nach oben

Erschienen in:

2017 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel

2. Africa’s Development Trajectory: Past, Present, and Future Directions

verfasst von : Fantu Cheru

Erschienen in: Macroeconomic Policy Framework for Africa's Structural Transformation

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Einloggen

Aktivieren Sie unsere intelligente Suche, um passende Fachinhalte oder Patente zu finden.

search-config

KI-gestützte Suche

Aus

Abstract

The aim of this chapter is to take stock of the evolution of development thinking and policies in Africa since independence in the early 1960s, and to assess their success and shortcomings, and explore alternative pathways for Africa’s structural transformation and long-term growth in the context of rapid globalization and technological revolutions. Taking a retrospective view and prospective view, the chapter examines the internal and external factors that contributed to the demise of the African “nationalist project” of the 1960s, and in moving forward, it explores sound and feasible alternatives on how to harness Africa’s development potential in order to an inclusive development agenda.

Sie haben noch keine Lizenz? Dann Informieren Sie sich jetzt über unsere Produkte:

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik"

Online-Abonnement

Mit Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik" erhalten Sie Zugriff auf:

über 102.000 Bücher
über 537 Zeitschriften

aus folgenden Fachgebieten:

Automobil + Motoren
Bauwesen + Immobilien
Business IT + Informatik
Elektrotechnik + Elektronik
Energie + Nachhaltigkeit
Finance + Banking
Management + Führung
Marketing + Vertrieb
Maschinenbau + Werkstoffe
Versicherung + Risiko

Jetzt Wissensvorsprung sichern!

Jetzt informieren

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft"

Online-Abonnement

Mit Springer Professional "Wirtschaft" erhalten Sie Zugriff auf:

über 67.000 Bücher
über 340 Zeitschriften

aus folgenden Fachgebieten:

Bauwesen + Immobilien
Business IT + Informatik
Finance + Banking
Management + Führung
Marketing + Vertrieb
Versicherung + Risiko

Jetzt Wissensvorsprung sichern!

Jetzt informieren

Vorheriges Kapitel An Overview of Structural Transformation and Macroeconomic Policy Imperatives in Africa

Nächstes Kapitel Pattern and Determinants of Structural Transformation in Africa

See ‘Africa 2050: Realizing the Continent’s Full Potential’, edited by Ted Alhers, Hiroshi Kato, Harinder S. Kohli, Callisto Madavo, Anil Sood, Oxford University Press, 2014, pp. 240–245.

Three sets of scenarios were used: convergence scenario; business-as-usual scenario; and downward scenario. For the background to the model, See ‘Africa 2050: Realizing the Continent’s Full Potential’, edited by Ted Alhers, Callisto Madavo, Anil Sood, pp. 241–243.

Middle class defined as those with per capita income greater than US$10.80 and less than US$100 a day (2010 PPP $).

NEPAD (2002), Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), NEPAD, Johannesburg; Action Plan for Accelerated Industrial Development in Africa (AIDA); Program for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA).

Adedeji, A. (1996). South Africa and Africa: With or Apart? London: ZED Books.

Adesina, J. O. (2007). Social Policy in Sub-Saharan African Context: In Search of Inclusive Development. Basingstoke: UNRISD/Palgrave Macmillan.CrossRef

Africa Development Bank (September 2011). Africa in 50 Years Time: The Road Towards Inclusive Growth. Tunis: Africa Development Bank.

Aina, Tade Akin (2004). “Introduction: How do we understand globalization and social policy in Africa.” In Globalization and Social Policy in Africa, eds. Tade Akin Aina, C. S. L. Chachage, and Elisabeth Annan-Yao, p. viii. Dakar: CODESRIA.

Ake, C. (1996). Democracy and Development in Africa. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution.

Ake, Claude (1991). “Rethinking African Democracy.” Journal of Democracy 2(1): 32–44.CrossRef

Alhers, T., et al. (2014). Africa 2050: Realizing the Continent’s Full Potential. New York & New Delhi: Oxford University Press.

Amin, S. (1973). Neo-Colonialism in West Africa. New York: Monthly Review Press.

AUC (2014). Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want. Addis Ababa: African Union Commission.

Beckman, Bjorn (1989). “Empowerment or Repression? The World Bank and the Policies of African Adjustment.” In Authoritarianism, Democracy and the Adjustment, Seminar Proceedings no. 26, eds. Peter Gibbon, Yosuf Bangura and Are Ofstad, 83–105. Uppsala: Scandinavian Institute of African Studies.

