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OverviewIn Developmental Regionalism and the Political Economy of Africa's Integration, Gabila Nubong argues that there are opportunities to transform the continent and the structural nature of its economies. Nubong revisits some of the earlier debates of Africa's industrialization and explores avenues of leveraging current opportunities to industrialize by focusing on integrating unbundled global production value chains. This book proposes that Africa should shift its development paradigm to pursue a model of regional corporation that integrates integration and development objectives together, coined as ‘Developmental Regionalism.’ This approach would move African countries up global production value chains with the beneficiation and transformation of their minerals and the diversification of their economies through other avenues of industrialization that have now accompanied the unbundling of production processes and the increased servicification of manufacturing. Nubong argues that with breaking away from the proverbial resource curse and taking advantage of its demographic dividend and growing economies, Africa can chart a different future for itself within a developmental regionalism paradigm. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gabila Fohtung NubongPublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.404kg ISBN: 9781793617392ISBN 10: 1793617392 Pages: 142 Publication Date: 18 May 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Chapter 1: Why a book on Developmental Regionalism and the Political Economy of Africa’s Integration Chapter 2: The History of Africa’s integration and Common Challenges Chapter 3: Key Milestones and Treaties guiding Africa’s Political and Economic Integration Chapter 4: A comparison of Europe’s and Africa’s experiences of regional integration Chapter 5: A case for Developmental Regionalism in Africa’s Integration Chapter 6: Africa’s Industrialization within A Developmental Regionalism Paradigm Chapter 7: The Future of African Integration, Emerging Issues and Implications for the Developmental Regionalism Paradigm Bibliography About the AuthorReviewsThis book provides an insightful analysis of developmental regionalism in Africa. As against the dominant market approach to regional integration, the value of this book lies in the different approach taken by the author to foreground regionalism as a tool for socioeconomic development in Africa. More importantly, in view of the newly launched Africa Continental Free Trade Area, which aimed at the structural transformation of Africa's economy, this book is a timely addition to the growing literature on regionalism.--Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba, Carleton University In an era where new forms of nationalisms are emerging globally including Afrophobia in Africa, the reality of our interconnected world emphasized by the Covid-19 pandemic and renewed superpower competition in Africa, this book on the need for developmental regionalism in the continent could not have come at a better time. The author reiterates a persuasive argument for Africa to leverage the moment by integrating for development with a sound case for industrialization that makes the book a good read.--Christopher Isike, University of Pretoria In an era where new forms of nationalisms are emerging globally including Afrophobia in Africa, the reality of our interconnected world emphasized by the Covid-19 pandemic and renewed superpower competition in Africa, this book on the need for developmental regionalism in the continent could not have come at a better time. The author reiterates a persuasive argument for Africa to leverage the moment by integrating for development with a sound case for industrialization that makes the book a good read.--Christopher Isike, University of Pretoria Author InformationGabila Nubong is associate professor at North West University, South Africa. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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