Neoliberalism, Civil Society and Security in Africa

Informationen zum Autor PÁDRAIG CARMODY is Lecturer in Geography, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. He has consulted for the South African government and was formerly Assistant Professor at the University of Vermont, USA. Klappentext Free market policies have been in operation across Africa for the past 25 years, yet they have failed to reverse deepening poverty. This book explores, with case studies, why such policies continue to be implemented and the ways in which they have been reinvented by socialization, depoliticization, regionalization and securitization. Zusammenfassung Free market policies have been in operation across Africa for the past 25 years! yet they have failed to reverse deepening poverty. This book explores! with case studies! why such policies continue to be implemented and the ways in which they have been reinvented by socialization! depoliticization! regionalization and securitization. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures Acknowledgements List of Acronyms Introduction: Neoliberalism, Civil Society and Security in Africa The Rise of Non-Governmental Organizations and the Civilization of Neoliberalism? Civil Society, Governance and Transformation The Theory of Civil Society in Poverty Reduction, or the Social Capitalization of Neoliberalism Participatory Poverty? Poverty Re(pro)duction Strategy Papers Remaking African Civil Societies and PRSP in Action: Ethiopia The Making of a Zimbabwean Rogue (State): Robert Mugabe, Neoliberalism, Civil Society and NEPAD Regionalizing Neoliberalism: The New Partnership for African Development and the Political Economy of Restructuring in South Africa Governing Globalization for Human Security Post 9/11 Index

List of contents

List of Figures Acknowledgements List of Acronyms Introduction: Neoliberalism, Civil Society and Security in Africa The Rise of Non-Governmental Organizations and the Civilization of Neoliberalism? Civil Society, Governance and Transformation The Theory of Civil Society in Poverty Reduction, or the Social Capitalization of Neoliberalism Participatory Poverty? Poverty Re(pro)duction Strategy Papers Remaking African Civil Societies and PRSP in Action: Ethiopia The Making of a Zimbabwean Rogue (State): Robert Mugabe, Neoliberalism, Civil Society and NEPAD Regionalizing Neoliberalism: The New Partnership for African Development and the Political Economy of Restructuring in South Africa Governing Globalization for Human Security Post 9/11 Index

Product details

• Authors: P Carmody, P. Carmody, Padraig Carmody, Padraig Risteard Carmody
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.10.2007
• EAN: 9780230521599
• ISBN: 978-0-230-52159-9
• No. of pages: 347
• Series: International Political Economy Series; International Political Econom; International Political Econom; International Political Economy Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; B, Sociology, Africa, International Relations, Political Theory, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Sociology, general, Economic development, Political Economy, African Politics, Political science and theory, International Political Economy, Development Studies, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Africa—Politics and government, International Political Economy’