Region-Building in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : Political and Economic Challenges / / edited by Daniel H. Levine, Dawn Nagar

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2016.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XXV, 348 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.54096
• Soggetto topico: International relations; Africa—Politics and government; Regional economics; Spatial economics; Economic development; Political economy; Development economics; International Relations; African Politics; Regional/Spatial Science; Development Theory; International Political Economy; Development Economics
• Soggetto geografico: Africa Economic integration
• Persona (resp. second.): LevineDaniel H; NagarDawn
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction / Daniel Levine, and Dawn Nagar -- ; Part I: Themes and concepts of region-building and regional integration in Africa -- Region-building debates in a global context / Louise Fawcett -- Regional integration in Africa: theory and practice / John Ravenhill -- A tale of three Cassandras: Jean Monnet, Raúl Prebisch, and Adebayo Adedeji / Adekeye Adebajo -- ; Part II: The political economy of Africa's region-building and regional integration initiatives -- Cross-border interactions and regionalism / Daniel Bach -- Infrastructure and regional integration in Africa / Afeikhena Jerome, and David Nabena -- African agency post-2015: the roles of regional powers and developmental states in regional integration / Timothy M. Shaw -- The political economy of Africa's region-building and regional integration / Samuel K.B. Asante -- ; Part III: The African Union (AU) and sub-regional organisations and initiatives -- The African Union and region integration in Africa / Kasaija Phillip Apuuli -- Region-building in southern Africa / Scott Taylor -- Region-building in eastern Africa / Gilbert M. Khadiagala -- COMESA and SADC: the era of convergence / Dawn Nagar -- Region-building in west Africa / Said Adejumobi -- Region-building in central Africa / René Lemarchand -- Region-building in north Africa / Azzedine Layachi -- ; Part IV: Comparative regional schemes: lessons for Africa -- Necessary but not automatic: how Europe learned to integrate / N. Piers Ludlow -- Lessons from Asia: the association of southeast Asian nations / Mely Caballero-Anthony -- Lessons from Latin America: MERCOSUR / Laura Goméz-Mera -- Conclusion / Daniel Levine.
• Sommario/riassunto: This landmark book is the first of its kind to assess the challenges of African region-building and regional integration across all five African sub-regions and more than five decades of experience, considering both political and economic aspects. Leading scholars and practitioners come together to analyze a range of entwined topics, including: the theoretical underpinnings that have informed Africa's regional integration trajectory; the political economy of integration, including the sources of different 'waves' of integration in pan-Africanism and the reaction to neo-liberal economic pressures; the complexities of integration in a context of weak states and the informal regionalization that often occurs in 'borderlands'; the increasing salience of Africa's relationships with rising extra-regional economic powers, including China and India; and comparative lessons from non-African regional blocs, including the EU, ASEAN, and the Southern Common Market. A core argument of this book, running through all chapters, is that region-building must be recognized as a political project as much as if not more than an economic one; successful region-building in Africa will need to include the complex political tasks of strengthening state capacity (including states' capacity as 'developmental states' that can actively engage in economic planning), resolving long-standing conflicts over resources and political dominance, improving democratic governance, and developing trans-national political structures that are legitimate and inclusive.
• Titolo autorizzato: Region-Building in Africa
• ISBN: 1-137-58611-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910255302803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II