Reclaiming economic sovereignty in Africa : a natural resource-based industrialisation perspective / Horman Chitonge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chitonge, Horman, author.

Series:

Anthem Africology series.

Anthem Africology series ; [1]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural resources--Africa.

Natural resources.

Africa--Economic conditions--1960-.

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 227 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

London : Anthem Press, 2025.

Summary:

This book has examined the way African countries utilise their natural wealth. It has illustrated that weak economic sovereignty accounts for the irony that the most endowed continent on the planet has ended being the most impoverished. It is argued in this book that weak economic sovereignty in Africa has several implications, including the situation where the continent is unable to make the most out of its abundant natural wealth. Weak economic sovereignty on the continent is manifested in the low levels of financial and monetary sovereignty among African countries, but most importantly in low productive capabilities. The conditions of low productive capabilities prevailing on the African continent have created a situation where most African countries are locked into economically debilitating dependencies, including dependence on commodity export, such that they only get a tiny proportion of the value generated from natural resources extracted from their territories. The book has also argued that the persisting weak economic sovereignty on the continent is a clear indication that while African countries attained political sovereignty six decades ago, attaining economic sovereignty has remained an incomplete liberation project that requires a new strategy to accomplish.

Contents:

Reclaiming Economic Sovereignty in Africa

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 06 Jun 2025).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781839993350

1839993359

9781839993343

1839993340

OCLC:

1500761115