The United States in Africa : Bush policy and beyond /

Though aid has increased and a major AIDS initiative launched, Copson argues that US policy in Africa falls well short of meeting reasonable standards of fairness or justice. Foreign aid is losing its focus on development as political priorities come to the fore; U.S. barriers to African exports rem...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Copson, Raymond W.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Cape Town, South Africa : New York : Zed Books ; David Philip ; Distributed in the USA exlusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Series:African arguments.
Subjects:
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • 1
  • Introduction; 2
  • Aid, trade, and development: policy improvements less than advertised; 3
  • AIDS policy: substantial new program weakened by unilateralism and controversy; 4
  • Democracy and human rights: strong rhetoric, few deeds; 5
  • Conflict and peacekeeping: limited efforts, low priorities; 6
  • Threats to security: caution needed in the US response; 7
  • Beyond the Bush administration: toward a fairer and more just Africa policy; Notes; Index.