Action in Africa : the experience of people involved in government, business & aid

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Action in Africa : the experience of people involved in government, business & aid

edited by Douglas Rimmer

Royal African Society in association with James Currey , Heinemann, 1993

  • James Currey: cased
  • James Currey: pbk
  • Heinemann

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Papers originally presented at a conference held in Oxford, March 1993, and organized by the Royal African Society

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

Heinemann ISBN 9780435080983

Description

The current agenda of economic and political reform is considered here by those most actively involved: members of governments, officials of multinational institutions, bankers, businessmen, analysts, and organizers of aid.
Volume

James Currey: pbk ISBN 9780852553725

Description

The trends examined in this book include: democratization; the increased accountability of government; communal reactions to adversity; and human development through public health. Issues discussed include: structural adjustment;African economic integration; debt and export earnings; and aid and foreign direct investment.

Table of Contents

  • Part I - economic liberalization: the proper role of aid, L. Chalker
  • six strategies for African development, B. Godsell
  • deregulating the foreign exchange market in Ghana, K. Botchwey. Part II - world markets or collective self-reliance: the case of remaking Africa, A. Adedeji
  • reappraising export prospects and regional trade arrangements, E. Berg. Part III - debt interrelatd issues: debt discussed, I. Husain, N.N. Susungi, R.Z. Zuokpo, A.C. Faraji. Part IV - political liberalization: democracy in South Africa - achievements and prospects, S. Ellis
  • implementing Africa's second liberation - the case of Kenya, R. Tomkys
  • monitoring African elections, P. Robertson. Part V - human development: the effects of the response to the 1992 drought in Zimbabwe, S. Nyoni
  • challenges and hopes for the 1990s, R. Jolly.
Volume

James Currey: cased ISBN 9780852553732

Description

The trends examined in this book include: democratization; the increased accountability of government; communal reactions to adversity; and human development through public health. Issues discussed include: structural adjustment;African economic integration; debt and export earnings; and aid and foreign direct investment.

Table of Contents

  • Part I - economic liberalization: the proper role of aid, L. Chalker
  • six strategies for African development, B. Godsell
  • deregulating the foreign exchange market in Ghana, K. Botchwey. Part II - world markets or collective self-reliance: the case of remaking Africa, A. Adedeji
  • reappraising export prospects and regional trade arrangements, E. Berg. Part III - debt interrelatd issues: debt discussed, I. Husain, N.N. Susungi, R.Z. Zuokpo, A.C. Faraji. Part IV - political liberalization: democracy in South Africa - achievements and prospects, S. Ellis
  • implementing Africa's second liberation - the case of Kenya, R. Tomkys
  • monitoring African elections, P. Robertson. Part V - human development: the effects of the response to the 1992 drought in Zimbabwe, S. Nyoni
  • challenges and hopes for the 1990s, R. Jolly.

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