Beckman, Bjorn (1992). “Empowerment or Repression? The World Bank and the Politics of African Adjustment.” In Authoritarianism, Democracy and Adjustment: The Politics of Economic Reform in Africa, eds. P. Gibbon et al., 83–105. Uppsala: Nordic Africa Institute.

Bigsten, Arne, and Måns Söderbom (2010). “Industrial Strategies for Economic Recovery and Long-term Growth in Africa,” Department of Economics & Gothenburg Centre of Globalization and Development, University of Gothenburg (unpublished paper, September 2010).

Bond, J., and J. Fajgenbaum (2014). “Harnessing Natural Resources for Diversification.” In Africa 2050: Realizing the Continent’s Full Potential, eds. T. Ahlers et al., 309–335. New Delhi: Oxford University Press and Centennial Group International, JICA.

Brautigam, Deborah (2009). The Dragon’s Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa. New York: Oxford University Press.

Brown, Michael Barrat, and Pauline Tiffen (1992). Short Changed: Africa and the World Trade. London: Pluto Press.

Chabal, Patrick (1986). Political Domination in Africa: Reflections on the Limits of Power. London: Cambridge University Press.CrossRef

Cheru, F. (1989). The Silent Revolution in Africa: Debt, Development and Democracy. London & Harare: ZED Books.

Cheru, F. (2000). “Debt Relief and Social Investment: Linking the HIPC Initiative to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Africa: The Case of Zambia.” Review of African Political Economy, No. 86: 519–535.CrossRef

Cheru, F. (2011). “Democracy and Peoples Power in Africa: Still Searching for the Political Kingdom.” Third World Quarterly 33(2): 265–292.CrossRef

Cheru, F. (2016a). “Emerging Southern Powers and New Forms of South-South Cooperation: Ethiopia’s Strategic Engagement with China and India.” Third World Quarterly 37(4): 592–610.CrossRef

Cheru, F. (Forthcoming for ECA 2016b). “Harnessing Urbanization for Africa’s Structural Transformation: Opportunities, Challenges and Critical Intervention,” Report Submitted to the Urbanization Section, Social Development Division, UN Economic Commission for Africa (unpublished).

Cheru, F., and Cyril Obi (2010). The Rise of China and India in Africa: Challenges, Opportunities and Critical Interventions. London: ZED Books.

Decalo, S. (1990). Coups and Army Rule in Africa: Motivations and Constraints. New Haven: Yale University Press.

Diamond, Larry (2008). “The Democratic Roll-Back: The Resurgence of the Predatory State.” Foreign Affairs 87: 36–48.

ECA (1989). African Alternative Framework to Structural Adjustment Programmes for Socio-Economic Recovery and Transformation. Addis Ababa: UN Economic Commission for Africa.

ECA (2007a). Economic Report of Africa 2007: Accelerating Africa’s Development through Diversification. Addis Ababa: ECA.

ECA (2007b). Fostering Agricultural Transformation for Food Security, Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction, 15–17. Addis Ababa: ECA.

ECA (2009). Economic Report of Africa 2009: Developing African Agriculture Through Regional Value Chain. Addis Ababa: UN Economic Commission for Africa.

ECA (2010a). Assessing Regional Integration in Africa IV: Enhancing Intra-Africa Trade. Addis Ababa: UN Economic Commission for Africa.

ECA (2010b). Economic Report of Africa 2010: Promoting High-Level Sustainable Growth to Reduce Unemployment in Africa. Addis Ababa: UN Economic Commission for Africa.

ECA (2012). Economic Report on Africa 2012: Unleashing Africa’s Potential as a Pole of Global Growth. Addis Ababa: UN Economic Commission for Africa.

ECA (2013a). African Governance Report III: Elections and the Management of Diversity. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

ECA (2013b). Economic Report on Africa 2013: Making the Most of Africa’s Commodities: Industrializing for Growth, Jobs and Economic Transformation. Addis Ababa: UN Economic Commission for Africa.

ECA (2014). Economic Report on Africa 2014: Dynamic Industrial Policy in Africa: Innovative Institutions, Effective Processes and Flexible Mechanisms. Addis Ababa: UN Economic Commission for Africa.

ECA (2015). Economic Report on Africa 2015: Industrialization Through Trade. Addis Ababa: UN Economic Commission for Africa.

ECA (2016). Economic Report on Africa 2016: Greening Africa’s Industrialization. Addis Ababa: UN Economic Commission for Africa.

Elhiraika, Adam (2013). “Unleashing Africa’s Potential as a Pole of Global Growth.” ECA Policy Brief No.006.

