Sustainable Development, Digitalization, and the Green Economy in Africa Post-COVID-19 (International Political Economy Series)

✍ Scribed by Korbla P. Puplampu (editor), Kobena T. Hanson (editor), Peter Arthur (editor)

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Year: 2023
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 258
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book examines sustainable development in the broader framework of Africa post COVID-19. Specifically, the book studies governance and digitalization from the perspective of natural environment management, climate change, the green economy, as well as agriculture and education. Digitalization supports the deepening of natural resource governance by assessing extractive practices, sovereign wealth funds and the emerging discourse on global warming and green economic policies. This analytical exercise will better inform economic and socio-political policies and institutions for African development. The book, against the backdrop of the United Nations Agenda 2030 and the African Union Agenda 2063, offers unique insights on digitalization, governance, the green economy, and natural resource regime in Africa post COVID-19.

✦ Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Contents
Notes on Contributors
Acronyms
List of Figures
List of Boxes
Part I Sustainable Development, Digitalization, and the Green Economy in Africa Post-COVID-19
1 Sustainable Development, Digitalization, and the Green Economy in Post-COVID-19 Africa
Introduction and Problem
Overview of the Chapters
Concluding Remarks
References
2 Beyond the Rhetoric: Digitalization Policy for Resilience in Africa Post-COVID-19
Introduction
Digitalization, Innovation, Capacity Building, and COVID-19: A Theoretical Overview
Digitalization, Science, and Innovation in Africa: A Survey
Digitalization and Capacity Building in Africa Post-COVID-19
Policy Options and Conclusion
References
3 Politics Versus Reality: The African State and Governance Post-COVID-19
Introduction
Theorizing Good Governance: An Overview
Good Governance & Public Policy in Africa
Good Governance and COVID-19 in Africa: An Analysis
Policy Recommendations & the Way Forward
Conclusion
References
Part II Natural Resources Governance and Socio-Economic Systems
4 Reimagining Natural Resources Governance in Africa: Is Digitalization the Game Changer?
Introduction
Natural Resources: Theoretical Discussions and Literature Review
Transnational Initiatives & Digitalization of Natural Resources Governance and Management in Africa
Challenges & Obstacles in Natural Resource Production, Governance, and Management in Africa
Natural Resource Governance: Charting the Path Forward
Conclusion
References
5 Assessing Extractive Natural Resources and Digitalization of Governance Initiatives in Africa: Rethinking Questions of Decline and Resilience
Introduction
Theoretical Discussions & Literature Review
Digitalization of Africa’s Extractives Sector
Problems and Challenges with Digitalization Processes
Digitalization, Good Governance, and a Revised Extractives Landscape: The Way Forward
Conclusion
References
6 Natural Resources Management, Sovereign Wealth Fund, and the Green Economy: Digitalization, Policies, and Institutions for Sustainable Development in Africa
Introduction
Natural Resources Management and the SWF in Africa
Sustainable Development and Digitalization: The Green Economy and Rare Minerals
Natural Resources Management and the Green Economy in Africa
Policy Directions and Conclusion
References
Part III The Green Economy, Digitalization and The Race To 2030
7 Fostering Africa’s Digital Trade in Services and Green Economy Post-COVID-19
Introduction
Green Economy Approaches
Services Sector and Digital Trade in the Wake of Africa’s Transition to a Green Economy
Digitalization, Servicification, and the African Reality
Country-and Region-Specific Cases of the Value of Digitalization to Issues of Servicification
Conclusion
References
8 Green Economic Policies in Africa
Introduction
Green Policies in Africa
Green Energy Policies
Green Economy Policies
Transport and Agriculture
The Challenges of Pursuing Green Economic Policies in Africa
The Prospects of Green Economic Policies in Africa: The Case of Senegal
Oil Discovery in Senegal
Conclusion
References
9 Digitalization of What We Eat and How We Think in Africa Post-COVID-19
Introduction
Digitalization of Agriculture and Higher Education: A Theoretical Overview
Digitalization and African Universities: The Landscape of Tertiary Agricultural Institutions
Digitalization of What We Eat and How We Think in Africa: Analysis and Critique
Policy Options and Conclusion
References
10 The African State, Sustainable Development, Digitalization, Green Economy in Africa Post-COVID-19
Introduction
Political Leadership and Social Change
Future Challenges, Youth, and Civil Society
Conclusion
References
Index