Neo-Colonialism and the Poverty of 'Develo...

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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 Ghanäs 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 countriesinto 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.

Über den Autor

Mark Langan is Lecturer in International Politics at Newcastle University, UK.

Zusammenfassung

Re-engages the concept of 'neo-colonialism' to make sense of the ongoing cycle of poverty in Africa and the failure of development

Offers a unique theoretical approach to varieties of neo-colonial intervention in Africa

Engages a wide array of country cases, including Ghana, Uganda and Zambia

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Neo-colonialism and Nkrumah: Recovering a Critical Concept.- Chapter 2: Neo-colonialism and Foreign Corporations in Africa.- Chapter 3: Neo-colonialism and Donor Interventions: Western Aid Mechanisms.- Chapter 4: Emerging Powers and Neo-colonialism in Africa.- Chapter 5: Trade and Neo-colonialism: The Case of Africa-EU ties.- Chapter 6: Security, development and Neo-colonialism.- Chapter 7: The UN Sustainable Development Goals and Neo-colonialism.- Chapter 8: Agency, Sovereignty and Neo-colonialism.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2018
Genre:	Politikwissenschaften , Recht , Sozialwissenschaften , Wirtschaft
Rubrik:	Wissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	xv 253 S.
ISBN-13:	9783319864303
ISBN-10:	3319864300
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Langan, Mark
Auflage:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st edition 2018
Hersteller:	Springer International Publishing Springer International Publishing AG
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	210 x 148 x 15 mm
Von/Mit:	Mark Langan
Erscheinungsdatum:	23.08.2018
Gewicht:	0,356 kg