In the heat of Africa's underdevelopment : Africa at the crossroads - time to deliver /

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The ever growing disparity in living standards between the developed and developing polities constitutes a striking feature of life on Planet Earth. This publication is an attempt to highlight some of the factors dividing the worlds apart. A new North-South synergy is needed in creating a balanced w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Forje, John W. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Mankon, Bamenda, North West Region, Cameroon : Langaa RPCIG, [2019]
Temas:
Cost and standard of living > Africa.
Economic development > Africa.
Social planning > Africa.
Coût et niveau de la vie > Afrique.
Développement économique > Afrique.
Planification sociale > Afrique.
African history.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African.
Cost and standard of living.
Economic development.
Social planning.
Africa.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Acknowledgements; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Introduction
  • Dangerous Crossing or What?; Building Tomorrow's Africa Now; Power generation potential for select Sub-Saharan African countries; The Paradox of Africa's Democracy and Good Governance; Awakening Civil Society; The Latecomer Advantage; References; Chapter One
  • Africa's curse and blessings: The mineral resource and manufacturing paradigm: An analytical, developmental and comparative perspective approach within the context of FOCAC
  • Introduction: Annexation and Plundering or Power and Benefit-SharingAfrica and FOCAC: The "Blame and Reality" Theories; China and FOCAC: The Dragon's Rapid Changing Structure; FOCAC: A Conduit for Change!; Courting the Beautiful Maiden
  • Setting the Scene; Resources, Investment and Trade: The Pull and Push Factors; Unlocking Africa's Mineral and Manufacturing Debacles; The Afro-Centric, Euro-Centric or Sino-Centric" Approach; The SWOT "Ubuntu and Harambee" Spirit
  • Lessons for FOCAC; Preventive Precautionary Measures: Is Indigenisation the Answer?; Writing on the Wall
  • Which Script and Way?
  • Conclusion: The Absence and Search for a Holistic CompassSharpening and Respecting Africa's Ploughshares; References; Chapter Two
  • Wrong education reinforces exploitation, inequality and underdevelopment: What Africa must do; Abstract; Introduction; Conceptual Construct -The Overarching Purpose Facing the Perils of Education Underdevelopment; Unlocking the human-resources potential: strategy, innovation and change; Quality versus Quantity; The scourge of unemployment: An avenue for migration; Conclusion: Decolonising and truimphically moving forward; References
  • Chapter Three
  • Debunking Africa's golden age of scientific evolution: Exploiting the latecomer advantage in building the Africa we want: Opportunities, challenges and prospectsAbstract; Introduction: General overview
  • looking back to moving forward; Conceptual and analytical premises; Interface between Indigenous Knowledge & Science, Technology and Innovation; Imperative of African Co-operation
  • "TSHUMISANO"; By way of conclusion
  • The road ahead; Recommendations; References
  • Chapter Four
  • Articulating a new public sector reform: Towards enhancing governance and services delivery in Africa. Challenges and prospectsAbstract; Introduction: The search for a new way; People's Governance as Prelude to Quality Services; Fashioning an Afro-centric approach; Conclusions: Shaping our future and celebrating diversity; Recommendations; References
  • Chapter Five
  • Repositioning Africa's public administration within the context of achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 & African Union (AU) Agenda 2063. Challenges and prospects for constructing the Africa we want.

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