The Self-Deception Trap : : Exploring the Economic Dimensions of Charity Dependency Within Africa-Europe Relations.

The Self-Deception Trap : : Exploring the Economic Dimensions of Charity Dependency Within Africa-Europe Relations.

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Lopes, Carlos.
Place / Publishing House:Cham : : Palgrave Macmillan,, 2024.
©2024.
Year of Publication:2024
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (260 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Acronyms
  • List of Figures
  • Chapter 1: Introduction: A Masterclass in Dealing with Passive Aggressive Behaviour
  • A Book Is Born
  • What to Expect in This Book
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Empires of the Mind
  • Thought, Word, and Deed: A Parody of Misconceptions About Africa
  • Africa and the New World: A Hidden History
  • Restoring African Agency: The Relationship Between Culture, Freedom, and Colonial Domination
  • The Language of Development
  • References
  • Chapter 3: The Disappointing Discussion About Aid Effectiveness
  • Fruit of the Poisoned Tree: A Brief Account of Aid and Charity in Africa
  • Charitable Shift: A Double-Edged Sword
  • Mind the Gap: The Compensation Debate
  • Getting Beyond 'Good Governance' and Why That Matters
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Comparative Advantage Is an Old-Fashioned Trick
  • An Interplay Between Commerce and Conquest
  • The Dutch Disease
  • The Challenges of Capital Flight
  • The Yoke of the Global Value Chain
  • Inherent Power Disparity
  • Historical and Cultural Interlacement
  • The Persistent Legacy of Colonial Discourse
  • A Different Path: Lessons from Asia and Ireland
  • Towards a Fairer Trade System
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Lost Decades or Blessing?
  • A Narrative of Extraction and Foreign Interference
  • Late Colonialism Is Not that Old
  • Structural Adjustment: New Face, Same Old Ideas
  • Persistent Poverty and Widening Inequality
  • Stagnant Industrial Diversification
  • Erosion of Food Security
  • Escalating Debt Burdens
  • Social Interest and Political Turmoil
  • Good Wishes Are Hardly Convincing
  • The Setting of Universal Goals Inaugurates a New Millennium
  • References
  • Chapter 6: The Good Samaritans Lose Their Way
  • A History of Asymmetry
  • The End of an Era: Cotonou Agreements Expire While the World Enters a Lockdown.
  • The Proof of the Pudding Is in the Eating: The Post-Cotonou Crash
  • Navigating the Impact of China's Influence on the European Agenda
  • Too Many Cocks: The Proliferation of EU Initiatives for Africa
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Migration Takes Centre Stage
  • By 2050 One in Four People in the World Will Be African
  • The Fixation on Linearity
  • The Mass Hysteria Around Migration
  • Age-Old Truths: How Ageing Populations Are Changing the Face of Economies and Societies
  • EU Migration Policies and Pathways to Transcend Neocolonial Trends
  • Deterrence from a Distance: The Unfolding of a New European Strategy
  • EU-AU Agreements and Partnerships for Migration
  • References
  • Chapter 8: The Free Trade Fantasy
  • Tilting the Balance in Favour of Europe
  • The WTO: A Missed Opportunity to Build a Fairer Global Trade System
  • Divide and Conquer: The Coming of the EPA to Africa
  • Separating Cousins: The Different Treatment Reserved for North Africa
  • Reassessing the Scale of Africa's Trade with the EU
  • AfCFTA: A Transformative Paradigm Shift in African Trade Dynamics
  • References
  • Chapter 9: Conclusions: A New Era of African Agency
  • A Long History of Asymmetry
  • The Lost Development Decades of the Twentieth Century
  • The Pushback: Strengthening Africa's Role on the Global Stage
  • The Future Beckons
  • References
  • Annex A: Report of the AU High Representative for Partnerships with Europe to Member States (May 2019)
  • Introduction
  • The 20-Year Journey to a New Eu-Africa Partnership
  • A Future Instrument
  • Key Focus Areas for Africa
  • Trade Relations
  • Background
  • Current Context
  • Future Continent-to-Continent Framework
  • Negotiation Parameters for Trade
  • Peace and Security
  • Background
  • Current Context
  • Future Continent-to-Continent Cooperation
  • Negotiation Parameters for Peace and Security
  • Migration and Mobility.
  • Background
  • Current Context
  • Future Continent-to-Continent Cooperation
  • Negotiation Parameters on Migration and Mobility
  • Way Forward
  • Annex B: List of European Initiatives towards Africa 1972-2022
  • Index.

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