Economic Inclusion in Post-Independence Africa : An Inclusive Approach to Economic Development

1. Introduction: Theorising Economic and Social Inclusion in Post-Independence Africa -- 2. Economic Inclusion: Transforming the Lives of the Poor and How to Make Economic Inclusion Work in Africa?- 3. Information Communication Technology (ICT) and Its Effects on Social and Political Inclusion in Africa -- 4. Social Inclusion Interventions for Africa Towards Sustainable Development and Shared Prosperity -- 5. The Impact of Digital Financial Service Taxes and Mobile Money Taxes on Financial Inclusion and Inclusive Development in Africa -- 6. The Political Economy of Financial Inclusion for Smallholder Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 7. Digital Financial Inclusion and Digital Financial Literacy in Africa: The Challenges Connected with Digital Financial Inclusion in Africa -- 8. Post-Independence Development and Financial Inclusion in Africa: Case Studies and the Way Forward to Support Further Financial Inclusion -- 9. The Future of Financial Inclusion -- 10. On the Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment to West African Countries: Does Political Risk Matter?- 11. Comparative analysis of socioeconomic change and inclusion in Ghana: A gendered empirical analysis using Ghana Living Standards 1988 and Ghana Socioeconomic Panel Survey 2019 -- 12. Rethinking Financial Inclusion for Post-Colonial Land Reform Beneficiaries in South Africa -- 13. Peasant Financial Inclusion for Inclusive Development in Zimbabwe -- 14. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Solutions for Financial Inclusion of the Excluded: What are the Challenges?. 15. Women Empowerment in The South African Agri-Business: Opportunities and Constraints in The Gauteng Province -- 16. Gender Inclusive Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (Stem) Fields in Post-Independence Zimbabwe -- 17. Policy Alternatives for Strengthening Women's Representation in African Local Authorities: Insights from Zimbabwe -- 18. The Digital Economy, Digital Financial Inclusion and Digital Taxation in the Industry 4.0: A South African Perspective -- 19. Digital Transformation in the Healthcare Sector: The Role of Artificial Intelligence for Inclusive Long -Term Care Around the World, Lessons for Africa -- 20. Economic and Social Inclusion in Post-Independence Africa A Conclusion.