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Author Arewa, Olufunmilayo B., 1964- author.

Title Disrupting Africa : technology, law, and development / Olufunmilayo B. Arewa
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2021]

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Contents Introduction : colonialism and Africa's future paths -- Colonialism, governance and law -- Relationships and accountability -- Legal imperialism and institutions -- Language, authority and law -- Technology disruption and digital colonialism -- Nigerian princes, start-up companies and potential future paths -- Technology, precarity and protest -- Elites, ornamentation and future visions -- Colonial portfolios, monopolies and competition -- Conclusion : ghosts, dreams and future paths
Summary "Chapter 1 Introduction Colonialism and Africa's Future Paths The European ways were considered modern, the African old-fashioned. Lagos culture was such an unfortunate conglomeration of both that you ended up not knowing to which you belonged. Buchi Emecheta, The Bride Price (1976) This book examines past, present, and likely future paths for Nigeria and other countries in Africa through a lens of disruption. The Oxford English Dictionary defines disrupt as meaning "to break apart, burst, shatter, separate forcibly, interrupt the normal continuity of (an activity etc.) or to throw into disorder." This book combines this commonplace understanding of disruption with conceptions of disruption that have become prominent in digital economy discussions, significantly influenced by the work of Clayton Christensen. In his seminal 1997 book, The Innovator's Dilemma and later work, Christensen characterized disruptive innovation as a process "by which a product or service initially takes root in simple applications at the bottom of a market - typically by being less expensive and more accessible - and then relentlessly moves upmarket, eventually displacing established competitors." Disruptive innovation has become an influential concept in technology, finance, and other arenas, with much discussion about what constitutes a disruptive innovation. Disruption is celebrated in Silicon Valley, a global epicenter of technology disruption. This book is not an intervention into the extensive discourse about digital economy disruption. Rather, this book discusses how varied forms of disruption have had an impact in countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in the past, the impact of such past disruptions today, and the implications and potential future paths given disruptive digital economy technologies and innovations"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 16, 2021)
Subject Technological innovations -- Law and legislation -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
Law and economic development -- Law and legislation -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
Law -- Social aspects -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
Disruptive technologies -- Social aspects -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
Postcolonialism -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
Law -- Social aspects
Postcolonialism
Technological innovations -- Law and legislation
Sub-Saharan Africa
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2021009264
ISBN 9781316661482
1316661482