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Beyond the 'African Tragedy' Discourses on Development and the Global Economy

Smith Malinda S.
Innbundet / 2006 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780754648246
Publisert
2006-11-28
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Routledge
Vekt
780 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
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Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
336

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Smith Malinda S.

Biographical note

Malinda S. Smith is Associate Professor of International Relations and Comparative Politics (Africa) in the Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta, Canada, where she coordinates the Certificate in Globalization and Governance. Dr Smith also serves on the executive of the interdisciplinary Middle East and African Studies Program (MEAS) in the Faculty of Arts.

Beyond the 'African Tragedy' Discourses on Development and the Global Economy

Smith Malinda S.
Innbundet / 2006 / Engelsk
Smith Malinda S.
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'As African policy-makers move from dependency models to challenging the North at its own game, this welcome introduction to the controversies of Africa's New Partnership for Economic Development constitutes a comprehensive overview of the new dialectics of African political economy. In so doing, its transcendence of the discourse of "tragedy" and the binaries of pessimism and optimism challenges the academic world to take a similar paradigmatic shift.' David Moore, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 'This book is a must-read for academics, NGOs, institutions, government officials and anyone wanting to understand the African moment and begin to imagine a different African future.' New Agenda

Well researched and insightful, this volume examines the historical and contemporary discourse on African development and the continent's place in the global economy. The chapters critically explore the roles played by various global and local social forces in the construction of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), offering critical insights on financing for development, the WTO and agriculture, ICTs and FDIs and the war on terrorism. NEPAD has been endorsed by the African Union, the Group of Eight and the United Nations System in order to address Africa's deficit through the forging of a global development partnership. This timely resource is suitable for students and policy makers concerned with development in the African post-colonies.
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Well researched and insightful, this volume examines the historical and contemporary discourse on African development and the continent's place in the global economy. This timely resource is suitable for students and policy makers concerned with development in the African post-colonies.
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Contents: Preface; Discourses on development and the global economy: beyond the 'African tragedy', Malinda S. Smith. Part 1 Discourses on Development and Governance: Discourses on development from dependency to neoliberalism, Francis Owusu; Towards a political economy of African development discourse, Jìmí O. Adésínà; Towards a critique of the political economy of NEPAD, Ishmael Lesufi; When 'good economics' does not make good sense, Ian Taylor; Towards humanising governance in the African political space, Adekunle Amuwo; The seductive discourses of development and good governance, Cosmas Mbuh; Global governance of HIV/AIDS and development, Obijiofor Aginam. Part 2 African Development and the Global Economy: Globalization, the Cotonou agreement, and the African Union, Chaldeans Mensah; Gender, Financing for development and poverty reduction, Zo Randriamaro; Accumulating capital for African development, Abdella Abdou; Challenges of foreign direct investment flows to Africa, Simon Pierre Siqué and Jacob W. Musila; The World Trade Organization, global trade and agriculture, Korbla Peter Puplampu; Information and communications technologies (ICTs) and African development, Patience Akpan-Obong; Bibliography; Index.
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'As African policy-makers move from dependency models to challenging the North at its own game, this welcome introduction to the controversies of Africa's New Partnership for Economic Development constitutes a comprehensive overview of the new dialectics of African political economy. In so doing, its transcendence of the discourse of "tragedy" and the binaries of pessimism and optimism challenges the academic world to take a similar paradigmatic shift.' David Moore, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 'This book is a must-read for academics, NGOs, institutions, government officials and anyone wanting to understand the African moment and begin to imagine a different African future.' New Agenda

Well researched and insightful, this volume examines the historical and contemporary discourse on African development and the continent's place in the global economy. The chapters critically explore the roles played by various global and local social forces in the construction of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), offering critical insights on financing for development, the WTO and agriculture, ICTs and FDIs and the war on terrorism. NEPAD has been endorsed by the African Union, the Group of Eight and the United Nations System in order to address Africa's deficit through the forging of a global development partnership. This timely resource is suitable for students and policy makers concerned with development in the African post-colonies.
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Well researched and insightful, this volume examines the historical and contemporary discourse on African development and the continent's place in the global economy. This timely resource is suitable for students and policy makers concerned with development in the African post-colonies.
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Contents: Preface; Discourses on development and the global economy: beyond the 'African tragedy', Malinda S. Smith. Part 1 Discourses on Development and Governance: Discourses on development from dependency to neoliberalism, Francis Owusu; Towards a political economy of African development discourse, Jìmí O. Adésínà; Towards a critique of the political economy of NEPAD, Ishmael Lesufi; When 'good economics' does not make good sense, Ian Taylor; Towards humanising governance in the African political space, Adekunle Amuwo; The seductive discourses of development and good governance, Cosmas Mbuh; Global governance of HIV/AIDS and development, Obijiofor Aginam. Part 2 African Development and the Global Economy: Globalization, the Cotonou agreement, and the African Union, Chaldeans Mensah; Gender, Financing for development and poverty reduction, Zo Randriamaro; Accumulating capital for African development, Abdella Abdou; Challenges of foreign direct investment flows to Africa, Simon Pierre Siqué and Jacob W. Musila; The World Trade Organization, global trade and agriculture, Korbla Peter Puplampu; Information and communications technologies (ICTs) and African development, Patience Akpan-Obong; Bibliography; Index.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780754648246
Publisert
2006-11-28
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
780 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
336

Redaktør
Smith Malinda S.

Biographical note

Malinda S. Smith is Associate Professor of International Relations and Comparative Politics (Africa) in the Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta, Canada, where she coordinates the Certificate in Globalization and Governance. Dr Smith also serves on the executive of the interdisciplinary Middle East and African Studies Program (MEAS) in the Faculty of Arts.

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