The revisiting Kwame Nkrumah's vision for African development Williams, Michael (Sociologist) creator author. text bibliography enk 2022 2022 monographic eng 1 online resource (viii, 138 p). "This book argues that the principles of Pan-Africanism are more important than ever in ensuring the liberation of the people Africa, those at home and abroad, and the rapid development of the African continent. The writings and practice of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first post-independence Prime Minister and President, were key in laying out a vision for post-independence Africa. Now, in an effort to counter the deluge of neo-liberal thinking that has engulfed so much of the debate on African development in recent decades, Michael Williams illuminates just how important a role an Nkrumaist intellectual framework can play in providing an accurate diagnosis of, and effective solution to, Africa's development crisis. This is done by examining Nkrumah's vision of the critical role Pan-Africanism, i.e., the struggle to build a united and socialist Africa, must play in the development of the continent. Raising vitally important questions about Africa's development and the quality of life of its populations, this book will be a key text for researchers of African politics, development studies, and the Pan-African movement"-- Michael Williams. "Routledge Focus" -- taken from front cover. Includes bibliographical references and index. Michael Williams recently retired from his position as Professor at Webster University (Ghana Campus). He is the founder of The Nkrumaist Review: Pan-African Perspectives on African Affairs, which he edited for ten years f------ Nkrumah, Kwame 1909-1972 Nkrumah, Kwame 1909-1972 Economic development Africa Socialism Africa Pan-Africanism Africa Politics and government HC800 .W55 Williams, Michael New York, NY : Routledge, 2022 1 Edition. (DLC) 2021033694 2021033695 9781003224990 Taylor & Francis https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003224990 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003224990 DLC 210708 20240716091837.0 on1260166651 eng