01659nam a2200169Ia 4500001001100000005001700011008004100028020001500069245008700084260004100171300001700212504006500229505109300294651003201387651002701419651004301446000000092020251012174410.0  010821s2001    enk    f b    001 0 eng  a190191930710aAfrican renaissancebchallenges, solutions, and the road aheadcDavid N. Abdulai.   aLondonbAsean Academic Pressc2001.   a216p.c23cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 197-207) and index. 0 aMachine generated contents note: 1 Africa has no future? 25 -- 2 Reasons to hope for Africa 35 -- Case study I: Ghana 54 -- Case study II: Uganda 57 -- 3 Africa's passage through three distinct periods 59 -- The colonial period (1884-1957) 60 -- The l egacy of colonialism 66 -- The postcolonial period (1957-1989) 73 -- Legacy of the postcolonial period 83 -- The post-postcolonial period (1989-2000) 86 -- A legacy under construction 92 -- 4 Africa's renaissance: -- Challenges and solutions 103 -- 5 Consolidating Africa's gains for sustainable -- growth and development 129 -- Role of African leadership 129 -- Role of civil society 139 -- 6 The imperative for a global constituency for Africa 145 -- Role of the United States 150 -- Role of the European Union 156 -- Role of Japan, Asia and other developing countries 159 -- Role of multilateral and bilateral organizations 163 -- Role of non-governmental organizations 166 -- Is aid to Africa altruism? 166 -- 7 The road ahead 173 -- 8 Conclusion: -- Africa confronts its future 185 -- Epilogue 193 -- Bibliography 197 -- Index 209. 0aAfricaxHistoryy1884-1960. 0aAfricaxHistoryy1960- 0aAfricaxPolitics and governmenty1960-