title: The Anthropology and the Social Construction of Development in Post-colonial Africa
abstract: Development is achieved neither from the vacuum nor from the abstract. It takes place in a social context and responds to specific social conditions. Many countries in Africa (especially in the sub-Saharan area) consider that the main potential contribution an agenda for socio-economic development could provide would be to put socio-anthropological studies of development back at the center of concerns. Likewise, the nature of the commitment of theorists and practitioners of yesterday and today, 
journal: Sociology Study