Falola, Toyin editor. House-Soremekun, Bessie editor. text nyu 2016 monographic eng 1 online resource (488 p.). 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. 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 edited by Bessie House-Soremekun and Toyin Falola. Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Economic policy sustainable development Economic history Africa Economic policy Africa. African American studies. African studies. anthropology. culture. development. economics. globalizzation. politics. postcolonialism. society. sustainablity. HC800.Z9 E5447 9781580465502 VHC 180424 20240716121742.0 on1303468566 eng