Globalization and sustainable development in Africa / edited by Bessie House-Soremekun and Toyin Falola.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

House-Soremekun, Bessie, 1956-

Falola, Toyin

Edith E. Clark Endowment Fund.

Series:

Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora

Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora, 1092-5228

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development--Africa.

Sustainable development.

Africa.

Globalization--Africa.

Globalization.

Africa--Economic policy.

Economic policy.

Africa--Economic conditions--1960-.

Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

xviii, 463 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2011.

Contents:

Part one: Globalization and development: The trouble with globalization: it isn't global enough! / Martin C. Spechler

Can Africa compete in a global economy? / Baiyee-Mbi Agbor-Baiyee

A two-track strategy for viable development in Africa / Benaiah Yongo-Bure

Solutions to Africa's development challenges / Stephen D. Kpinpuo

Renewable energy, migration-development model, and sustainability entrepreneurship / Rubin Patterson

Part two: Localities, nations, and globalization: Transborder labor liberalization and social contracts / Karen E. Bravo

Asante society and the global market / Gracia Clark

Enterprising women in Zimbabwe: confronting crisis in a globalizing era / Mary J. Osirim

Sustainable strategies in a postconflict environment: fostering local entrepreneurship in Côte d'Ivoire / Ulf Richter

Part three: Industrial and financial networking: Globalization and monetary convergence: independent currency union or dollarization? / Christopher E. S. Warburton

The impact of globalization on emerging markets: the case of Côte d'Ivoire / Ulf Richter

Globalization and industrial development in Nigeria / Kola Subair

Interest rates, fiscal policy, and foreign private investment in Nigeria / Iyiola Alade Ajayi and Adeyemi Babalola

Why Nigeria does not work: obstacles and the alternative path to development / Charles J. Mambula

Part four: Insecurity and conflicts: The impact of globalization on international security / John Babatunde Bamidele Ojo

Resource curse, globalization, and conflicts / Ricardo Real Pedrosa de Sousa

The politics of oil and development and visual metaphors of the crisis in Nigeria's Niger delta / Aderonke Adesola Adesanya

Islam and the "global war on terror" in West Africa / Abdoulaye Saine.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edith E. Clark Endowment Fund.

ISBN:

1580463924

9781580463928

OCLC:

679940781

Publisher Number:

99947435074