Africa at the Millennium: An Agenda for Mature Development

Description

This book is aimed at providing a framework for African issues in the 21st century. Apart from its African-centered approach, it argues that previously marginalized areas of research require in-depth study. It also introduces new areas of interest absent in existing works. The book pays particular attention to the relative success of African countries and regions in their attempt to find solutions to Africa's problems and the changing role in African states in international relations. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction....Pages 1-9 Front Matter....Pages 11-11 The Peripheralisation of Africa in Global Politics....Pages 13-34 External Debt and Adjustment: Prospects for African Economic Growth and Transformation....Pages 35-59 Technology and the Technical Management of Human Resources: Prospects for Sub-Saharan African Development into the New Millennium....Pages 60-78 The Afrikan Economic Community (AEC): A Step towards Achieving the Pan-Afrikan Ideal....Pages 79-100 Front Matter....Pages 101-101 The Legitimacy and Sovereignty Dilemma of African States and Governments: Problems of the Colonial Legacy....Pages 103-125 Progress towards Democracy in Africa: Uganda as a Case Study....Pages 126-141 State Collapse, Post-conflict Peace-building and Sustainable Democracy in Africa....Pages 142-154 ECOWAS and Liberia: Implications for Regional Intervention in Intra-state Conflicts....Pages 155-176 ECOMOG: A New Security Agenda in World Politics....Pages 177-202 The Concept of Peoples’ Rights in International Law, with Particular Reference to Africa....Pages 203-214 Front Matter....Pages 215-215 The United Nations and Africa: Redefining the UN’s role in Africa for the Twenty-first Century....Pages 217-232 International Health and Africa: Who is Leading Whom?....Pages 233-244 UNESCO: A New Role in Africa?....Pages 245-270 Africa: What does the Future Hold?....Pages 271-284 Back Matter....Pages 285-294