Africa to seek homegrown solutions rather than ‘deceive ourselves that others can do it for us’.
The discourse on historical epochs in development examines various themes in development philosophy through the years and sets an agenda for a discussion on such theories as modernisation, Marxism, dependency, post-development. The author argues that both the developed countries and developing countries of the world situated in the Northern hemisphere and in the opposite direction need development ‘from the industrialised America to the remotest village in Nigeria’.
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