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Reformism and Revisionism in Africa's Political Economy in the 1990s: The Dialectics of Adjustment
Reformism and Revisionism in Africa's Political Economy in the 1990s The Dialectics of Adjustment Author:Timothy M. Shaw This text re-evaluates the contemporary political economy of Africa in the light of continuing economic and ecological crises, changing perceptions and prescriptions, and transformations in global economic and strategic relations. It treats hitherto overlooked issues such as gender and informal structures and military expenditures. It suggests t... more »hat established perspectives need to be superseded by revisionist approaches and it anticipates disappointment with current structural adjustment programmes, advocating instead a return to various forms of self-reliance.« less