The Politics Of Africa S Economic Stagnation

Author : Richard Sandbrook,Judith Barker
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1985-11-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521319617

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The Politics of Africa's Economic Stagnation by Richard Sandbrook,Judith Barker Pdf

Study of economic development, politics and steady state economy in Africa - discusses the disappointments of independence, democracy and the economic recession; explains the failure of capitalism and the post- colonialism economic implications; looks at political systems and the negative impact of personal rule (political leadership) in institutional framework, the economy (incl. Black market) and defence dependence; presents prospects and recommendations. Bibliography, map, statistical tables.

Author : Richard Sandbrook
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Africa
ISBN : OCLC:25953596

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

Author : Kwame Sundaram
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2008-05-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9782869783942

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Economic Liberalisation and Development in Africa by Kwame Sundaram Pdf

Sundaram notes that over three decades of economic stagnation, contraction and increased poverty have taken a huge toll on Africa's economic, social and political fabric; and pro-active efforts are urgently required in order to build new capacities and c

Author : Richard Sandbrook
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 46,9 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 : Richard Sandbrook
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110195075

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Closing the Circle by Richard Sandbrook Pdf

It is a truism that many African countries face a three-pronged tribulation--political tyranny; failed capitalist development; and violent domestic conflict. The relationship between effective democratic institutions, successful development and civil peace is less clear. This book analyzes the experience with democratization of a carefully selected sample of countries: Ghana, Mali, and Niger in West Africa; Zambia, Tanzania, and Madagascar in East Africa; and Sudan.

Author : Voxi Heinrich Amavilah
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781498597845

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The Political Economy of Economic Performance by Voxi Heinrich Amavilah Pdf

Extant research continues to perpetuate a myth of Sub-Saharan African countries (SSACs) as ever stuck in the past and with incurable growth maladies. However, during the years just before the great global recession some of these countries performed better than countries in other regions. What explains this turnaround? How can it be ignited everywhere in the region and made to stick? The Political Economy of Economic Performance is among a few competitors that celebrate the successes of the region and argue for the positive economics of performance of at least some countries. Organized around two themes which are pursued in six chapters, the book provides a comprehensive, balanced, and thorough analysis of the factors and forces behind the unusually good performance of SSACs just before the great global recession, and shows that there is a way forward for them. The book makes a significant contribution to both policy and research, because while its structure is scholarly and logical, with a writing style that is coherent and easily understandable to all interested readers worldwide.

Author : Richard Sandbrook
Publisher : Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015003485532

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The Politics of Basic Needs by Richard Sandbrook Pdf

Study, comparison of poverty in Africa, especially in urban areas, and development policy options - based on a description of income distribution and economic disparities, dependence with regard to industrialization and technological change, etc, argues for economic development based on basic needs; reviews obstacles to such development, and considers future political behaviour on the part of the working class likely to bring it about. References, statistical tables.

Author : M. Houngnikpo
Publisher : Springer
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2006-02-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781403977250

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Africa’s Elusive Quest for Development by M. Houngnikpo Pdf

Matt Houngnikpo examines how domestic conflict, economic stagnation, political instability, poverty and underdevelopment have plagued Africa for decades. He argues that a reversal of the political, economic and social plight of Africa lies in better policies, good governance, and, more importantly, a new type of African leader and citizen.

Author : Leon Lindberg,Charles S. Maier
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1985-06-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0815723679

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The Politics of Inflation and Economic Stagnation by Leon Lindberg,Charles S. Maier Pdf

The inflation of the 1970s represented the greatest peacetime disruption of the Western economies since the Depression. Even as inflation receded, the recession in its wake brought more joblessness than at any time since the 1930s. The governments of industrialized nations found that the economic policies they had developed since World War II no longer assured price stability or high employment. What are the lessons of over a decade of economic difficulty? In this conference volume, which focuses on aspects of the crisis that economists often presuppose to be beyond control, the authors analyze the political and social underpinning of inflation and recession. Part 1 places the economic problems of the 1970s in the historical context of postwar development and then compares economic and political science analyses of inflation. Part 2 examines how rivalries between social groups affect inflationary processes. One chapter draws on the history of Latin American inflation to suggest the conflicts in play. Two others weigh the role of labor and industry in the formation of economic policy. And another shows how rivalry between countries, like rivalry between classes at home, permitted inflation to rise. The chapters in part 3 contest the claim that big government or big labor causes inflation. Two studies emphasize that a high degree of public expenditure does not itself lead to inflation. Further contributions explore the role of central banks and subject such concepts as the political business cycle to critical analysis. Part 4 comprises case studies about macroeconomic policymaking in four nations: Italy, Germany, Japan, and Sweden. The studies reveal what institutional attributes rendered those countries resistant to inflation or vulnerable to economic setback. In the last part, the editors pull together the findings and lay out the contemporary political feasibility of alternative approaches to macroeconomic management.

