African Political Economy in the Twenty-First Century : Theories, Perspectives, and Issues

African Political Economy in the Twenty-First Century: Theories, Perspectives, and Issues edited by Emeka C. Iloh, Ernest T. Aniche, and Stephen N. Azom fills the gap in the discourses on African political economy from an African perspective. Since the end of colonialism in the second half of the twenty-first century, a wide-ranging debate has opened on the future of African development and the nature and character of its political economy, especially as it concerns its web of relationships in the international political and economic system. Two decades into the twenty-first21st century, the debate still rages on and is likely to continue for a long time. This book contributes to the debate by addressing the important question of how African countries can strategically and tactically approach global political economy at multilateral, continental, and regional levels in view of North-South versus South-South configurations. African Political Economy in the Twenty-First Century further suggests how African countries can effectively utilize global forces to Africa’s advantage in advancing domestic, regional, and continental development objectives. Cover Title Untitled Contents Figures and Tables Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Ontological, Epistemological and Theoretical Issues International Political Economy Theories of International Trade Transcending Neo-functionalism Dependency and Development Question in Africa Africa and the Purveyors of Global Political Economy Africa and the World Bank African Development Bank and the Dynamics of African Political Economy Group of Seven (G7) and Development Trajectories in Africa Multilateralism, Integration and Trade System in Africa Regional Integration and Economic Growth in North Africa Regionalism and Regional Integration in East Africa ‌‌African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)‌‌ and Regional Integration in Africa International Trade, South-South Cooperation and African Integration Liberalism and Protectionism in International Trade International Trade Wars and Decline in Economic Diplomacy International Trade Policies and Politics of Food Security in Africa International Finance and Development Issues in Africa Washington Consensus, North-South Relations and African Development International Financial Flows and Development in Africa Political Economy of Foreign Direct Investments in Africa Political Economy of Aid and Official Development Assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa Africa and International Philanthropy Debts, Extraction and Predation Index About the Editors and Contributors