Africas Growing Role In World Politics

Author : Tatiana Deych,Alexander Zhukov
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780994032591

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This volume, titled Africas Growing Role in World Politics, includes a selection of papers dedicated to the problems of the contemporary international relations and foreign policies of the African states. Most of these papers were presented at the panels, held within the framework of the 13th International Conference of Africanists Society and Politics in Africa: Traditional, Transitional and New (Moscow, Russia, May 2730, 2014). The book contains many articles devoted to the Western countries policies in Africa. On the background of the ongoing competition between Washington and Beijing, the US Administration has recently increased the amount of attention it pays to the continent. European Union is also actively developing its strategic partnership with Africa. The authors analyze thoroughly the ongoing cooperation between African states and a great emerging donor and investor China. They particularly address the question about possible implications of Chinas African policy for the countries of the continent. Major attention is given to Sudan and South Sudan. One of the urgent problems addressed by this book is the situation with African IDPs and refugees, their life conditions in camps and the measures for their transition to normal life.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1434126179

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Africa's Growing Role in World Politics by Anonim Pdf

This volume, titled -Africa-s Growing Role in World Politics,- includes a selection of papers dedicated to the problems of the contemporary international relations and foreign policies of the African states. Most of these papers were presented at the panels, held within the framework of the 13th International Conference of Africanists -Society and Politics in Africa: Traditional, Transitional and New- (Moscow, Russia, May 27-30, 2014). The book contains many articles devoted to the Western countries- policies in Africa. On the background of the ongoing competition between Washington and Beijing, the US Administration has recently increased the amount of attention it pays to the continent. European Union is also actively developing its strategic partnership with Africa. The authors analyze thoroughly the ongoing cooperation between African states and a great -emerging donor- and investor - China. They particularly address the question about possible implications of China-s African policy for the countries of the continent. Major attention is given to Sudan and South Sudan. One of the urgent problems addressed by this book is the situation with African IDPs and refugees, their life conditions in camps and the measures for their transition to normal life.

Author : Ian Taylor,Paul Williams
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0415358361

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Africa in International Politics by Ian Taylor,Paul Williams Pdf

Locating Africa on the global stage, this book examines and compares external involvement in the continent, exploring the foreign policies of major states and international organizations towards Africa. The contributors work within a political economy framework in order to study how these powers have attempted to stimulate democracy, peace and prosperity in the context of neo-liberal hegemony and ask whom these attempts have benefited and failed.

Author : John W. Harbeson,Donald Rothchild
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000892086

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Africa in World Politics by John W. Harbeson,Donald Rothchild Pdf

Africa in World Politics provides advanced undergraduate and graduate students with the perfect introduction to the challenges faced by African states on an increasingly turbulent world stage. Africa in World Politics has long served as the go-to resource for students of African politics seeking to navigate the continent’s complex political and economic landscapes. Updated throughout, this new edition includes new chapters on the unprecedented challenges the continent faces from climate change and the fallout of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Adding to existing coverage of international diplomacy, peacebuilding, women in politics, and the building blocks of political economy, the book also includes expanded coverage of the role of China in Africa, and fresh perspectives on decolonization. Drawing together insights from some of the world’s leading scholars of African politics, this textbook is an essential read for advanced students of political science and African studies.

Author : Richard Sandbrook
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1993-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521425638

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The Politics of Africa's Economic Recovery by Richard Sandbrook Pdf

The waning of the Cold War means that major political powers no longer feel compelled to support African authoritarianism. Revised official consensus holds that, in Africa as elsewhere, political reform must accompany economic adjustment. According to this view, African recovery requires a reduction in the size and economic role of monopolistic and inefficient states, and their transformation into accountable liberal democracies. Is this a desirable and practicable political programme? Certainly, all over Africa the number of liberal democracies is growing. But can they survive and are they compatible with renewed economic growth? Richard Sandbrook answers these questions, and assesses the feasibility of the new political programme in reinforcing Africa's economic recovery. He argues that the programme has merit in the short term, but, in the longer term, a more self-reliant, state-directed approach should be adopted to ensure prosperity and durable democracy in the region.

Author : John W Harbeson,Donald Ro
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429975103

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Africa in World Politics by John W Harbeson,Donald Ro Pdf

The sixth edition of Africa in World Politics focuses on challenges African states face in constructing viable political economies in contexts both of familiar domestic challenges and an unprecedented mix of engagements, opportunities, and threats emanating from a turbulent and rapidly changing international order. This text, including new chapters on Nigeria and the influence of party politics on economic development, remains an invaluable resource for students of African politics seeking to navigate the continent's complex political and economic landscapes. Revised chapters consider both the extent and the limits of continued healthy growth rates in many countries; the impacts of investments by China and other BRICS countries; plateaus and some reversals in progress on human rights and democratization; dimensions of chronic state weakness deepened by insurgencies, including some that are connected to Al Qaeda and the Islamic State; and peacebuilding efforts struggling to uphold responsible sovereignty in the Sudans, the Great Lakes region, and elsewhere.

Author : Toyin Falola,Jessica Achberger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136683879

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The Political Economy of Development and Underdevelopment in Africa by Toyin Falola,Jessica Achberger Pdf

While Africa is too often regarded as lying on the periphery of the global political arena, this is not the case. African nations have played an important historical role in world affairs. It is with this understanding that the authors in this volume set out upon researching and writing their chapters, making an important collective contribution to our understanding of modern Africa. Taken as a whole, the chapters represent the range of research in African development, and fully tie this development to the global political economy. African nations play significant roles in world politics, both as nations influenced by the ebbs and flows of the global economy and by the international political system, but also as actors, directly influencing politics and economics. It is only through an understanding of both the history and present place of Africa in global affairs that we can begin to assess the way forward for future development.

