Economic Justice in Africa: Adjustment and Sustainable Development (Studies in Human Rights) [Hardcover]

George W. Shepherd (Author), Karamo Sonko (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0313289654 | ISBN-13: 978-0313289651 | Publication Date: September 30, 1994

Discussion over the impact of economic aid and development programs in Africa has become much more than an economics debate. In order to produce more effective and humane programs of adjustment for Africa and other developing regions, debate must encompass not only economic impacts but also political, social, and human consequences. This second volume in the Consortium on Human Rights Development's special studies on adjustment programs in Africa combines theory with empirical evidence and economic with political analysis to provide the most comprehensive multi-disciplinary coverage to date on IMF and World Bank adjustment programs in Africa. Building a link between structural adjustment and human rights in Africa, it makes a case for economic and political justice through sustainable development.

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Book Description

Combines theory with empirical evidence and economic with political analysis to provide the most comprehensive multi-disciplinary coverage to date on IMF and World Bank adjustment programs in Africa.

About the Author

GEORGE W. SHEPHERD, JR. is Professor Emeritus at the Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver.

KARAMO N. M. SONKO is a post-doctoral fellow in Development Economics at the U.N. Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he is researching the effects of the European Common Market on Africa. Previously, he was an Adjunct Professor in the M.B.A. Program, Regis University, and the Departments of Economics at the University of Denver and the University of Colorado at Denver. He has also worked at the IMF and taught at the University of Paris. His publications include a book, Debt, Development and Equity in Africa (1993).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 232 pages
• Publisher: Praeger (September 30, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313289654
• ISBN-13: 978-0313289651
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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