Africa and Globalization: Challenges of Governance and Creativity (African Histories and Modernities)

Africa and Globalization: Challenges of Governance and Creativity (African Histories and Modernities)

by Toyin Falola (Editor), Kenneth Kalu (Editor)

Synopsis

This book considers the promises and challenges of globalization for Africa. Why have African states been perennially unable to diversify their economies and move beyond export of primary produce, even as Southeast Asia has made a tremendous leap into manufacturing? What institutional impediments are in play in African states? What reforms would mitigate the negative effects of globalization and distribute its benefits more equitably? Covering critical themes such as political leadership, security challenges, the creative sector, and community life, essays in this volume argue that the starting point for Africa's meaningful engagement with the rest of the world must be to look inward, examine Africa's institutions, and work towards reforms that promote inclusiveness and stability.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 269
Edition: 1st ed. 2018
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 23 Jun 2018

ISBN 10: 3319749048
ISBN 13: 9783319749044

Author Bio
Toyin Falola is the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair Professor in the Humanities and a Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, USA.
Kenneth Kalu is Assistant Professor at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada.