Africa and Globalization
Author : Eric Edi
Publisher :
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 11,27 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Africa
ISBN :
Author : Eric Edi
Publisher :
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 11,27 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Africa
ISBN :
Author : Joseph Ato Forson
Publisher :
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 26,63 MB
Release : 2013
Category :
ISBN : 9783656434573
Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Globalization, Political Economics, grade: A, National Institute of Development Administration (Graduate School of Public Administration), course: Development Administration and Globalisation, language: English, comment: In this paper, there is an attempt to assess factors that pose as impediments to the creation of an effective regional block to maximize some of the benefits embedded in integrating regional economies to foster development in West Africa., abstract: In this paper, there is an attempt to assess factors that pose as impediments to the creation of an effective regional block to maximize some of the benefits embedded in integrating regional economies to foster development in West Africa. For the past four decades, West Africa has been experimenting regional economic integration but progress has been slow and without significant results. Thus, there is a need for a more favorable environment for overall trade. The potential of ECOWAS in exploiting economies of scale and enhancing competition has been limited by a number of impediments such as trans-border movement, lack of monetary union, political divide especially with francophone countries still holding allegiance to France under the system of assimilation, protection of market by bigger States (protectionism), lack of institutional framework to champion the cause of economic integration and instability posing as security threat among other factors. Analysts have suggested adopting and replicating the EU model holds the key to overcome these impediments. A critical assessment of the EU model is made to ascertain which aspects of the EU model are adoptable and implementable for ECOWAS to be fully operational to bring about desired economic progress and development. However, the current EU crisis has given analysts a lot to think about and any other regional body (like ASEAN) that desires to pursue full integrat
Author : S. K. Asante
Publisher : Praeger Publishers
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 24,32 MB
Release : 1985-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780275901943
Author : Bessie House-Soremekun
Publisher : University Rochester Press
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 30,39 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1580463924
The first comprehensive work on globalization within the context of sustainable development initiatives in Africa.
Author : Reginald Cline-Cole
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 19,20 MB
Release : 2016-02-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 1317904931
West African Worlds provides a critical assessment of social, economic and political change in Africa’s most populous and arguably most externally focused region. With an emphasis on globalisation and modernisation, case studies and commentary are integrated throughout to highlight the concerns and issues of the region. Enriched by an impressive mix of West African voices, this text combines theory and application with policy and practice to address socio-economic change, the pursuit of livelihoods, and development within West Africa.
Author : Akanmu G. Adebayo
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 15,49 MB
Release : 2010-05-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0739145584
Marginality and Crisis: Globalization and Identity in Contemporary Africa extends the scope and understanding of the effects of globalization and its forces on Africa. With each chapter written by specialists who recognize that the future of Africa is entwined with that of the rest of the world, this volume explains with fresh vigor the new thinking on the historical specificity, value, opportunity, and shortcomings of globalization for a continent many regard as marginalized and in crisis. In the face of much pessimism, several questions have engaged the attention of this young generation of African scholars: Where is Africa in relation to globalization? Where are the things that make Africa Africa (such as economy, politics, culture, identity, and human relations) headed? Are Africa's communities helpless against global forces or empowered by new avenues of access? How do scholars and policymakers engage the problems of globalization vis-^-vis Africa's ethnic, linguistic, and other identities? What are the economic and political trajectories in various countries and localities? An invaluable source for scholars, students, and the general reader, the essays in this book have confidently and clearly explored and explained the crises that have engulfed the continent in the age of globalization. Unlike other works that have dwelt only on the continent's victimhood, this volume identifies key areas in which Africa can become more proactive and outward-looking in response to the forces and values that take the globe as their reference points.
Author : Yakubu Gowon
Publisher :
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 42,28 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Africa, West
ISBN :
Author : Joseph Ato Forson
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 36,96 MB
Release : 2013-05-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 365642747X
Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject Politics - Topic: Globalization, Political Economics, grade: A, National Institute of Development Administration (Graduate School of Public Administration), course: Development Administration and Globalisation, language: English, abstract: In this paper, there is an attempt to assess factors that pose as impediments to the creation of an effective regional block to maximize some of the benefits embedded in integrating regional economies to foster development in West Africa. For the past four decades, West Africa has been experimenting regional economic integration but progress has been slow and without significant results. Thus, there is a need for a more favorable environment for overall trade. The potential of ECOWAS in exploiting economies of scale and enhancing competition has been limited by a number of impediments such as trans-border movement, lack of monetary union, political divide especially with francophone countries still holding allegiance to France under the system of assimilation, protection of market by bigger States (protectionism), lack of institutional framework to champion the cause of economic integration and instability posing as security threat among other factors. Analysts have suggested adopting and replicating the EU model holds the key to overcome these impediments. A critical assessment of the EU model is made to ascertain which aspects of the EU model are adoptable and implementable for ECOWAS to be fully operational to bring about desired economic progress and development. However, the current EU crisis has given analysts a lot to think about and any other regional body (like ASEAN) that desires to pursue full integration. Currently, there are signs to show that some members want to secede from the union either voluntarily or by coercion. On the basis of this development, we outline certain measures as recommendations for ECOWAS.
Author : A. Ninsin
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 10,32 MB
Release : 2012-12-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9988190344
Is globalization beneficial to Africa? Does it open infinite opportunities for economic growth, development and social transformation of the continent? It is the assertion of contributions to this collection that for Africa, globalisation is a counter-revolutionary movement that is stalling the drive of the continent's societies to transform themselves into developed and prosperous entities - just as slavery and colonialism. Included are contributions from eminent scholars such as Samir Amin, Horace Campbell, Thandika Mkandawire and Cyril Obi.
Author : Ulf Engel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 20,31 MB
Release : 2004-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1134315880
This volume discusses Africa's place in the international system, examining how the Westphalian system, in light of the impact of globalization and transnational networks, continues to play a major role in the structuring of Africa's international.