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Record Nr.

UNINA9910495154903321

Autore

Omeje Kenneth C.

Titolo

The Failure and Feasibility of Capitalism in Africa / / by Kenneth Omeje

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2021

ISBN

9783030751708

3030751708

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (311 pages)

Collana

International Political Economy Series, , 2662-2491

Disciplina

338.04096

330.122096

Soggetti

Economic development

Economics

Political science

International economic relations

Africa - History

Africa - Politics and government

Development Studies

Political Economy and Economic Systems

Governance and Government

International Political Economy'

African History

African Politics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1.Capitalism and the African Context -- 2.The Post-Colonial State: From Frontier Capitalism to Neocolonial Capitalism -- 3.The "French - Africa Connection" and the Refusal to Decolonise -- 4.Natural Resources and Rentier Capitalism -- 5.Dysfunctional Versions of Capitalism and the Political Economy of "Eating" -- 6.Key Governance Dimensions of Dysfunctionality -- 7.China - Africa Relations: Averting the Risk of Deepening Subaltern Capitalism -- 8.Productive Forms of Capitalism: Trends and Prospects -- 9.Postscript on Covid-19 in Africa.



Sommario/riassunto

This book argues that capitalism has practically failed to deliver the long-desired economic transformation and inclusive development in postcolonial Africa. The principal factor that accounts for this failure is the prolific non-productive forms of capitalism that tend to be dominant in the African continent and their governance dimensions. The research explores how and why capitalism has failed in the African context and the feasibility of turning it around. The book meets the demands of diverse audiences in the fields of International Political Economy, Development Economics, Political Science, and African Studies. The author adopts an unconventional narrativist approach that makes the book amenable to general readership. Kenneth Omeje is Director of Manifold Crown Consulting Services based in Bradford, UK, and Visiting Professor at the Institute of Peace and Security Studies in Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.