Neoliberalism, civil society and security in Africa
Free market policies have been in operation across Africa for the past 25 years, yet they have failed to reverse deepening poverty. This book explores, with case studies, why such policies continue to be implemented and the ways in which they have been reinvented by socialization, depoliticization,...
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Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
Language: | English |
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International political economy series. |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230598386 |
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Free market policies have been in operation across Africa for the past 25 years, yet they have failed to reverse deepening poverty. This book explores, with case studies, why such policies continue to be implemented and the ways in which they have been reinvented by socialization, depoliticization, regionalization and securitization. |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9780230521599, 2007. |
Carrier Form: | 360 p. |
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9780230521599 9780230598386 : 0230598382 : |
CLC: | D74 |
Contents: | List of Figures Acknowledgements List of Acronyms Introduction: Neoliberalism, Civil Society and Security in Africa The Rise of Non-Governmental Organizations and the Civilization of Neoliberalism? Civil Society, Governance and Transformation The Theory of Civil Society in Poverty Reduction, or the Social Capitalization of Neoliberalism Participatory Poverty? Poverty Re(pro)duction Strategy Papers Remaking African Civil Societies and PRSP in Action: Ethiopia The Making of a Zimbabwean Rogue (State): Robert Mugabe, Neoliberalism, Civil Society and NEPAD Regionalizing Neoliberalism: The New Partnership for African Development and the Political Economy of Restructuring in South Africa Governing Globalization for Human Security Post 9/11 Index. |