Alternative Futures for Africa

This comprehensive, critical examination of Africa’s future–written by a diverse group of Africans and Africanists–raises many questions and challenges concerning the development and unity of the African continent. Eclectic in range and method, but cohesive in concern, the book identifies and analyzes alternative probabilities in the political, economic, and social spheres and on the national, regional, and international levels. Many of the contributors point toward an unpromising future for Africa unless its development strategy is changed and its inheritance of dependence on the world system overcome.

Also of Interest -- Preface -- Introduction: The Political Economy of Africa’s Futures -- Toward the Invention of an African Future -- Africa’s Futures: A Comparison of Forecasts -- Alternative Scenarios for Africa -- Toward Continental Integration: Supranationalism and the Future of Africa -- The Future of Economic Cooperation Schemes in Africa, with Special Reference to ECOWAS -- The Future of Development in Nigeria and the Sahel: Projections from the World Integrated Model (WIM) -- A Basic Needs Strategy and the Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI): Africa’s Development Prospects -- The Computer Culture and Nuclear Power: Political Implications for Africa -- The Future of Europe and Africa: Decolonization or Dependency? -- Development and Economic Growth in Africa to the Year 2000: Alternative Projections and Policies -- ECA Review of Economic and Social Conditions in Africa in the Light of Development Objectives, Targets, and Strategies -- Introduction to ECA Medium-Term Plan for Africa for 1980–1983 -- Africa Towards the Year 2000: Final Report on the Joint OAU/ECA Symposium on the Future Development of Africa -- FAO Regional Food Plan for Africa