Issues in African political economies / edited by Toyin Falola, Jamaine Abidogun.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Falola, Toyin, editor.

Abidogun, Jamaine, editor.

Series:

Carolina Academic Press African world series

African World Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics--Africa.

Economics.

Economic conditions.

Politics and government.

Africa--Politics and government--1960-.

Africa.

Africa--Politics and government--21st century.

Africa--Economic conditions--1960-.

Africa--Economic conditions--21st century.

Economic history.

Physical Description:

xxi, 402 pages ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, [2017]

Contents:

Introduction / Toyin Falola and Jamaine Abidogun

Section I: The political in the economy

"Somalia's terrorist Shabaab": the global political economy of impoverishment and disempowerment / Amentahru Wahlrab

"To serve the nation": Jeshi la Kujenga Taifa and the development of Tanzania / Charles Thomas

Analysis of election finances in Nigeria (1999-2011) / Eyum Ode and Babatunde Ojedokun

State and political participation: a gender analysis of Nigeria's 2011 general elections / Lai Olurode

Historical epochs of local government administration in Nigeria: women and the poor / Fatai A. Olasupo and Ikeoluwapo O. Fayomi

Section II: Risk analysis and security measures

Poverty, underdevelopment, and small and light weight weapons (SALWS) proliferation in Nigeria: implications for national security / Hauwa'u Yusuf, Cosmos Eze, and Adedayo A. Yusufu

Modern day slavery: poverty and women trafficking in Nigeria in the age of neo-liberal orthodoxy / Ronke I. Ako-Nai and Iwebunor Okwechime

Political corruption and development in Africa: the case of South Africa / Kudzai Goto and Olusola Ogunnubi

Combating corruption in Nigeria: a securitization approach / Olabanji Akinola

Section III: Views on resource capital and development

Escaping the resource curse: ethnic inclusion in resource-rich states in West Africa / Manuel Vogt

Poverty in an oil rich country: the Nigerian situation / Zuhumman G. Dapel

Safeguarding the rights of oil producing communities in Nigeria: a call for review / Kevwe M. Omoragbon

Politics of foreign financing and development in Zambia: Zambia's negotiating capacity amidst the east-west rivalry / Ben Weiss

Age of owner and performance in rural non-farm enterprises in Nigeria: implications for rural employment and poverty / Fayomi A. Olugbenga

Section IV: Wealth of the nations: African voices in reflection

Poverty as empowerment: Don Mattera's Sophiatown: coming of age in South Africa / Michael Sharp

Radicalized oathing in the Mau Mau and Mungiki movements in Kenya, 1952-present / Mickie M. Koster

Gendered poverty in Africa: implications for career emancipation of women / Bridget I. Awosika

Colonial socio-economic developments and poverty in the Niger Delta / Frank O. Amugo and C. Izeoma Chinda

Post-colonial West African railroads: state management, infrastructural decay, and privatization / Tokunbo Ayoola.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781611638790

1611638798

OCLC:

964298504