Century of change : Symposium on African Unity / / editor, John Wilson Forje ; foreword by Samia Nkrumah

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (267 p.)
• Disciplina: 341.24/9
• Soggetto topico: Regionalism (International organization) - Africa; African cooperation
• Soggetto geografico: Africa Politics and government 21st century Congresses
• Altri autori: ForjeJohn W
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- CENTURY OF CHANGE: SYMPOSIUM ON AFRICAN UNITY -- CENTURY OF CHANGE: SYMPOSIUM ON AFRICAN UNITY -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES -- FOREWORD I -- THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES - COMPLETION POINT ON THE HORIZON -- FOREWORD II -- NEW ANALYTICAL CONSTRUCT TOWARDS AFRICAN UNITY: CHASING AND REALISING THE DREAM -- REFERENCES -- PREFACE -- REFERENCES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- LOOKING BACK TO CONSTRUCT A BETTER FUTURE: THE TOUGH CHOICES FOR AFRICA -- THE DIASPORA -- SUPPORT FROM THE WEST SHOULD NOT BE RESTRICTED TO REMITTANCES TRANSFER AS THE LIFELINE TO THE AFRICAN POOR -- Incorporation and Cross Fertilisation of Knowledge -- Windows of Opportunities -- THE DEBATES AND DIVIDING LINES -- PROGRESSIVE CIVIL SOCIETY -- CONCLUSION -- A Look Ahead: The Plan of the Book -- WHERE AFRICA IS HEADED - CHAOS OR COMMUNITY? -- AFRICA CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 1 AFRICAN UNION IN A WORLD DOMINATED BY FORCES OF INTEGRATION: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF AFRICAN INTEGRATION AND OTHER REGIONAL BODIES -- IT IS IN YOUR HANDS -- AFRICA'SMULTIPLE REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROUPS -- Appendix I: Africa's multiple regional economic groups -- MEMBERSHIP PROFILES OFAFRICA'SRECS -- Appendix II: Membership Profiles of Africa's RECs -- The Drive towards United Africa Compared with Other Forces of Integration beyond the Continent -- Differences at the Level of Motivations for Integration -- Incoherent Implementation Strategies in Africa Compared to Other Integration Efforts -- Infrastructural and Communication Gaps as an Obstacle to Integration in Africa Compared to Other Areas -- Poor National Institutional Framework in Africa Compared to Efforts beyond the Continent -- A Dormant African Intelligentsia: Moving Out of the Glass House -- Conclusion: The Necessity of Becoming Public Pan-African Intellectuals. -- REFERENCES. ; Chapter 2 TOWARDS A CONFEDERATED UNITED STATES OF AFRICA (BETWEEN A6 AND THE AFRICAN UNION AUTHORITY) -- INTRODUCTION -- CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Chapter 3 AFRICAN UNION, FEDERALISM AND SHIFTING LOYALTIES TOWARDS A NEW CENTRE: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS -- INTRODUCTION: GENERAL OBSERVATIONS AND OBJECTIVES -- THEORETICAL ISSUES AND DEBATES ON THE CONCEPT OF FEDERALISM -- ATTEMPTS AT A UNITED AFRICA SINCE INDEPENDENCE -- A CRITIQUE OF THE OUA AND MAPPING A NEW PARADIGM FOR AU -- AFRICAN LEADERS AND THE DAUNTING TASK OF LOYALTY TO THE NEW CENTRE -- REGIONAL GROUPINGS AND THE QUESTION OF DIVIDED LOYALTY -- POLITICO-ECONOMIC DISPARITY BETWEEN THE BIGGER AND SMALLER STATES AS AN OBSTACLE TO INTEGRATION IN AFRICA -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 CIVIL SOCIETY CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNITED STATES OF AFRICA: CURRENT HURDLES AND FUTURE PROSPECTS1 -- SUMMARY OF PAPER -- INTRODUCTION -- DEFINITION OF CONCEPT -- CURRENT HURDLES OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY IN AFRICA -- THE CIVIL SOCIETY AND FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR A UNITED STATES OF AFRICA -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5 SACRIFICING MICRO-NATIONALISMS WITHIN THE BROADER DREAM OF PAN-AFRICANISM: WHAT PROSPECTS FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AFRICA (USA) -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE PECULIARITIES OF THE AFRICAN CONTINENT -- THE WAY FORWARD FOR AFRICA -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6 ECONOMIC PRECONDITIONS FOR FEDERALISM: TOWARDS A SINGLE REGIONAL CURRENCY -- INTRODUCTION -- TOWARDS A COMMON CURRENCY -- PRE-CONDITIONS -- AFRICAN TRAVEL VISAS CURRENCIES -- THE ROLE OF A CURRENCY -- BACKGROUND TO THE SINGLE CURRENCY DEBATE -- CURRENCIES IN AFRICA -- THE DEBATE OF SINGLE CURRENCY -- 1. The Franc Zone (CEMAC and West Africa) -- 2. Non CFA Franc Countries -- I. The Rand Monetary Area (Southern Africa) -- II. The Shilling Zone (East Africa) -- EXCHANGEABILITY OF AFRICAN CURRENCIES. ; THE VOLATILITY (RISK) OF AFRICAN CURRENCIES5 -- MOVING TOWARDS A MONETARY UNION (1) - OPPORTUNITIES AND WEAKNESSES -- BENEFITS OF A MONETARY UNION -- PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES OF A MONETARY UNION (3) -- IS A SINGLE CURRENCY GOOD FOR AFRICA? -- THE AFRICAN OPTION ON THE CURRENCY -- THE WAY FORWARD -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION(S) IN A FEDERAL STATE OF AFRICA: PATHWAYS FROM THE "PERIPHERY" TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -- INTRODUCTION -- CONCEPTUAL ISSUES -- AFRICA'S DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES -- PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY -- GUIDEPOSTS FOR HURDLING EXISTING PROBLEMS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR ENHANCING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: THE INSTRUMENT FOR ACCELERATING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A UNION GOVERNMENT FOR AFRICA PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS -- ABSTRACT -- STRUCTURE -- PART ONE -- Introduction: The Political Kingdom Deferred -- THE PAN-AFRICAN SCENARIO -- PART TWO -- Restructuring the Past and Present to Build a Better Tomorrow Knowledge Production and Utilisation -- DEVELOPING THE CRITICAL MASS -- RETHINKING THE POWER AND TRINITY OF TECHNOLOGY -- PART THREE -- Mapping a Way Forward - Africa beyond the 21st Century -- OVERCOMING THE POLITICAL HURDLE -- BONE OF CONTESTATION: SOVEREIGNTY VERSUS INTERVENTION -- CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES -- SOME USEFUL DOCUMENTS -- Chapter 9 LE PROJET DE CONSTITUTION DE L'AFRIQUE UNIE (A.U.) : UN DOCUMENT DE REFERENCE POUR LA CONSTRUCTION DES ETATS-UNIS D'AFRIQUE -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. BREF RESUME DU PROJET DE CONSTITUTION DE L'AFRIQUE-UNIE -- 3. ELEMENTS COMPARATIFS ET DE VALORISATION -- 4. CONCLUSION -- QUELQUES REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHIQUES -- Chapter 10 BY WAY OF CONCLUSION -- BRIDGING THE DIVIDE, BUILDING CONSENSUS, ENSURING TOLERANCE AND DIALOGUE. ; ECONOMIC CRISIS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -- BUILDING THE CRITICAL MASS -- THE ROLE OF THE BUREAUCRACY AND PLACE OF GOVERNANCE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 11 THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE -- Chapter 12 EPILOGUE -- THE CHALLENGES OF THE CENTURY -- WE CAN AND SHALL OVERCOME -- AFUNCTIONAL UNION GOVERNMENT -- SO, WHERE ARE WE - WHERE ARE WE HEADED? -- LOOKING BEYOND 2017 -- MARCHING ROLE TO CAPABILITY -- REFERENCES -- BRIEF BIO-DATA OF CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX.
• Sommario/riassunto: Discusses the opportunities as well as problems facing the proposed Union Government of Africa from diverse disciplines. This book explores in different ways and perspectives the theoretical foundation of African integration, including an examination of historic antecedents in the African regional integration process.
• Titolo autorizzato: Century of change
• ISBN: 1-61122-367-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910974666803321
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