Namibia

by Sparks, Donald L.; Green, December

• ISBN13: 9780813310237
• ISBN10: 0813310237
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1992-05-01
• Publisher: Westview Pr

Summary

Namibia, formerly South West Africa, is a vast, sparsely populated country the size of France. The last African colony to achieve independence, it represents a watershed in the African political experience. Namibia faces formidable political and economic challenges; constraints to growth and development include a lack of skilled workers, a low capital formation base, small internal markets, poor prospects for import substitution, and a potentially uneasy relationship with South Africa, its economically powerful neighbor to the south. Nevertheless, Namibia has some of the world's largest deposits of yellow cake uranium and diamonds. Its location could prove attractive for mineral exports to the North American and Western European markets.
This introduction to Namibia surveys the contemporary trends in the country's political, social, and economic development. The authors examine the lessons Namibia--which had over a decade to plan for independence--has learned from the experience of its neighbors concerning the workings of the international economic system and the subtleties of relations with South Africa. They conclude that the independent government--led by the South West Africa People's Organization--must find a pragmatic path to develop an economy with the potential to be one of southern Africa's strongest.

Table of Contents

Profiles Nations of Contemporary Africa	p. ii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Namibia's History	p. 5
Notes	p. 20
Namibian Politics	p. 23
Notes	p. 69
The Economy	p. 73
Notes	p. 126
Society and Culture	p. 131
Notes	p. 153
Conclusion	p. 156
Notes	p. 161
the Mandate for South West Africa of the League of Nations: The Council of the League of Nations	p. 163
Chronology of International Efforts	p. 165
UN Security Council Resolution 435	p. 167
UN Security Council Resolution 435 as Supplemented	p. 169
Protocol of Geneva	p. 171
Tripartite Agreement	p. 173
the Government at Independence	p. 175
Goals of the Swapo Women's Council	p. 177
Selected Bibliography	p. 178
Interviews	p. 186
About the Book and Authors	p. 187
Index	p. 188
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