Regionalism, Security and Development in Africa

This book charts the history and contemporary landscape of African regionalism, investigating how regional cooperation can be used to help to tackle security and development challenges in Africa. Africa has a long tradition of regional cooperation, with the oldest trade and monetary integration schemes in the developing world, but its colonial period and partition of have caused lasting damage that still be seen in today’s African economies. Contemporary post-colonial African regionalism, deeply rooted in notions of pan-Africanism, has served as a means of collective self-reliance and economic transformation and development. This book starts with the history and theory behind African regionalism before discussing and comparing regional organisations such as the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), Southern African Development Community (SADC), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the East African Community (EAC). Finally, the book considers how regional integration and cooperation can help to address security and development challenges. This ambitious and broad-ranging book will be a valuable resource for researchers working on African regionalism, security, African integration and development, and comparative regionalism. Policymakers should also consider it a useful guide to the background and contemporary landscape of African regionalism.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Contemporary Africa
Release date:	May 2023
First published:	2021
Editors:	Ernest Toochi Aniche • Ikenna Mike Alumona • Inocent Moyo
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Pages:	292
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-69411-1
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	0-367-69411-5
Barcode:	9780367694111

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