Contemporary regional development in Africa /

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Group Author: Hanson, Kobena T. (Kobena Tsetse), 1964- (Editor)
Published: Ashgate Publishing Limited,
Publisher Address: Surrey, England :
Publication Dates: [2015]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: The international political economy of new regionalisms series
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Carrier Form: xx, 234 pages : illustrations, forms ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781472451439 (hardback : alkaline paper) :
1472451430 (hardback : alkaline paper)
9781472451453 (epub)
1472451457 (epub)
9781472451446 (ebook)
1472451449 (ebook)
Index Number: JQ1873
CLC: F14
Call Number: F14/C761
Contents: Foreword / Rodrigo Tavares -- Contemporary regional development in Africa: reflections and implications / Kobena T. Hanson and Vanessa T. Tang -- Regionalism, globalization and economic integration in Africa / Korbla P. Puplampu -- "New" regionalisms in Africa: approaches, challenges, opportunities and implications / Peter Arthur -- Micro-regionalisms in Africa: dynamics, opportunities, and challenges / Jon Unruh -- The impact of informal cross-border trade on regionalism and poverty reduction in West Africa / Barassou Diawara and Kwabena Agyei Boakye -- Enhancing regionalism for intra-African and African inward foreign direct investment / Abbi M. Kedir -- Infrastructure and capacity development as a catalyst for regionalism and economic integration in Africa / Kobena T. Hanson, Francis Owusu and Korbla P. Puplampu -- Innovation, science and technology: regional networks for research and technology development in Africa / Joseph R. Oppong -- Regional value chains and productivity enhancement in Africa / William G. Moseley -- The Boko Haram insurgency and the changing patterns of regional security arrangements in Africa / Olawale Ismail -- Afterword: "African agency" to maximize the continent's policy choices after a decade of the BRICs: beyond dependency? / Timothy M. Shaw.