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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Century of change
• ISBN: 1-61122-367-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824613003321
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