Author : S. Wright
Publisher : Springer
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349081684

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Africa in World Politics by S. Wright Pdf

Author : RITA KIKI. EDOZIE,Moses Khisa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1955055203

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Africa's New Global Politics by RITA KIKI. EDOZIE,Moses Khisa Pdf

Author : Charles Chukwuma Soludo,Michael Osita Ogbu,Ha-Joon Chang
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Africa
ISBN : 9781592211654

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The Politics of Trade and Industrial Policy in Africa by Charles Chukwuma Soludo,Michael Osita Ogbu,Ha-Joon Chang Pdf

This book maps the process and political economy of policy making in Africa. It's focus on trade and industrial policy makes it unique and it will appeal to students and academics in economics, political economy, political science and African studies. Detailed case studies help the reader to understand how the process and motivation behind policy decisions can vary from country to country depending on the form of government, ethnicity and nationality and other social factors.

Author : Tom Cargill
Publisher : Chatham House Report
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1862032246

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Our Common Strategic Interests by Tom Cargill Pdf

Cargill argues that Western governments must engage with Africa in more than humanitarian terms if they do not want to lose global influence and trade advantage as China, Turkey, South Korea, and Brazil deepen their ties with African states.

Author : Landry Signe
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780815737391

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Unlocking Africa's Business Potential by Landry Signe Pdf

Africa welcomes business investment and offers some of the world's highest returns and impacts Africa has tremendous economic potential and offers rewarding opportunities for global businesses looking for new markets and long-term investments with favorable returns. Africa has been one of the world's fastest-growing regions over the past decade, and by 2030 will be home to nearly 1.7 billion people and an estimated $6.7 trillion worth of consumer and business spending. Increased political stability in recent years and improving regional integration are making market access easier, and business expansion will generate jobs for women and youth, who represent the vast majority of the population. Current economic growth and poverty-alleviation efforts mean that more than 43 percent of the continent's people will reach middle- or upper-class status by 2030. Unlocking Africa's Business Potential examines business opportunities in the eight sectors with the highest potential returns on private investment—the same sectors that will foster economic growth and diversification, job creation, and improved general welfare. These sectors include: consumer markets, agriculture and agriprocessing, information and communication technology, manufacturing, oil and gas, tourism, banking, and infrastructure and construction. The book's analysis of these sectors is based on case studies that identify specific opportunities for investment and growth, along with long-term market projections to inform decision-making. The book identifies potential risks to business and offers mitigation strategies. It also provides policymakers with solutions to attract new business investments, including how to remove barriers to business and accelerate development of the private sector.

Author : Fantu Cheru,Cyril Obi
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781848138278

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The Rise of China and India in Africa by Fantu Cheru,Cyril Obi Pdf

In recent years, China and India have become the most important economic partners of Africa and their footprints are growing by leaps and bounds, transforming Africa's international relations in a dramatic way. Although the overall impact of China and India's engagement in Africa has been positive in the short-term, partly as a result of higher returns from commodity exports fuelled by excessive demands from both countries, little research exists on the actual impact of China and India's growing involvement on Africa's economic transformation. This book examines in detail the opportunities and challenges posed by the increasing presence of China and India in Africa, and proposes critical interventions that African governments must undertake in order to negotiate with China and India from a stronger and more informed platform.

Author : Akbar Noman,Joseph E. Stiglitz,Ravi Kanbur
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780231550987

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The Quality of Growth in Africa by Akbar Noman,Joseph E. Stiglitz,Ravi Kanbur Pdf

In recent years, concerns about the outcomes and nature of economic growth have given way to a new emphasis on its quality. This volume brings together prominent international contributors to consider a range of interrelated questions concerning the quality of growth in Africa, with a primary focus on sub-Saharan countries. Contributors discuss the measurement of growth, the transformations necessary to sustain it, and issues around equity and well-being. They consider topics such as the distribution of income gains from growth; the extent to which economic growth has resulted in improvements in employment, poverty, and security; structural transformations of the economy and diversification of the sources of growth; environmental sustainability; and management of urbanization. Offering both diagnoses and prescriptions, The Quality of Growth in Africa helps envision a future that goes beyond increasing GDP to ensuring that growth translates into advancements in well-being. Although the book focuses on sub-Saharan Africa, much of the contributors’ incisive analysis has implications for countries outside the region.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : UN
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UIUC:30112116028165

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Urbanization and Industrialization for Africa's Transformation by Anonim Pdf

The 2017 Economic Report on Africa focuses on the linkages between industrialization and urbanization. Urbanization is one of Africa mega trends with profound implications for the social, economic, environmental dimensions of growth and transformation. Theory and experience demonstrate that industrialization and urbanization can be mutually reinforcing processes. It is therefore imperative to explore the linkages between urbanization and industrialization given the profound implications for structural transformation in Africa. So far, current policy narratives and frameworks on structural transformation and industrialization in Africa have largely failed to factor in the spatial and urban dimensions of industrialization, and in particular the advantages presented by productivity enhancement and agglomeration effects generated by cities. Yet, the nexus between urbanization and industrialization is of particular relevance for Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development. Both agendas recognize urbanization as a critical factor for sustainable development. It is also important to consider urbanization and industrialization in light of Africa's engagement with the Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) to be held in Quito, Ecuador in October 2016. In this context, African policy makers have clearly recognized urbanization as an engine of structural transformation for inclusive and sustainable growth.