Abstract
In this paper, I argue that World Bank policies, democratization, and globalization are not geared to uplift the dire conditions facing the majority in Africa. In post-Cold War Africa, the contested arena is over control of African cheap labor, markets and resources. In such a scenario, the greatest enemies of "globalization," "democratization" and "freedom" will be African leaders or groups that try to meet their populations' basic needs by focusing on food production rather than export. The core players in this "new Scramble" for Africa are: the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, African elites (including scholars and leaders) and transnational corporations. Only alternative institutions can counter this development. In such institutions, democracy will be measured by how well the majority's needs — such as health, security, and freedom from poverty — are met. The new institutions shall have a pan-African focus that privileges the African dimension: economically, politically, and socially. This calls for nothing less than a new paradigm.
Recommended Citation
Muiu, Mueni Wa
(2002)
"Globalization and Hegemony: Which Way Africa?,"
Journal of African Policy Studies: Vol. 8:
No.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/joaps/vol8/iss1/5