Africa | Africa Should Integrate Within the Global Economy
African countries must choose between two paths of economic development, argues Alassane D. Ouattara in the following viewpoint. They could continue to be hampered by stagnant economies, corrupt governments, and ethnic conflict—or they could embrace market reforms, encourage domestic and foreign private investment, and become competing players in the global economy. Ouattara outlines economic and political reforms that he believes African governments must take to achieve the latter option. Ouattara served as prime minister of Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), a nation on Africa’s west...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: What Economic Development Strategies Are Best for Africa?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- Africa Should Integrate Within the Global Economy
- Africa Should Resist Foreign Economic Exploitation
- Africa Should Embrace the Prescriptions of the World Bank and IMF
- Africa Should Reject the Prescriptions of the World Bank and IMF
- Foreign Aid Promotes African Development
- Foreign Aid Hinders African Development
- Africa Needs Greater Debt Relief From Foreign Creditors
- Africa Has Sufficient Debt Relief
- Chapter 1 Periodical Bibliography
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Chapter 2: What Policies Can Best Foster Peace in Africa?
- Chapter 2 Preface
- The Organization of African Unity Can Reduce Conflict
- Abolishing Nation-States Can Reduce Conflict
- U.S. Military Assistance To African Armies Can Improve Peacekeeping
- U.S. Military Assistance to African Armies is Harmful
- War-Crimes Tribunals Might Prolong Violence in Rwanda
- War-Crimes Tribunals Must Punish Those Responsible for Genocide in Rwanda
- Chapter 2 Periodical Bibliography
- Chapter 3: What Is the State of Human Rights in Africa?
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Chapter 4: How Should Africa’s Wildlife Be Managed?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Africa's Wilderness Must Be Preserved
- Africa's Wilderness Should Be Commercially Utilized To Benefit Local Communities
- Commercial Hunting of Wildlife Can be Beneficial
- Commercial Hunting of Wildlife is not Beneficial
- The Ban on Ivory Trade is Necessary to Protect Elephants
- The Ban on International Ivory Trade Has Harmful Consequences
- Chapter 4 Periodical Bibliography
- Chronology of Events
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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