03833nam 22007575 450 991049515490332120230810173002.09783030751708303075170810.1007/978-3-030-75170-8(CKB)4100000011989953(MiAaPQ)EBC6683156(Au-PeEL)EBL6683156(PPN)259468541(DE-He213)978-3-030-75170-8(EXLCZ)99410000001198995320210723d2021 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Failure and Feasibility of Capitalism in Africa /by Kenneth Omeje1st ed. 2021.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2021.1 online resource (311 pages)International Political Economy Series,2662-24919783030751692 3030751694 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.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.International Political Economy Series,2662-2491Economic developmentEconomicsPolitical scienceInternational economic relationsAfricaHistoryAfricaPolitics and governmentDevelopment StudiesPolitical Economy and Economic SystemsGovernance and GovernmentInternational Political Economy'African HistoryAfrican PoliticsEconomic development.Economics.Political science.International economic relations.AfricaHistory.AfricaPolitics and government.Development Studies.Political Economy and Economic Systems.Governance and Government.International Political Economy'.African History.African Politics.338.04096330.122096Omeje Kenneth C.1094353MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910495154903321The failure and feasibility of capitalism in Africa2834330UNINA