Chapter
Maatian Philosophy, Sustainability, and Global Value Chains
Abstract
Purpose: This chapter proposes the application of an African traditional philosophy – Maat, a philosophy of the people of ancient Kemet or black Egypt – on environmental sustainability and global value chains.Approach: The chapter integrates historical, anthropological, and philosophical accounts in Africa to situate environmental management and global value chains (GVCs). After a brief review of environmental problems in Africa, the author …
Authors
Zoogah BD
Book title
Africa and Sustainable Global Value Chains
Series
Greening of Industry Networks Studies
Volume
9
Pagination
pp. 3-23
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2022
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-78791-2_1