Africa in the Global Economy : Capital Flight, Enablers, and Decolonial Responses |
Autore | Moyo Gorden |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (192 pages) |
Disciplina | 330.96 |
Collana | Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development Series |
ISBN | 3-031-51000-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- About the Book -- Contents -- About the Author -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Entrapment of Africa in an Asymmetrical Global Economy -- Introduction -- The Rigged Global Financial Architecture -- Paradox of Wealth and Poverty -- Global Coloniality -- Financial Liberalisation -- Outline of the Chapters -- References -- Chapter 2: Multinational Corporations and Tax Havens as Beneficiaries of a Shadow Financial System -- Introduction -- Shadow Financial System -- Spotlighting the Tax Havens -- Multinational Corporations (MNCs) -- Implications of MNCs-Tax Havens -- Lukewarm Global Responses -- Towards Delinking Approaches -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: World Bank, IMF, and WTO as Agents of Financial Imperialism -- Introduction -- Gatekeepers of Global Capitalism -- Agents of Capital Flight -- "Reforming the Global Financial Institutions" -- A Decolonial Turn -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: The Tyranny of International Credit Rating Agencies (ICRAs) -- Introduction -- International Credit Rating Agencies in Context -- The Logic Behind Expanded Footprint of ICRAs -- Politics of Credit Rating Agencies -- Global Architecture of Unfairness -- Implications of Ratings on African Economies -- A Case for a Pan-African Credit Rating Agency (PACRA) -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Global Financial Subordination and the Pathologies of Sovereign Debt -- Introduction -- International Financial Subordination -- Agents of Financial Subordination and Debt Slavery -- The Bane of Debt Servicing -- Wrong Diagnosis and Wrong Prescription -- Towards a Radical Transformation -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Imperial Ecocide and the Bane of Global Climate Finance -- Introduction -- Imperial Ecocide: Accused Number 1 -- Imperial Ecocide: Accused Number 2.
Global Climate Finance Imperialism -- Climate Finance Debt Traps -- Cost of Climate Crisis -- Contradictions of Global Climate Solutions -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Africa and the Age of Global Elite: The Davos Class -- Introduction -- Global Elites -- Global Elite Interconnectedness -- The World Economic Forum (WEF) -- Davos Class in Africa -- Corporate Capture -- Towards an Anti-Systemic Global Decolonial Approach -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: African Elites as Clients of the Offshore World -- Introduction -- Africa's Elite in Perspective -- Elite Capture and Mechanics of Collaboration -- African Elites and the Offshore World -- Classic Examples of Elite Corruption -- Implications to the Ordinary People -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: Conclusion: A Canvass for a Decolonial African Agency -- Introduction -- International Financial Subordination -- Contradictions Posed by the Emerged and Emerging Global Powers -- Epistemic Delinking and Decolonial Agency -- Global Solidarity -- Conclusion -- References -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910845499403321 |
Moyo Gorden | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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African agency, finance and developmental states / / Gorden Moyo |
Autore | Moyo Gorden |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 pages) |
Disciplina | 320.96 |
Soggetto topico |
Decolonization - Economic aspects - Africa
Economic development - Africa |
ISBN | 3-030-72412-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910483073203321 |
Moyo Gorden | ||
Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Making Politics in Zimbabwe’s Second Republic : The Formative Project by Emmerson Mnangagwa / / edited by Gorden Moyo, Kirk Helliker |
Autore | Moyo Gorden |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (271 pages) |
Disciplina | 320.96891 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HellikerKirk |
Collana | Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development |
Soggetto topico |
Africa—Politics and government
Elections Economic development Comparative government Political science Political leadership African Politics Electoral Politics Development Studies Comparative Politics Political Theory Political Leadership |
Soggetto non controllato | Political Science |
ISBN |
9783031301292
9783031301285 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Mnangagwa’s Formative Project: Risks and Limits -- Part I: Activating Civil and Political Liberties -- Chapter 2: The Quest for Transitional Justice in the Post-Mugabe Era -- Chapter 3: Mnangagwa’s Missed Opportunities for Reconciliation -- Chapter 4: The Second Republic’s Stance on Corruption and the Battle for Public Confidence -- Chapter 5: Media Policies and Practices in Zimbabwe’s ‘New Dispensation’ -- Part II: Reconfiguring Governance -- Chapter 6: Exploring the Politics of Jecharism in Zimbabwe’s Second Republic -- Chapter 7: Change and Continuity: Traditional Leadership’s Political and Developmental Footprints in Zimbabwe’s Second Republic -- Chapter 8: Devolution in Zimbabwe’s ‘Second Republic’: A Myth or Reality? -- Chapter 9: Prospects of Implementing Devolution in the Post-Mugabe Era -- Part III: Stimulating Socio-Economic Development -- Chapter 10: The Right to Development in Zimbabwe’s Second Republic -- Chapter 11: China’s Expanding Footprint and Deepening Debt Crisis in Zimbabwe –From Robert Mugabe to Emmerson Mnangagwa -- Chapter 12: Financing the Social Sector in Zimbabwe’s Post-Mugabe Era – Obstacles and Opportunities -- Chapter 13: Exploring Innovative and Sustainable Financing of Agriculture in Zimbabwe’s Second Republic -- Chapter 14: Concluding Reflections on Change and Continuity. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910725081403321 |
Moyo Gorden | ||
Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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