Neoliberal Africa [[electronic resource] ] : the impact of global social engineering / / Graham Harrison

• Autore: Harrison Graham <1968->
• Pubblicazione: London, : Zed, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (186 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.096
• Soggetto topico: Neoliberalism - Africa; Social engineering - Africa
• Soggetto geografico: Africa Economic conditions 1960-; Africa Social conditions 1960-
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: About the author; 1 - Neoliberalism in Africa, neoliberalism and Africa; 2 - Neoliberalism in Africa: a failed ideology; 3 - Practices of neoliberalism: repertoires, habits and conduct; 4 - Global neoliberal practice: institutions and regulation; 5 - Neoliberal practice in Africa; 6 - Neoliberalism's final frontier?; 7 - Conclusion: neoliberalism's prospects; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Neoliberalism has shaped African development for nearly thirty years. As such, it is not an economic 'shock' or a 'structural adjustment', but rather a historic shift in Africa's development politics and policy. This book explores the ways in which African countries have experienced the neoliberal project, highlighting how this project has gone beyond economic liberalisation and towards a bolder social transformation. As an ideology, neoliberalism projects an end-point not simply of a market economy but of a market society. After thirty years of projects, aid disbursement, technical assistance
• Titolo autorizzato: Neoliberal Africa
• ISBN: 1-84813-831-8; 1-78032-708-0; 1-282-57930-4; 9786612579301; 1-84813-321-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458866503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II