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This book examines the influence of prevailing colonial heritage in Africa on its socio-economic development. Colonisation of Africa and resulting agreements have shaped economic, political, educational, and health landscapes that have, in turn, affected continental economic development. In revisiting the question of independence from a comprehensive and transdisciplinary perspective, this book provides insight into various aspects of economic development in Africa. The book highlights areas of caution, identifies challenges and proposes recommendations relating to development from the current constrained post-colonial framework while exploring topics such as cross-border conflict, inherited colonial governance models, foreign aid, external debt, international trade, and foreign education. This book will be of special interest to students and scholars interested in African history, development studies, international relations, and economics. This book is also relevant to development professionals and policymakers, especially those with expertise in African development.
List of contents
Introduction: Overview of the Implications of Colonisation on Socio-Economic Development in Africa.- Chapter 1: Colonialism, State Formation and Nation-Building in Africa.- Chapter 2. Colonial Border Delineation and Socio-Economic Impacts on Border Communities in Africa.- Chapter 3. Postcoloniality and the Right to Socio-Economic and Cultural Development in Africa.- Chapter 4. Inherited Colonial Governance and Democratization Models: Implications for Socio-Economic Development in Nigeria.- Chapter 5. Implications of French Colonial Heritage on The Socio-Economic Development of Algeria.- Chapter 6. African Solutions to African Problems? An analysis of Africa's dependency on Western Powers for Peace and Security.- Chapter 7. French Colonial Heritage and Regional Integration: Revisiting the Communauté Financière Africaine (CFA) Franc Zones in West and Central Africa.- Chapter 8. Colonial Heritage, Monetary Policy and Economic Development in Africa: A Case Study of the CFA Monetary Unions and the Southern African CMA.- Chapter 9. Colonial Heritage, Debt Accumulation and Economic Development in Africa.- Chapter 10. Colonial Heritage, International Trade and Economic Development in Africa.- Chapter 11. Colonial Rule and Natural Resource Exploitation in Post-Colonial Africa.- Chapter 12. The Industrialisation and Decolonisation of the Western Development Paradigm in Africa.- Chapter 13. Neocolonialism in a sheep skin: Foreign aid and development in Africa: Whose interests?.- Chapter 14. Colonial Heritage and Socio-economic Development of Africa: A Case of Colonial Educational System, African Indigenous Knowledge, and Industrialization.- Chapter 15. Colonial Legacy, Knowledge Production and Quest for Foreign Education: Implications For Development Of Education In Africa.- Chapter 16. Post-Colonial Dependency of Africa and Vaccine Nationalism in The Covid-19 Era.- Chapter 17. Post-Colonial African States and Migration of Health Workers (Brain Drain) from Africa in the COVID-19 Era.- Conclusion: Colonial Heritage and Socio-Economic Development: Positioning Africa as an Influential Global Development Actor.
About the author
Dr Denis Nfor Yuni is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics at the National University of Lesothoand the coordinator for the research pillar of the World Trade Organisation research chair at the National University of Lesotho.
Dr. Emeka C. Iloh is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of International Relations and Diplomacy at Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.
Dr Carol Chi Ngang is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Public Law, National University of Lesotho, a Research Fellow at the Free State Centre for Human Rights, University of the Free State, South Africa, and a Guest Lecturer at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa
