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1 online resource (184 pages) |
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Intro; I Forward; 1. Introduction; 2. Methodological and Theoretical Issues; 2.1. The Case of Renaissance; 2.2. The Case of Enlightenment; 2.3. The Case of Africa; 3. The Origin of African Disaster; 3.1. The Process of Decolonization; 3.2. The Comprador State and the Mechanism of Underdevelopment; 3.3. Culture as an Obstacle to Economic Development; 4. Implementation before debate- The Non-Scientific Approach is Responsible for Africaâ#x80;#x99;s Underdevelopment; 4.1. Import substitution industrialization: A False Strategy; 4.2. The Structural Adjustment Program(SAPs): some Theoretical Problems |
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4.2.1. Interpreting the Program4.2.2. Methodological Problems of SAPs; 4.2.3. The Implementation of the Program & its Consequences; 5. The Aid Industry as an Obstacle to Economic Development; 6. Foreign Direct Investment as an Obstacle to Real Development; 7. Globalization, Free trade, and the Production of Poverty in Africa; 7.1. Economic Partnership Agreement with the EU: Can it bring Real Development or Perpetuates Underdevelopment?; 7.2. A Way out: Free trade or Protectionism; 7.3. The Great Confusion: Capitalism or Market economy; 7.3.1. Market Economy as an Ideology or as an Institution |
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7.3.2. Market Economy as an End or as a Means8. The Meaning of Development and Progress; 8.1. Progress and Development through Reason; 9. A Holistic model: An African Perspective; 9.1. The Concept of Society; 9.2. The Concept of Social Network System and and how to Create it; 9.3. The Concept of politics and state; 9.4. Economic policy: The Problem of Formulating an Appropriate Economic Policy; 9.5. The Policy of Poverty Alleviation vs. the Policy of Economic Development; 9.6. The Concept of Economy; 9.7. Economy, Machine, and Energy |
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9.7.1. Small and Medium Size Industries vs. Large Industries9.7.2. The Steel & Iron Industries; 9.7.3. The Role and Meaning of Agriculture; 9.7.4. The Role of the State and the Private Sector; 10. The Necessary Premises for Real Social Transformation; 10.1. Institution Building and Man Power; 10.2. Resource Mobilization: Material and Human; 10.3. Resource Control; 10.4. The Role of Money and Establishing Effective Credit Mechanisms; 10.5. Vocational School and Engineering Colleges; 10.6. Research and Development; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Print version record |
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Liberalism.
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liberalism.
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Commerce.
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Economic history.
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Economic policy.
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Liberalism.
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Africa -- Economic conditions -- 1960-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001552
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Africa -- Economic policy
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Africa -- Commerce
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Africa.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783832593919 |
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3832593918 |
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3832543074 |
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9783832543075 |
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