Globalization and the Seduction of Africa's Ruling Class
Globalization and the Seduction of Africa's Ruling Class

Author: K. Martial Frindéthié

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2014-01-10

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 0786457910

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Assessing development thinking from a multidisciplinary perspective, this work argues that Africa is undeveloped not in spite of globalization, but precisely because of globalization's saintly mission of unbridled liberalization and Euro-American teleology, which has reduced the African governing class to a body of abandonment-neurotics, co-conspirators in the First World's human and economic genocides. The work suggests subsequently that, provided Africans remain impervious to the anti-Asian agitation which is sweeping the Euro-American world today, they have invaluable lessons in standpoint development to learn from India's and China's experiences with liberalism as well as constructive alliances to establish with these emerging transitional nations.

Africa and Globalization
Africa and Globalization

Author: Toyin Falola

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-05-30

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 3319749056

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This book considers the promises and challenges of globalization for Africa. Why have African states been perennially unable to diversify their economies and move beyond export of primary produce, even as Southeast Asia has made a tremendous leap into manufacturing? What institutional impediments are in play in African states? What reforms would mitigate the negative effects of globalization and distribute its benefits more equitably? Covering critical themes such as political leadership, security challenges, the creative sector, and community life, essays in this volume argue that the starting point for Africa’s meaningful engagement with the rest of the world must be to look inward, examine Africa’s institutions, and work towards reforms that promote inclusiveness and stability.

Globalization and the Cultures of Business in Africa
Globalization and the Cultures of Business in Africa

Author: Scott D. Taylor

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2012-09-05

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 0253005817

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Can Africa develop businesses beyond the extractive or agricultural sectors? What would it take for Africa to play a major role in global business? By focusing on recent changes, Scott D. Taylor demonstrates how Africa's business culture is marked by an unprecedented receptivity to private enterprise. Challenging persistent stereotypes about crony capitalism and the lack of development, Taylor reveals a long and dynamic history of business in Africa. He shows how a hospitable climate for business has been spurred by institutional change, globalization, and political and economic reform. Taylor encourages a broader understanding of the mosaic of African business and the diversity of influences and cultures that shape it.

Globalization and Autocentricity in Africa's Development in the 21st Century
Globalization and Autocentricity in Africa's Development in the 21st Century

Author: Kidane Mengisteab

Publisher: Africa World Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 9780865435599

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African economies are the most dependent and the most marginalised in the global system. Prevailing policies to integrate these economies more closely with the global economy are, in the view of many misplaced and this work presents a series of alternative strategies that will tap the energies of the African people to develop their own potential and reduce their dependence on World Bank/IMF-led approaches.

Africa’s Competitiveness in the Global Economy
Africa’s Competitiveness in the Global Economy

Author: Ifedapo Adeleye

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-01-10

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 331967014X

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This book highlights the key issues, opportunities and challenges facing African firms, industries, cities and nations in their quest to compete successfully in the global economy. Exploring a topic which has grown in importance as Africa faces a period of subdued economic development, this edited collection takes a unique multi-disciplinary, multi-industry and multi-country approach. The authors provide insights into a broad range of issues, including competitiveness measurement and evaluation, sectoral competitiveness of declining and emerging industries, threats of the ‘Dutch Disease,’ and talent competitiveness. This timely book offers a response to the urgent need for the diversification of economies and the advancement of manufacturing in Africa, appealing to scholars of international business and economics.

L'Afrique dans la globalisation : une braderie sans fin
L'Afrique dans la globalisation : une braderie sans fin

Author: Rawane Diop

Publisher: Editions L'Harmattan

Published: 2017-06-15

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 2140040112

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Cet ouvrage est une volonté de dire non à la mondialisation sauvage et débridée, non au pillage de l'Afrique, non à l'accaparement des richesses minières, non au libre-échangisme version accords déséquilibrés de partenariat économique (APE) entre l'Europe et l'Afrique, non au bradage foncier et à la spoliation des paysans au profit des nouveaux maîtres de l'agrobusiness. L'auteur y met à nu le drame social et écologique en Afrique, fustige l'arnaque économique des multinationales exonérées d'impôts, les lobbies financiers et industriels qui peuplent les palais.

Globalization and Emerging Trends in African States' Foreign Policy-Making Process
Globalization and Emerging Trends in African States' Foreign Policy-Making Process

Author: Rok Ajulu

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-02-05

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 1351752421

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This title was first published in 2002: The resurgence of the democratization movement in Africa in the post-Cold War era is gradually replacing authoritarianism with forms of democratic systems. These changes have put into question the traditional big man image of African states’ foreign policy and foreign policy-making. The first book of its kind to focus on the foreign policy-making process of Southern African countries in the era of globalization, these instructive and rewarding case studies contextualize the increasing involvement of other internal actors in African states foreign policy-making process. Foreign policy actors such as the Presidency, Ministries of Defence, Foreign Affairs, Trade, Finance and the Intelligence Community, among others, are examined in a comparative perspective.