Oblivion or Utopia The Prospects for Africa

by Malunga, Chiku

• ISBN13: 9780761849865
• ISBN10: 0761849866
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-12-15
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

This book explains that efforts to reverse Africa's continuing underdevelopment have failed to date because they have not been consciously aimed at enabling Africa to turn its vast natural resources into wealth; here, Malunga proposes a five step strategy enabling the continent revolutionize and improve the system.

Author Biography

Chiku Malunga is an author and a consultant with many years of experience in organization development and development practice work among African, European, and American non-profits, NGOs and civil society organizations. He holds a doctorate degree in development studies from the University of South Africa. He is currently the director of Capacity Development Consultants (CADECO), an organization that promotes African-centered organizational improvement models. Malunga's interest is in contextualizing European and American concepts of organizational/institutional development and development practice for more relevance in the developing regions of the world, and using Africa's indigenous wisdom to enrich the organizational and development theories and practice in the developed regions of the world. Malunga carries out this bridging mission through writing, consultancy and speaking engagements. His other books include: Understanding Organizational Sustainability through African Proverbs, Making Strategic Plans Work: Insights from African Indigenous Wisdom and Understanding Organizational Leadership through Ubuntu.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The Nature of the Struggle	p. 9
Africa's Economy	p. 17
African Politics and Economic Development	p. 31
Civil Society and Economic Development	p. 41
African Culture and Economic Development	p. 55
What can Africa learn from South Korea's Economic Miracle	p. 69
Positioning Africa in the World	p. 77
What would an Economically Liberated Africa look like?	p. 93
The five Step Strategy for Africa's Economic Independence	p. 99
Bibliography	p. 117
Appendix: A Summary of the Discussion on the Future of Africa	p. 121
Index	p. 129
About the Author	p. 137
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