Economic Development in Africa International Efforts, Issues and Prospects

Economic development is one of the key issues that has confronted Africa since the beginning of independence, more than a quarter-century ago. The countries of Africa have not only recognised the need for international assistance, but also the need for self-help along with various collective efforts in tackling the problems of development.

The principal concern of Economic Development in Africa is with the contributions of the international environment to the development process in Africa. It considers efforts conceived within bilateral, multilateral and regional frameworks, acting as an introduction to the economic and political dimensions of these approaches. This specially commissioned collection brings together a number of scholars working in the field of International Relations with specialist interest in Africa.

Olusola Akinrinade teaches in the Department of History, University of Ife, Nigeria.

J. Kurt Barling is a former Editor of Millennium: Journal of International Studies.

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Acknowledgements
1. Editors’ Introduction, J. Kurt Barling (London School of Economics, UK) and Olusola Akinrinade (University of Ife, Nigeria)
2. Aid and African Development, J. Kurt Barling (London School of Economics, UK)
3. Development through Integration: The Politics and Problems of ECOWAS, S. A. Olanrewaju (University of Ife, Nigeria) and Toyin Falola (University of Ife, Nigeria)
4. ECA: Towards a Sub-Regional Economic Cooperation, Ekei U. Etim (Bendel State University, Nigeria)
5. Dying Separately or Living Together: Regional Security and Economic Cooperation in Southern Africa, Scott Thomas (London School of Economics, UK)
6. The EC and Development Efforts in Africa, Christopher Stevens (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)
7. The Commonwealth and Development Dfforts in Africa, Olusola Akinrinade (University of Ife, Nigeria)
8. ‘Francophonie’, Culture and Development: The Experience of the ACCT, Kaye Whiteman (Editor-in-Chief of West Africa, UK)
9. South-South Cooperation: Africa’s Brazilian Option, Mark S. C. Simpson (Centro de Estudos Afro-Asiaticos, Brazil)
10. Crisis Management: Solving Africa’s Debt Problem? Matthew Martin (World Bank and London School of Economics, UK)
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Notes on Contributors
Index