Frederiksen, Birger, and Ruth Kagia (2014). “Breaking the Human Capital Barrier.” In Africa 2050: Realizing the Continent’s Full Potential, eds. T. Ahlers et al., 159–191. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.

Gibbon, Peter, Y. Bangura, and A. Ofstad eds. (1989). Authoritarianism, Democracy and Adjustment. Uppsala: The Scandinavian Institute of African Studies.

Gibbon, P., Y. Bangura, and Are Ofstad eds. (1992). Authoritarianism, Democracy and Adjustment: The Politics of Economic Reform in Africa. Uppsala: Nordic Africa Institute.

Ihonvvbere, J. (1996). “Where Is the Third Wave? A Critical Evaluation of Africa’s Non-Transition to Democracy.” Africa Today 43(4): 347–367.

Ihonvbere, Julious O. (1994). “The Irrelevant State, Ethnicity and the Quest for Nationhood in Africa.” Ethnic and Racial Studies 17(1): 42–60.CrossRef

IMF (2009). World Economic Outlook. Washington, DC: IMF.

IMF (2010). World Economic Outlook 2010: Rebalancing Growth, 2 & 163. Washington, DC: IMF.

IMF (2015). World Economic Outlook 2015. Washington, DC: IMF.

Kaplinsky, R., and M. Farooki (2010) “What Are the Implications for Global Value Chains When the Market Shifts from the North to the South?” World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5205. World Bank: Washington, DC.

Laidi, Zaki (1990). The Super-Powers and Africa: The Constraints of a Rivalry, 1960–1990. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Lynch, Gabrielle, and Gordon Crawford (2011). “Democratization in Africa 1990–2010: An Assessment.” Democratization 18(2): 275–310.CrossRef

McKinsey Global Institute (2010). Lions on the Move: The Progress and Potential of African Economies. McKinsey & Co. Available at www.mckinsey.com/mgi.

McMillan, S., and D. Heady (November 2014). “Economic Transformation in Africa.” World Development 63: 1–124, Special Issue.CrossRef

Mkandawire, T. (1995). “Adjustment, Political Conditionality and Democracy in Africa.” In Democratization Process in Africa: Problems and Prospects, eds. E. Chole and J. Ibrahim, 25–29. Dakar: CODESRIA.

Mkandawire, Thandika (2007) “From the National Question to the Social Question”. Paper delivered at Cape Town University in Honor of Harold Wolpe.

Mkandawire, T., and C. Soludo (2002). Our Continent, Our Future: African Perspective on Structural Adjustment. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press.

Olukoshi, Adebayo (1996). The Elusive Prince of Denmark: Structural Adjustment and the Crisis of Governance in Africa. Uppsala: Nordic Africa Institute.

Racki, Jeffrey, Praful Patel, and David DeGroot (2014). “Managing Urbanization for Growth.” In Africa 2050: Realizing the Continent’s Full Potential, eds. Theodore Alhers et al., 339–356. New Delhi: India: JICA/Oxford University Press.

Rodney, Water (1982). How Europe Underdeveloped Africa. Washington, DC: Howard University Press.

Rostow, W. W. (1960). The Stages of Economic Growth: A Non-Communist Manifesto. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Rothchild, D., and Naomi Chazan eds. (1988). The Precarious Balance: State and Society in Africa. Boulder: Westview Press.

UNCTAD (2003). Trade Performance and Commodity Dependence, Economic Development in Africa. Geneva: United Nations.

Van Der Ploeg, F., and A. J. Venables (2011). “Harnessing Windfall Revenues: Optimal Policies for Resource Rich Developing Economies.” Economic Journal (Royal Economic Society) 121(551): 1–30.

Wade, Robert (2003). “The Disturbing Rise in Poverty and Inequality.” In Taming Globalization, eds. D. Held and M. Koenig-Archibugi. Cambridge: Polity Press.

World Bank (2015) World Economic Prospects, July Updates, Washington.

Zeleza, Paul T. (2008). “The Historic and Humanistic Agenda of African Nationalism: A Reassessment.” In Power and Nationalism in Modern Africa: Essays in Honor of the Memory of the Late Professor Don Ohadike, eds. T. Falola and S. Hassan, 37–52. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.

Titel: Africa’s Development Trajectory: Past, Present, and Future Directions
verfasst von: Fantu Cheru
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: Macroeconomic Policy Framework for Africa's Structural Transformation
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-51946-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-51947-0

Copyright-Jahr: 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51947-0_2