Description
This book critically analyses the ways in which Africa has shifted from the periphery of global trade, international relations and politics to the centre of the world stage because of its existing and potential economic prowess and purchasing power that the continent has to offer.
Table of Contents
Introduction: South-South Cooperation: Africa on the Centre Stage; R.Modi PART I: THE CONCEPT, HISTORY AND MOVING FORWARD South-South Development Cooperation: a Contemporary Perspective; F.Simplicio South-South Cooperation: What Prospects for a New Bandung Consensus?; F.Cheru Traces of the Past, Fragments for the Future: South-South Cooperation in the Indian Ocean; N.Bertz PART II: ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS OF SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION Food Security and South-South Cooperation; A.Aderinwale & A.Sanusi The BRICs and Africa: Emerging Markets and South-South Cooperation; S.B.Bhattacharya Healthcare of Africans in India; R.Modi Challenges and Opportunities of Regional Trading Agreements in Africa; C.Patel India's Economic Engagement with Sudan since 1990s: Search for Energy Security and Beyond; S.Sadasivan PART III: SOCIO-POLITICAL CONTEXT OF SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION South Africa and India as Regional Leaders in the Global South; K.Smith Social Protection Lessons from SADC for the Global South; M.Olivier & A.Govindjee Civil Society in Africa: Perspectives on the Expanding Engagement with Southern Partners; S.Naidu India, Africa and the IOR-ARC: Potential for Collaboration; S.Shekhawat
