Post-referendum Sudan : national and regional questions / edited by Samson Samuel Wassara, Al-Tayib Zain Al-Abdin Muhammed.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wassara, Samson Samuel, editor.

Muhammed, Al-Tayib Zain Al-Abdin, editor.

Codesria, issuing body.

Series:

Codesria book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sudan--History--2011-.

Sudan.

Sudan--Politics and government--1985-.

South Sudan--Politics and government--2011-.

South Sudan.

Sudan--Relations--South Sudan.

South Sudan--Relations--Sudan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Dakar, [Senegal] : CODESRIA, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The fate of Sudan, by then the largest country in Africa, was clearly decided when results of the referendum vote were announced in February 2011.Policy makers, scholars and the international community began to grapple with critical issues that might arise after the independence of South Sudan and how different stakeholders were likely to react.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

Editors

Contributors

Foreword. Peace is Better than Unity

Introduction

PART I - Opinions on Self-Determination

1. Some Questions Regarding the Independence of South Sudan

The Pertinent Questions of Identity and Liberation

African Unity

The Meaning of Independence

SPLA: From New Sudan to Independence

Democratisation and Violence

PART II - North-South Relations and Regional Issues

2. The Consequences of the Referendum in Southern Sudan for the Country and the Region

The Consequences on the Relationship Between North and South

The Consequences for the North

The Consequences for the South

The Consequences for the Region

Conclusion

References

3. Consequences of the Secession of Southern Sudan on the Region

Is Secession a Viable Solution?

Consequences of Secession on the Relationship Between the Two States

Consequences of Secession on the Stability of the Region

Positions of Neighbouring Countries

Kenya

Uganda

Ethiopia

Eritrea

The two Sudans' Future Trends: East African Community and the Arab World

4. Implications of Southern Sudan's Independence for the Horn of Africa and Beyond

Background

Antecedents Revisited

The CPA as Groundbreaking

Progress in Implementation

Deficits in Implementation

Implications of South Sudan's Independence for the Sub-region

Citizenship and Identity

Security

Access to and Management of Resources

Borders, Movement of People and Goods and Regional Integration

5. Consequences of Referendum in Southern Sudan for Sudan, Horn of Africa and Neighbouring Regions

Physical Linkages and Prospects for Political Stability.

Remaining Conflicts and Emerging Identities in the North

Human Security in the South: Problems of Arms and Violence

Challenges for New States in Old Sudan

Regional Dimensions and Prospects for Integration

PART III - Nation-Building of the New State

6. The Nation-Building Project and Its Challenges

Sudan: An Overview

Citizens without a Home: The Plight of IDPs and Refugees

Problems of the Sudan: North and South

Ethnic Administrative Division - One-County-One-Tribe

Making Sense of Non-Revolutionary Violence in Africa

Political Violence and Ethnic Cleansing

The Political Challenge in South Sudan

New Sudan and the Way Forward

Notes

7. Factors Shaping the Post-ReferendumNation-Building in Southern Sudan in Relation to the Sudan

Arabisation and Islamisation

The International Scenario

The 'New Sudan' and State Secession

Lessons from the Sudan Experience and the Relations Between the Republic of Sudan and South Sudan

PART IV - Economic Policy for the New State

8. South Sudan's Priority Development Programmes, Projects, and Policies

Short-run and Medium-term Programmes

Small-scale Cottage Industries

Medium to Long-term Programmes

Mefit's Projects

9. Southern Sudan: Monetary and Financial Policies and the Case for a Separate Currency

The Revenue Component of a Currency

Optimal Currency Areas

Monetary and Financial Policies

Monetary Policy and Fiscal Policy

Sudan's Budgetary Performance

The Sudanese Financial System

The Financial Infrastructure of Southern Sudan

Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies in Sudan

References.

10. South Sudanese Pound Managed Under Floating Exchange Regime: Prospects and Challenges

Facts on South Sudan

Monetary Issues in South Sudan

Fiscal Issues in South Sudan: Expendintures and Revenues

Non-oil Revenue Action Plan

Exchange Rates in Theory

A Managed Float Exchange Rate Regime

Theoretical Framework for Managed Float Exchange regime

Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Model (DSGE)

Effectiveness of Monetary Policy and Fiscal Policy on Economic Activities

Policy Recommendations

Private Sector and other Measures

Postscript on New Developments

Back cover.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9782869786158

2869786158

OCLC:

905690351