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Enthusiastically embraced by African presidents, G-7 leaders, and the UN General Assembly alike, the New Partnership for Africa's Development has been advanced as the vehicle that will vitalize the continent's economies. Ian Taylor critically explores just what Nepad is, and what potential it has—or lacks—for promoting African development

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Author's Acknowledgements -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Social Transitions of the Late Twentieth Century: 'Crime' and 'Fear' in Context -- The Job Crisis -- The Crisis of Material Poverty and Social Inequality -- Fear of Falling and Fear of the Other -- The Crisis of the Nation-state -- Crises of Inclusion and Exclusion -- Crisis in 'the Culture' -- Crises of Masculinity and the Gender Order -- Crises of the Family and Parenting -- 2 The Ninth Transition: The Rise of Market Society -- Market Structures -- Market Culture -- The entrepreneur as hero -- The market not the nation-state -- The market and the discourse of choice -- The market and 'self-interest' -- 3 Young People, Crime and Fear in Market Societies -- Unemployment and Insecurity -- Poverty in Childhood and in the Transition to Adulthood -- Youthful Insecurity and Risk in Market Society -- The War against the Young in Market Society -- The Absence of Subcultures -- Protest and Market Masculinity among the Young -- Household Formation, Household Non-formation and Homelessness -- The Omnipresence of Drugs and Alcohol -- Winners and Losers in Market Society: Present and Future Prospects -- 4 Crime in the City: Housing and Consumer Markets and the Social Geography of Crime and Anxiety in Market Society -- Images of Crime, Images of the City -- American Exemplars: Chicago to Los Angeles -- The Cities of Old Europe -- Cities of the Industrial Revolution -- The new urban police -- Spatial and social sequestration in the industrial city -- The 'Modern City' - Twentieth-Century Processes of Urban Development -- Slum clearance and the new life -- Post-war suburban Utopias -- The Problem Estate and the Demonization of Social Housing.

The increase in China's economic and political involvement in Africa is arguably the most momentous development on the continent since the end of the Cold War. This book seeks to detail the origins, structure, workings and activities of The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and its development over the last nine years. Mindful of the growing realisation that Africa is to play an increasingly important role in global energy politics, Ian Taylor provides a clear and detailed overview of an organisation that has been generally overlooked, despite the exponential rise in the importance of the Chinese presence in Africa. Topics addressed include: the key structures, functions and operations of the FOCAC the importance and development of the triennial summits, including the focus on cultural exchanges and economic cooperation the key criticisms and challenges currently faced by the FOCAC discussion of emerging issues' - is it possible to have a "win-win" situation between Africa and China, as the FOCAC suggests? The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation provides a concise introduction to an organisation that will be instrumental in the future of Africa's relationship with the developed world, and will be of interest to students of African and Chinese politics, International Relations and International Organizations.

Despite the myth of marginality and irrelevance, Africa has always been inextricably linked to the global stage and has long played an importantGÇöoften-vitalGÇörole in international politics. Critically analyzing the modalities of governance in large parts of Africa, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the continent's international relations, arguing that contra to the notion that Africa is a passive bystander to global processes, its elites have generally proven themselves excellent arch-manipulators of the international system. Chapters on American, British, French, Chinese, India

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