Leadership and Economic Development Challenges in Post-Colonial Africa: Creating Inclusive Economic Growth (Sustainable Development Goals Series)

✍ Scribed by Chukwuemeka Ezenwa Osuigwe

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Year: 2023
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 180
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book explores the economic and development challenges seen within post-colonial Africa. Particular attention is given to governance and political leadership challenges within Africa and how they have resulted in poor education facilities, a lack of infrastructure development, corruption, and economic insecurity. The ways in which Africa’s natural resources and agricultural land have not been utilised to drive development and economic growth are examined in relation to internal political conflicts. Broader issues, such as labour exploitation, financial leakage, and the exclusion of women from decision making, are also discussed.

This book highlights poor political leadership within Africa and presents a framework for inclusive economic growth within post-colonial Africa. It will be of interest to students, researchers, policymakers and leaders working with development of African economics.

✦ Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents
About the Author
Acronyms and Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter 1: Background
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Insight into the African Underdevelopment
1.3 Rational Theory of Leadership: Theoretical Identification in Africa Underdevelopment with Rationality of Reasoning by Rescher
Chapter 2: The African Pre-colonial Social, Political, and Economic Development
2.1 Pre-colonial Struggles Against European Invasion and Warfare
2.2 The Socioeconomic Model of Precolonial Africa
2.3 Pre-colonial Politics and Governance
2.4 Africa Cultural Potentials and Challenges
2.5 Africa’s Ideology and Principle for Development (Ubuntu, Nwanne, and Ofo na Ogu)
2.5.1 The Igbo’s “Ofo na Ogu”
2.6 Religion
Chapter 3: Post-independence Politics in Africa
3.1 Independence of African Countries
3.2 Pseudo-leader
3.3 Judiciary and Human Rights Abuses
Chapter 4: Technology and Deindustrialisation
4.1 Technology Underdevelopment
4.2 Deindustrialisation
Chapter 5: Education and Labour
5.1 Education and Artisan Development
5.2 Research
5.3 Labour
5.4 Experienced Studying in Africa
Chapter 6: Economy and Agriculture
6.1 Natural Resources
6.2 African Markets
6.3 Agriculture
6.4 Capitalism and Entrepreneurship
Chapter 7: Infrastructure
7.1 Pitiable Infrastructure Development
Chapter 8: Corruption and Underdevelopment in Africa
8.1 Corruption and the Leadership
Chapter 9: African Conflict
9.1 Conflicts
9.2 A Summary of a Short Story Depicting an Aspect of African Conflict Problems
Chapter 10: Women, Children, and Youths Issues
10.1 African Women
10.2 African Children
10.3 The Predicament of African Youth
Chapter 11: Political Situation in Some African Countries
11.1 Nigeria
11.2 South Africa
11.3 Ivory Coast
11.4 DR Congo (DRC)
11.5 Sudan
11.6 Uganda
11.7 Angola
11.8 Zimbabwe
Chapter 12: Conclusion
12.1 Summary
12.2 Recommendation
12.3 Closing Remarks
References