Author : Henning Pieper,Thandika Mkandawire,Rolph Van der Hoeven
Publisher : Springer
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349223442

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Africa’s Recovery in the 1990s by Henning Pieper,Thandika Mkandawire,Rolph Van der Hoeven Pdf

While the design of adjustment policies in the latter part of the 1980s has generally shown greater attention to their impact on growth and social implications, this book argues that several orthodox adjustment policies are still incongruent with long-term development in Africa. It goes on to discuss a development strategy which could lead to a much awaited economic recovery and improvement in social conditions in Africa in the 1990s drawing its conclusions from a general theoretical discussion and national case-studies.

Author : Timothy M. Shaw,Olajide Aluko
Publisher : Springer
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1985-06-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349064991

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Africa Projected by Timothy M. Shaw,Olajide Aluko Pdf

This book presents an original and critical overview of Africa's diverse political economies which takes into account contemporary crises, current analyses, historical insights, and projected problems. In addition to treating new data, it proposes a novel framework for analysis which includes class coalitions as well as contradictions and emphasizes division as well as co-operation within the bourgeoisie and proletariat.

Author : Larry Swatuk
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429720925

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Bridging The Rift by Larry Swatuk Pdf

Despite the lingering effects of more than a decade of sanctions and economic stagnation, South Africa retains the most powerful, industrialized, and diversified economy in sub-Saharan Africa. Today, as a postapartheid future is constructed and as the old political and economic barriers with the rest of the continent crumble, it is probable that th

Author : Robert Springborg
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781509535613

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Political Economies of the Middle East and North Africa by Robert Springborg Pdf

Despite its oil wealth, the Middle East and North Africa is economically stagnating. Growth rates are comparatively unfavorable and insufficient to substantially improve citizens’ lives. Whether this economic inertia can be overcome or will continue into the indefinite future is a vital question that confronts both the region and the world. In this book leading Middle East scholar Robert Springborg discusses the economic future of this region by examining the national and regional political causes of its contemporary underperformance. Overgrown, weak MENA states, he explains, have been unable to escape their unfavorable historical legacies. “Limited access orders” and the deep states based in the means of coercion that underpin them undermine state capacities and constrain beneficial, autonomous political and economic activity. Increasingly challenged by their populations, MENA states face the daunting and so far unmet challenge of diversifying non-sustainable, rentier political economies away from direct or indirect dependence on oil and gas revenues. Stagnation of those revenues and failure to generate alternative income sources, combined with rapid population growth, presents the region with an economic challenge that can only be overcome by profound political change.

Author : P. Thandika Mkandawire,Charles Chukwuma Soludo
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781552502044

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Our Continent, Our Future by P. Thandika Mkandawire,Charles Chukwuma Soludo Pdf

Our Continent, Our Future presents the emerging African perspective on this complex issue. The authors use as background their own extensive experience and a collection of 30 individual studies, 25 of which were from African economists, to summarize this African perspective and articulate a path for the future. They underscore the need to be sensitive to each country's unique history and current condition. They argue for a broader policy agenda and for a much more active role for the state within what is largely a market economy. Finally, they stress that Africa must, and can, compete in an increasingly globalized world and, perhaps most importantly, that Africans must assume the leading role in defining the continent's development agenda.

Author : Tunde Obadina
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-29
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781422288917

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Poverty and Economic Issues by Tunde Obadina Pdf

Desperate poverty is perhaps the greatest challenge facing Africa. Over the past 30 years, while the rest of the world has enjoyed unprecedented economic growth and prosperity, African countries have grown poorer. Today, more than 40 percent of the people living in sub-Saharan Africa subsist on less than $1 a day. This book explains the causes of Africas economic stagnation and discusses the many ways in which grinding poverty contributes to a reduced quality of life for Africans. The book also explores methods that current leaders and international organizations are using to help reduce poverty in Africa.