African Political Economy in the Twenty-First Century

Theories, Perspectives, and Issues

Emeka C. Iloh, Ernest T. Aniche, Stephen N. Azom

• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Year: 2023
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781666930368
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Political Economy
• Index: Politics & International Relations

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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Dedication
• Contents
• Figures and Tables
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction: Africa and the International Political Economy: Reflections on the Dynamics of Multilateralism in the Twenty-First Century
• Part I: Ontological, Epistemological and Theoretical Issues
• Chapter 1: International Political Economy: Concepts, Theories and Thematic Ramifications
• Chapter 2: Theories of International Trade: Perspectives from Africa
• Chapter 3: Transcending Neo-functionalism: Toward a New Theory of Regional Integration in Africa
• Chapter 4: Dependency and Development Question in Africa
• Part II: Africa and the Purveyors of Global Political Economy
• Chapter 5: Africa and the World Bank: An Environmental Perspective
• Chapter 6: African Development Bank and the Dynamics of African Political Economy
• Chapter 7: Group of Seven (G7) and Development Trajectories in Africa
• Part III: Multilateralism, Integration and Trade System in Africa
• Chapter 8: Regional Integration and Economic Growth in North Africa: Resilience or Fading Agenda?
• Chapter 9: Regionalism and Regional Integration in East Africa: Contradictions and Challenges
• Chapter 10: African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and Regional Integration in Africa: Issues and Prospects
• Chapter 11: International Trade, South–South Cooperation and African Integration
• Chapter 12: Liberalism and Protectionism in International Trade: Options for African Political Economy
• Chapter 13: International Trade Wars and Decline in Economic Diplomacy: Should Africa Really Be Worried?
• Chapter 14: International Trade Policies and Politics of Food Security in Africa
• Part IV: International Finance and Development Issues in Africa
• Chapter 15: Washington Consensus, North–South Relations and African Development
• Chapter 16: International Financial Flows and Development in Africa
• Chapter 17: Political Economy of Foreign Direct Investments in Africa: Critical Reflections
• Chapter 18: Political Economy of Aid and Official Development Assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Chapter 19: Africa and International Philanthropy: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
• Chapter 20: Debts, Extraction and Predation: Defacing the New Foreign Regimes of Indebtedness in Kenya
• About the Editors and Contributors