Beyond structural adjustment in Africa : the political economy of sustainable and democratic development
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Beyond structural adjustment in Africa : the political economy of sustainable and democratic development
Praeger, 1992
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-182) and index
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Description
This book brings into sharp focus the problems of development under conditions of structural adjustment and their relation to democratic change in Africa. Contributors to this volume are interested in specific countries such as Kenya, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, etc., but do bring to bear a rigorous comparative method which uses a political economy approach to the study of democracy, gender, industrialization, agriculture and the state. Its comparative approach in revisionist political economy allows for issues such as the new international division of labor to become central to the analysis of the relationship between developed and underdeveloped countries.
The state-centric approach, although useful, may have missed important undercurrents in civil society. An analysis of development through the state's lenses has predominated the study of Africa. The approach by contributors in this volume is equally interested in the state but is also concerned with non-state actors. This dynamic approach characterizes few texts on Africa. This work should attract those who are concerned with African development, specifically, and international political economy in general.
Table of Contents
Preface Introduction: African Development in the New International Division of Labor by Julius E. Nyang'oro and Timothy M. Shaw The Evolving Role of the African State Under Structural Adjustment by Julius E. Nyang'oro A Historical Perspective on the Lagos Plan of Action by Robert J. Cummings Revisionism in African Political Economy by Timothy M. Shaw Alternative Policy Frameworks for African Development in the 1990s by Robert W. Browne Food and Agriculture in Africa by Peter E. Temu Beyond Structural Adjustment Programs: Democracy, Gender Equity and Development in Africa, with Special Reference to Kenya by Maria Nzomo Seizing the Chance: Economic Crisis and Industrial Restructuring in Nigeria by K.P. Moseley Sierra Leone: The Deepening Crisis and Survival Strategies by A.B. Zack-Williams Appendix I: Africa: Human Development Index Appendix II: Excerpts from the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community entered into by OAU Member States in 1991 Selected Bibliography Index
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