Ironies of Solidarity: Insurance and Financialization of Kinship in South Africa

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Politics and Development in Contemporary Africa Published by one of the world’s leading publishers on African issues, ‘Politics and Development in Contemporary Africa’ seeks to provide accessible but in-depth analysis of key contemporary issues affecting countries within the continent. Featuring a wealth of empirical material and case study detail, and focussing on a diverse range of subject matter – from conflict to gender, development to the environment – the series is a platform for scholars to present original and often provocative arguments. Selected titles in the series are published in association with the International African Institute. Editorial board Rita Abrahamsen (University of Ottawa); Morten Boas (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs); David Booth (Overseas Development Institute); Padraig Carmody (Trinity College Dublin); Neil Carrier (University of Bristol); Fantu Cheru (Leiden University); Kevin Dunn (Hobart and William Smith Colleges); Amanda Hammar (University of Copenhagen); Alcinda Honwana (Open University); Paul Jackson (University of Birmingham); Gabrielle Lynch (University of Warwick); Zachariah Mampilly (Vassar College); Henning Melber (Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation); Garth A. Myers (Trinity College Hartford Connecticut); Léonce Ndikumana (UMass Amherst); Cyril Obi (Social Science Research Council); Susan Parnell (University of Cape Town); Mareike Schomerus (Overseas Development Institute); Laura Seay (Morehouse College); Howard Stein (University of Michigan); Mats Utas (Uppsala University); Alex de Waal (Tufts University) Already published Mobility between Africa, Asia and Latin America: Economic Networks and Cultural Interactions, edited by Ute Röschenthaler and Alessandro Jedlowski Agricultural Development in Rwanda: Authoritarianism, Markets and Spaces of Governance, Chris Huggins Liberia’s Female Veterans: War, Roles and Reintegration, Leena Vastapuu and Emmi Nieminen Food Aid in Sudan: A History of Power, Politics and Profit, Susanne Jaspars Kakuma Refugee Camp: Humanitarian Urbanism in Kenya’s Accidental City, Bram J. Jansen Development Planning in South Africa: Provincial Policy and State Power in the Eastern Cape, John Reynolds Uganda: The Dynamics of Neoliberal Transformation, Jörg Weigratz AIDS in the Shadow of Biomedicine: Inside South Africa’s Epidemic, Isak Niehaus Infrastructure and Hybrid Governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo, edited by Kristof Titeca and Tom De Herdt BRICS and Resistance in Africa: Contention, Assimilation and Co-optation, edited by Justin van der Merwe, Patrick Bond, and Nicola Dodd Forthcoming titles Entrepreneurs and SMEs in Rwanda: Conspicuous by their Absence, David Poole Malawi: Economy, Society and Political Affairs, edited by Matthias Rompel and Reimer Gronemeyer Undoing Coups: The African Union and Post-coup Intervention in Madagascar, Antonia Witt Africa’s Shadow Rise: China and the Mirage of African Economic Development, Padraig Carmody and Peter Kragelund Contesting Africa’s New Green Revolution: Biotechnology and Philanthrocapitalist Development in Ghana, Jacqueline Ignatova Economic Diversification in Nigeria: Fractious Politics and an Economy Beyond Oil, Zainab Usman The Politics of Fear in South Sudan: Generating Chaos, Creating Conflict, Daniel Akeck Thiong