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Theodore Ahlers & Harinder S. Kohli (eds.), Africa Reset: A New Way Forward

Journal of Economics and Political Economy

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Title Theodore Ahlers & Harinder S. Kohli (eds.), Africa Reset: A New Way Forward
 
Creator CHAKRABORTY, Debashis; Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), IIFT Bhawan, B-21, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi 110016, India. Telephone: +91 11 2696 6563; +91 11 2696 5124;Mobile: +91 9818447900; Facsimile: +91-11-2685-3956. E-mail: debchakra@gmail.com
 
Subject Political economy; Economic thought; Politics; Economic system.
B10; L66; Q18.
 
Description Abstract. The African continent for long has been an enigma for development economists, with several countries witnessing coexistence of rich natural resource base, pockets of underdevelopment and political instability. With the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a target, it is now imperative that the African countries, particularly the nations facing development challenges,need to contemplate and adopt a long-term action plan. However, the existing literature suggests that addressing the concerns of African countries requires both structural and regulatory reforms. Given the proliferation of regional trade agreements (RTAs) in the world today, along with deepening of de-globalizing forces, the practical concern for the African countries is to increasingly participate in Global Value Chains (GVCs) and International Production Networks (IPNs), enhance value-addition within the domestic economy, promote equality in opportunitiesand create employment for the growing young population therein. In a sense Africa is at a juncture, where Asia stood several decades back. The volume edited by Ahlers and Kohli, an attempt to analyze the reform and consequently the growth path in Africa, is therefore a timely contribution to the existing literature..Keywords. Political economy, Economic thought, Politics, Economic system.JEL. B10, L66, Q18.
 
Publisher Journal of Economics and Political Economy
Journal of Economics and Political Economy
 
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Date 2019-01-08
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JEPE/article/view/1779
10.1453/jepe.v5i4.1779
 
Source Journal of Economics and Political Economy; Vol 5, No 4 (2018): December; 491-494
Journal of Economics and Political Economy; Vol 5, No 4 (2018): December; 491-494
2148-8347
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JEPE/article/view/1779/1803
 
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