Globalization and State–Society Relations in Africa

Globalization and Industrial Relations in Sri Lanka

Africa and the Challenge of Globalization

Globalization has always affected Africa. The slave trades in East and West Africa profoundly shaped the development of many African societies over hundreds of years. As late as 1923, a company (the British South Africa Company) was still the sovereign authority in one territory (Southern Rhodesia). Today, most African countries are extremely open to the international economy as exports plus im...

Globalization, Culture and Development: Perspectives on Africa

The idea as well as the extensive practices linked to globalization, have had important impacts on the lives of people over the past few decades. The constructiveness or otherwise of this impact seems to have been determined by one’s geographical and, by extension, cultural, educational and developmental locations. In the case of Africa, the majority of the people should be characterized as pra...

Globalization and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

This study analyzes Sub-Saharan Africa through the framework of globalization. The study‘s objective is to determine whether globalization is a significant factor when associated with economic growth in the region. Using panel data from 1995-2005 for 41 countries and the KOF globalization index, an Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) model was employed to examine the relationship between globalization...

Africa's Place in Globalization: Africa, Eurasia, and Their Borderlands

Africa is commonly marginalized in global social studies, whether of present or past. This essay makes the case for the substantial importance of Africa through a systematic comparison with Eurasia. It documents the large area and the relatively dense population of Africa, in past and present, as compared with Eurasia and also with the Americas. The essay gives particular attention both to sub-...