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This volume provides an analysis of the political economy of Cabo Verde from its independence in 1975 to the present. The collection serves as both a primary source and sociopolitical study, featuring some of the most accomplished scholars and policy practitioners on the subject matter of the nation's political economy.
List of contents
Introduction
Joao Resende-Santos and Aminah Pilgrim
Chapter One: Revisiting State-Building and the Challenges of Democracy in Cape Verde
Crisanto Barros
Chapter Two: Cabo Verde in the World
Andre Corsino Tolentino
Chapter Three: Evolution and Macroeconomic Management of the Economy in Cabo Verde
Carlos Rocha
Chapter Four: The Political System, the Transition to Democracy, and the Challenges of Democratic Consolidation in Cabo Verde
Roselma Évora
Chapter Five: Tourism in Cape Verde: Evolution, Risks, and Challenges
Edgar Bernardo
Chapter Six: Cape Verde and the United Nations: Lessons from the Country's 30-year LDC Experience
Djalita Fialho
Chapter Seven: Relations Between Cabo Verde and Europe
Victor Borges
Chapter Eight: Where Are the Women? The Cabo Verdean Diaspora in the Context of African Development
Terza Alice Silva Lima-Neves
Chapter Nine: The USA and Cabo Verde: From Humanitarian Assistance to Security Partnership
Abel Djassi Amado
About the author
João Resende-Santos is associate professor of international studies at Bentley University.
Aminah Fernandes Pilgrim is a faculty member of transnational, cultural, and community studies, Africana studies, and women and gender studies at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.
Summary
This volume provides an analysis of the political economy of Cabo Verde from its independence in 1975 to the present. The collection serves as both a primary source and sociopolitical study, featuring some of the most accomplished scholars and policy practitioners on the subject matter of the nation's political economy.
