Routledge Regionalism, Security and Development in Africa

Explore the complex history and current state of African regionalism with this academic work from Routledge. This book examines how regional cooperation functions as a tool to address ongoing security and development challenges across the continent. Readers will learn about Africa's long history of regional cooperation, which includes some of the oldest trade and monetary integration schemes found in the developing world. The text provides a necessary look at how the colonial period and the partition of the continent created lasting impacts on modern African economies. By studying post-colonial regionalism and its roots in Pan-Africanism, this book explains how collective self-reliance and economic integration serve as strategies for growth. It is an essential resource for those studying economic policy, development, and the political landscape of Africa.