Region-Building in Africa Political and Economic Challenges
tarafından
Levine, Daniel H. editor.
Başlık
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Region-Building in Africa Political and Economic Challenges
Yazar
:
Levine, Daniel H. editor.
ISBN
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9781137586117
Fiziksel Niteleme
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XXV, 348 p. online resource.
Özet
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This landmark book is the first of its kind to assess the challenges of African region-building and regional integration across all five African sub-regions and more than five decades of experience, considering both political and economic aspects. Leading scholars and practitioners come together to analyze a range of entwined topics, including: the theoretical underpinnings that have informed Africa's regional integration trajectory; the political economy of integration, including the sources of different 'waves' of integration in pan-Africanism and the reaction to neo-liberal economic pressures; the complexities of integration in a context of weak states and the informal regionalization that often occurs in 'borderlands'; the increasing salience of Africa's relationships with rising extra-regional economic powers, including China and India; and comparative lessons from non-African regional blocs, including the EU, ASEAN, and the Southern Common Market. A core argument of this book, running through all chapters, is that region-building must be recognized as a political project as much as if not more than an economic one; successful region-building in Africa will need to include the complex political tasks of strengthening state capacity (including states' capacity as 'developmental states' that can actively engage in economic planning), resolving long-standing conflicts over resources and political dominance, improving democratic governance, and developing trans-national political structures that are legitimate and inclusive.
Konu Başlığı
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Political science.
Political economy.
Africa -- Politics and government.
International relations.
Development economics.
Regional economics.
Spatial economics.
Economic development.
Political Science and International Relations.
African Politics.
Regional/Spatial Science.
Development Theory.
Yazar Ek Girişi
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Levine, Daniel H.
Nagar, Dawn.
Ek Kurum Yazar
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SpringerLink (Online service)
Elektronik Erişim
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Materyal Türü | Barkod | Yer Numarası | Durumu/İade Tarihi |
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Electronic Book | 16335-1001 | JZ2 -6530 | Springer E-Book Collection |