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Neo-Colonialism and the Poverty of 'Development' in Africa

The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 ;ISBN: 3319585711 ;ISBN: 9783319585710 ;ISBN: 9783319585703 ;ISBN: 3319585703 ;EISBN: 3319585711 ;EISBN: 9783319585710 ;DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-58571-0 ;OCLC: 1007059832

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  • Title:
    Neo-Colonialism and the Poverty of 'Development' in Africa
  • Author: Langan, Mark
  • Subjects: Africa ; African Politics ; Comparative Politics ; Development Aid ; Development Theory ; Economic development ; Globalization ; Political Science and International Relations ; Political Science and International Studies ; Social Structure, Social Inequality
  • Description: Langan reclaims neo-colonialism as an analytical force for making sense of the failure of 'development' strategies in many African states in an era of free market globalisation. Eschewing polemics and critically engaging the work of Ghana's first President – Kwame Nkrumah – the book offers a rigorous assessment of the concept of neo-colonialism. It then demonstrates how neo- colonialism remains an impediment to genuine empirical sovereignty and poverty reduction in Africa today. It does this through examination of corporate interventions; Western aid-giving; the emergence of 'new' donors such as China; EU-Africa trade regimes; the securitisation of development; and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Throughout the chapters, it becomes clear that the current challenges of African development cannot be solely pinned on so- called neo-patrimonial elites. Instead it becomes imperative to fully acknowledge, and interrogate, corporate and donor interventions which lock many poorer countries into neo-colonial patterns of trade and production. The book provides an original contribution to studies of African political economy, demonstrating the on-going relevance of the concept of neo- colonialism, and reclaiming it for scholarly analysis in a global era.
  • Publisher: Cham: Springer International Publishing
  • Creation Date: 2017
  • Format: 261
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISBN: 3319585711
    ISBN: 9783319585710
    ISBN: 9783319585703
    ISBN: 3319585703
    EISBN: 3319585711
    EISBN: 9783319585710
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-58571-0
    OCLC: 1007059832
  • Source: Alma/SFX Local Collection
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