Our Continent, Our Future: African Perspectives on Structural Adjustment

Our Continent, Our Future: African Perspectives on Structural Adjustment
ISBN-10
155250204X
ISBN-13
9781552502044
Category
Political Science
Pages
192
Language
English
Published
2014-05-14
Publisher
IDRC
Authors
P. Thandika Mkandawire, Charles Chukwuma Soludo

Description

Our Continent, Our Future presents the emerging African perspective on this complex issue. The authors use as background their own extensive experience and a collection of 30 individual studies, 25 of which were from African economists, to summarize this African perspective and articulate a path for the future. They underscore the need to be sensitive to each country's unique history and current condition. They argue for a broader policy agenda and for a much more active role for the state within what is largely a market economy. Finally, they stress that Africa must, and can, compete in an increasingly globalized world and, perhaps most importantly, that Africans must assume the leading role in defining the continent's development agenda.

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