Globalization and Sustainable Development in Africa (Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora) (Volume 51)

Few studies of globalization have analyzed its impact on African societies from the viewpoint of sustainable development. This volume answers that need. The essays here contribute to the store of knowledge about globalization in sub-Saharan Africa by documenting the affect of this global force on the continent's growth -- economic, political, and cultural. This interdisciplinary collection provides comprehensive analyses at the international, national, and local levels of the theoretical issues revolving around the complex process of globalization, while offering detailed examinations of new models of economic development that can be implemented in sub-Saharan Africa to enhance economic growth, self-sufficiency, and sustainable development. These models are accessible to politicians, public policy analysts, scholars, students, international organizations, nongovernmental actors, and members of the public at large. Finally, the essays here provide insightful case studies of African countries that already demonstrate creative, indigenous-based models of entrepreneurship and discuss efforts to achieve sustainable development and economic independence at the grassroots level. Contributors represent the disciplines of law, history, political science, economics, sociology, anthropology, business and management, African studies and art history, criminal justice, and education. Bessie House-Soremekun is the Public Scholar in African American Studies, Civic Engagement, and Entrepreneurship, Professor of Political Science and Professor of Africana Studies at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis. Toyin Falola is the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities and University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Africana in the MarginsThe Trouble with Globalization: It Isn't Global Enough!Can Africa Compete in a Global Economy?A Two-Track Strategy for Viable Development in AfricaSolutions to Africa's Development ChallengesRenewable Energy, Migration-Development Model, and Sustainability EntrepreneurshipTransborder Labor Liberalization and Social ContractsAsante Society and the Global MarketEnterprising Women in Zimbabwe: Confronting Crisis in a Globalizing EraSustainable Strategies in a Postconflict Environment: Fostering Local Entrepreneurship in Côte d'IvoireGlobalization and Monetary Convergence: Independent Currency Union or Dollarization?The Impact of Globalization on Emerging Markets: The Case of Côte d'IvoireGlobalization and Industrial Development in NigeriaInterest Rates, Fiscal Policy, and Foreign Private Investment in NigeriaWhy Nigeria Does Not Work: Obstacles and the Alternative Path to DevelopmentThe Impact of Globalization on International SecurityResource Curse, Globalization, and ConflictsThe Politics of Oil and Development and Visual Metaphors of the Crisis in Nigeria's Niger DeltaIslam and the "Global War on Terror" in West AfricaSelected BibliographyList of ContributorsIndex

Bessie House-Soremekun is the Public Scholar in African American Studies, Civic Engagement, and Entrepreneurship, Professor of Political Science and Professor of Africana Studies at Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis. Toyin Falola is the Frances Higginbotham Nalle Centennial Professor and Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin.