Neo-Colonialism and the Poverty of 'Development' in Africa

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Langan, Mark (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Σειρά: Contemporary African Political Economy
• Θέματα: Africa-Politics and government.; Comparative politics.; Poverty.; Economic development.; Social structure.; Social inequality.; Globalization.; African Politics.; Comparative Politics.; Development Aid.; Development Theory.; Social Structure, Social Inequality.

This monograph reclaims neo-colonialism as an analytical force for making sense of poverty and the failure of 'development' strategies within many African states in an era of free market globalisation. Eschewing polemics and weaving three country case studies throughout each chapter (Ghana...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1: Neo-colonialism and Nkrumah: Recovering a Critical Concept
• Chapter 2: Neo-colonialism and Foreign Corporations in Africa
• Chapter 3: Neo-colonialism and Donor Interventions: Western Aid Mechanisms
• Chapter 4: Emerging Powers and Neo-colonialism in Africa
• Chapter 5: Trade and Neo-colonialism: The Case of Africa-EU ties
• Chapter 6: Security, development and Neo-colonialism
• Chapter 7: The UN Sustainable Development Goals and Neo-colonialism
• Chapter 8: Agency, Sovereignty and Neo-colonialism. .