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Regionalism and Africa’s Development

Expectations, Reality and Challenges

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  1. S. K. B. Asante

    1. Cabinet Office, Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction: Africa and the World of Regionalism: Old and New

    1. Introduction: Africa and the World of Regionalism: Old and New

      • S. K. B. Asante
      Pages 1-13

  3. Regionalism in Africa: The First Phase

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. Regionalism as a Key Element of African Development Strategy

      • S. K. B. Asante
      Pages 17-44

    3. Experience of Regionalism in Africa: A Critical Appraisal

      • S. K. B. Asante
      Pages 45-61

    4. Interlocking Problems of African Regionalism

      • S. K. B. Asante
      Pages 62-83

  4. Into the 1990s: The New Phase of Regionalism in Africa

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85
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    2. New Regional Initiatives in Africa

      • S. K. B. Asante
      Pages 87-117

    3. New Challenges to African Regionalism

      • S. K. B. Asante
      Pages 118-137

    4. Regionalism in Africa: Towards a New Direction

      • S. K. B. Asante
      Pages 138-168

    5. Conclusion: Time for Action

      • S. K. B. Asante
      Pages 169-179

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 180-206
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A critical appraisal of regionalism as a key strategy in Africa's development explaining the failures thus far of attempts at regional integration on the continent. This is the first text to highlight the main features of the new post-1990 regional initiatives such as the all-embracing African Economic Community and World Bank, IMF, African Development Bank, EC and French initiatives and the challenges to Africa from trading blocs elsewhere in the post-Uruguay Round environment.

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'This timely tour d'horizon provides an informed and nuanced overview of Africa's regional designs and discourses.' - Timothy M. Shaw, Centre for Foreign Policy Studies, Dalhousie University, Canada

'At a time when Afro-pessimism appears to dominate development discourse, Professor Asante has written a book which should rekindle interest in Africa. He ably deploys his analytic skills and wealth of experience to handle one of the most problematic issues of our time. The lucid style makes his profound ideas accessible to policy makers, lecturers and students of Africa around the world.' - Professor M.J. Balogun, Senior Regional Adviser, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Authors and Affiliations

  • Cabinet Office, Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    S. K. B. Asante

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Regionalism and Africa’s Development

  • Book Subtitle: Expectations, Reality and Challenges

  • Authors: S. K. B. Asante

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-25779-9

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: S. K. B. Asante 1997

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-71128-6Published: 21 July 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-25781-2Published: 01 January 1997

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-25779-9Published: 27 July 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 206

  • Topics: Development Economics, Development Studies, Demography, Regionalism

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