Globalization and Sustainable Development in Africa

by House-Soremekun, Bessie; Falola, Toyin

• ISBN13: 9781580463928
• ISBN10: 1580463924
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-10-01
• Publisher: Univ of Rochester Pr

Summary

Few studies of globalization have analyzed its impact on African societies from the viewpoint of sustainable development. This volume answers that need. The essays here contribute to the store of knowledge about globalization in sub-Saharan Africa by documenting the affect of this global force on the continent's growth-economic, political, and cultural. This interdisciplinary collection provides comprehensive analyses-at the international, national, and local levels-of the theoretical issues revolving around the complex process of globalization, while offering detailed examinations of new models of economic development that can be implemented in sub-Saharan Africa to enhance economic growth, self-sufficiency, and sustainable development. These models are accessible to politicians, public policy analysts, scholars, students, international organizations, nongovernmental actors, and members of the public at large. Finally, the essays here provide insightful case studies of African countries that already demonstrate creative, indigenous-based models of entrepreneurship and discuss efforts to achieve sustainable development and economic independence at the grassroots level. Contributors represent the disciplines of law, history, political science, economics, sociology, anthropology, business and management, African studies and art history, criminal justice, and education. Bessie House-Soremekun is the Public Scholar in African American Studies, Civic Engagement, and Entrepreneurship, Professor of Political Science and Professor of Africana Studies at Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis. Toyin Falola is the Frances Higginbotham Nalle Centennial Professor and Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Abbreviations	p. xvii
Introduction: Africana in the Margins	p. 1
Globalization and Development
The Trouble with Globalization: It Isn't Global Enough!	p. 21
Can Africa Compete in a Global Economy?	p. 43
A Two-Track Strategy for Viable Development in Africa	p. 69
Solutions to Africa's Development Challenges	p. 88
Renewable Energy, Migration-Development Model, and Sustainability Entrepreneurship	p. 103
Localities, Nations, and Globalization
Transborder Labor Liberalization and Social Contracts	p. 125
Asantc Society and the Global Market	p. 149
Enterprising Women in Zimbabwe: Confronting Crisis in a Globalizing Era	p. 175
Sustainable Strategies in a Postconflict Environment: Fostering Local Entrepreneurship in Cote d'lvoire	p. 198
Industrial and Financial Networking
Globalization and Monetary Convergence: Independent Currency Union or Dollarization?	p. 213
The Impact of Globalization on Emerging Markets: The Case of Cote dTvoire	p. 233
Globalization and Industrial Development in Nigeria	p. 257
Interest Rates, Fiscal Policy, and Foreign Private Investment in Nigeria	p. 276
Why Nigeria Does Not Work: Obstacles and the Alternative Path to Development	p. 198
Insecurity and Conflicts
The Impact of Globalization on International Security	p. 327
Resource Curse, Globalization, and Conflicts	p. 354
The Politics of Oil and Development and Visual Metaphors of the Crisis in Nigeria's Niger Delta	p. 377
Islam and the "Global War on Terror" in West Africa	p. 404
Selected Bibliography	p. 421
List of Contributors	p. 437
Index	p. 445
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