Future for Africa - Beyond the Politics of Adjustment

First published in 1992, A Future for Africa looks at the crises plaguing the Africa's societies and economies and argues convincingly that the problems are not insuperable, but that, though their causes are largely external, the only long-term solutions rest in African hands.

List of contents

Preface 1. Introduction 2. Internal and external causes of the crisis 3. The politics of the African debt crisis 4. The debate over adjustment 5. The African alternative to orthodox SAPs 6. The necessity for democratic participation 7. Transcending the politics of adjustment 8. Africa's second coming in a world in transition

About the author

Bade Onimode was the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics) of the University of Ibadan. A Life Fellow of the Nigerian Economic Society, Prof. Onimode was also a member of the Research Review Committee of the United Nations Institute for Development Planning (IDEP) from 1992 to 1998.

Summary

First published in 1992, A Future for Africa looks at the crises plaguing the Africa’s societies and economies and argues convincingly that the problems are not insuperable, but that, though their causes are largely external, the only long-term solutions rest in African hands.

Product details

• Authors: Bade Onimode, Onimode Bade
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032978642
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3297864-2
• No. of pages: 190
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, Africa, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, Economic history, Politics & government, Regional Studies, Political Economy, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies