Globalization and Sustainable Development in Africa edited by Bessie House-Soremekun and Toyin Falola.

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TextSeries: Rochester studies in African history and the diasporaPublisher: Rochester, N.Y. : University of Rochester Press, 2016Copyright date: �2016Description: 1 online resource (488 p.)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9781580465502

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HC800.Z9 E5447

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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

Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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