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What options do African countries have to grow their economies and improve the living standards
of their populations? What course should their socio-economic development take? The book
argues that African states, more than ever, need partnerships with the outside world in the
development of the continent, based on equality, mutual benefit and win-win cooperation. This
need has arisen as many African nations experience decreases in their fortunes in economic
development and equitable distribution of resources among their peoples on the one hand, and
increased dependence on development aid and loans from developed nations and international
monetary regimes, on the other. The book opines that genuine partnerships with donor countries
should distinguish between a simple analogy of other nations’ development experiences and the
genuine analysis of the respective dynamics of cases of African nations. It concludes that
beneficiation of African raw materials on the continent is a key to Africa’s success in boosting
economic growth, development and reduction of poverty and unemployment.
Alexius Amtaika is a Research Professor at University of Limpopo in South Africa. He holds a PhD
in Political Science from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa,
specializing in Political Theory and Governance of Local States. He is the author and editor of four
books. He is a former recipient of the University of Michigan African Presidential Research
Fellowship (2008-2009). He is also the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of African and Asian
Local Government Studies.
ISBN: 978-1-943533-26-8 Ι Published 2017 Ι Pan-African University Press
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