Africa in Crisis - New Challenges and Possibilities (Paperback)

The continent of Africa is in crisis, yet it was not always so. Following the decade of independence in the 1960s there was widespread optimism, but this almost totally disappeared in the 1980s and 1990s. As the millennium unfolds, Africa is faced with seemingly insurmountable problems: economic marginalisation from the global market; a major health crisis stemming from the destructive effects of malaria and HIV/AIDS; and chronic political instability after a string of devastating civil wars. This book argues that the decline in Africa's fortunes as a whole can be dated from the oil crisis and subsequent economic unrest of the late 1970s. Economic mismanagement and political authoritarianism sowed the seeds for the devastating problems of the following decades. International financial institutions incurred structural adjustment programmes over most of sub-Saharan Africa that led to the wholesale privatisation of state functions. This lucidly detailed account pinpoints the root causes of the crisis, and asks what lies ahead for the continent in the future. Chapters cover key issues in African development, the pitfalls of democratisation, political economy and international relations. 'This book provides a detailed, critical examination of the socio-economic and political situation in Africa.' Oxfam Review of Journals

General

Imprint:	Pluto Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2001
First published:	2002
Editors:	Tunde Zack-Williams • Diane Frost • Alex Thomson
Dimensions:	215 x 135 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-7453-1647-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > African studies
LSN:	0-7453-1647-6
Barcode:	9780745316475

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