The Illusion of Neoliberalism: A Construct of African Development Gap.
It is a well-known fact that Africa continent is grappling with developmental challenges. The main objectives of this paper therefore are to examine the impact of neoliberalism on these developmental challenges and to encourage African leaders to take a bold and radical departure from the norm in or...
| Published in: | African & Asian Studies Vol. 22; no. 1/2; pp. 135 - 161 |
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Brill Academic Publishers
2023
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=162327226&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 162327226 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 15692094 KHJ jtl: African & Asian Studies issn: 15692094 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: 2023 vid: 22 iid: 1/2 pid: 639 pub: Brill Academic Publishers artinfo: ui: 162327226 10.1163/15692108-12341584 ppf: 135 ppct: 26 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T db: hlh ui: 162327226 – @attributes: type: P db: hlh ui: 162327226 tig: atl: The Illusion of Neoliberalism: A Construct of African Development Gap. aug: au: Popoola, Michael Akin affil: Associate Professor of African Studies, Department of History and International Studies, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria su: Africa Economic development Protectionism Neoliberalism Entrepreneurship education Free trade sug: subj: Economic development Protectionism Africa Neoliberalism Entrepreneurship education Free trade keyword: coloniality development free trade industrialisation neo-liberalism protectionism technology coloniality development free trade industrialisation neo-liberalism protectionism technology ab: It is a well-known fact that Africa continent is grappling with developmental challenges. The main objectives of this paper therefore are to examine the impact of neoliberalism on these developmental challenges and to encourage African leaders to take a bold and radical departure from the norm in order to chart a new course of development which will take the continent out of the woods of economic retardation and development deficit which envelope the region now. Drawing on the case study which centre on African realities and experiences, the paper discovered that the claim that neo-liberalism is the undisputable means of attaining economic development in Africa is an illusion. On the strength of this, the paper expands on the theory of assimilation with its concomitant smart or strategic protectionism through the adaptation of foreign technology, promotion of education and encouragement of entrepreneurship as means of genuinely engendering economic development in African. The research adopts qualitative and case study methodology. Similarly, the work embraces inductive research approach as the research process systematically focuses on finding answer to the question Of, What effective step can African governments take in order to candidly overcome the challenge of underdevelopment? pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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