Economic and Monetary Sovereignty in 21st Century Africa

<p>Over forty years after the formal end of colonialism, suffocating ties to Western financial systems continue to prevent African countries from achieving any meaningful monetary sovereignty.</p> <p><em>Economic and Monetary Sovereignty in 21st Century Africa </em>traces the recent history of African monetary and financial dependencies, looking at the ways African nations are resisting colonial legacies. Using a comparative, multi-disciplinary approach, this book uncovers what went wrong after the Pan-African approaches that defined the early stages of independence, and how most African economies fell into the firm grip of the IMF, World Bank, and the EU’s strict neoliberal policies.</p> <p>This collection is the first to offer a wide-ranging, comparative and historical look at how African societies have attempted to increase their policy influence and move beyond neoliberal orthodoxy and US-dollar dependency.&#xa0;<em>Economic and Monetary Sovereignty in 21st Century Africa </em>is essential reading for anyone interested in the African quest for self-determination in a turbulent world of recurring economic and financial crisis.</p>