New African Thinkers: Culture at the Heart of Sustainable Development Islamic Social Studies * The Informal Sector

* The Informal Sector

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As a direct descendant of legendary artist Vincent van Gogh and an artist herself

The author has first-hand knowledge of the country

New African Thinkers: Culture at the Heart of Sustainable Development Islamic Social Studies * The Informal SectorIn New African Thinkers, young scholars from across Africa discuss their vision for the social, political, and economic future of their continent. A unifying element running throughout their work is the argument that culturedefined broadly as a way of life, system of values and controls, and modes of practice and expressionlies at the heart of a reimagined Africa: a place of prosperity and socioeconomic well being, integration, and self determination.