Globalization and Sustainable Development in Africa 
edited by Bessie House-Soremekun and Toyin Falola. 
 - 1 online resource (488 p.). 
 - Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora,  51  1092-5228 ; .
 - Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora. .
<br/><br/> Description based upon print version of record. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Frontcover; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; Part One: Globalization and Development; 1 The Trouble with Globalization; 2 Can Africa Compete in a Global Economy?; 3 A Two-Track Strategy for Viable Development in Africa; 4 Solutions to Africa's Development Challenges; 5 Renewable Energy, Migration-Development Model, and Sustainability Entrepreneurship; Part Two: Localities, Nations, and Globalization; 6 Transborder Labor Liberalization and Social Contracts; 7 Asante Society and the Global Market; 8 Enterprising Women in Zimbabwe: Confronting Crisis in a Globalizing Era 9 Sustainable Strategies in a Postconflict Environment: Fostering Local Entrepreneurship in C�ote d'IvoirePart Three: Industrial and Financial Networking; 10 Globalization and Monetary Convergence; 11 The Impact of Globalization on Emerging Markets: The Case of C�ote d'Ivoire; 12 Globalization and Industrial Development in Nigeria; 13 Interest Rates, Fiscal Policy, and Foreign Private Investment in Nigeria; 14 Why Nigeria Does Not Work: Obstacles and the Alternative Path to Development; Part Four: Insecurity and Conflicts; 15 The Impact of Globalization on International Security 16 Resource Curse, Globalization, and Conflicts17 The Politics of Oil and Development and Visual Metaphors of the Crisis in Nigeria's Niger Delta; 18 Islam and the "Global War on Terror" in West Africa; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX; Backcover 
<br/><br/> This volume examines globalization within the context of sustainable economic development in Africa, with specific focus on the post-colonial period. Accessible to politicians, public policy analysts, scholars, students, international organizations, non-governmental actors, and the public, it includes case studies of creative and indigenous-based models of entrepreneurship and discusses efforts to achieve sustainable development and economic independence at the grassroots level. 
<br/><br/><br/>English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781580465502 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Economic policy.<br/>sustainable development.<br/>Economic history
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Africa--Economic policy.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Africa. African American studies. African studies. anthropology. culture. development. economics. globalizzation. politics. postcolonialism. society. sustainablity. 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HC800.Z9  / E5447