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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT . AN AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE By Tiyaonse Kabwe University of Zambia, Lusaka. Presentation Outline. Human Development Internationalisation Universalisation Westernisation Abjection Occlusion an ‘African’ opinion. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT.
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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AN AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE By Tiyaonse Kabwe University of Zambia, Lusaka
Presentation Outline • Human Development • Internationalisation • Universalisation • Westernisation • Abjection • Occlusion an ‘African’ opinion
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT • Historical Perspective • Promotion of quality human Life across the globe • Mechanisms: Foreign Aid, Governance, Education, Health, Human Rights, Gender and Equity, Empowerment, Economic Development and Environmental conservation • Millennium Development Goals
GLOBALISATION/INTERNATIONALISATION • Cross Border relations • Growth of international exchange • Mutual Interdependence among nations/Comparative advantage • An ‘African’ Opinion
GLOBALISATION/LIBERALISATION • An open world economy without borders • International economic integration • Abolition of Regulatory trade barriers, foreign exchange restrictions, investment controls and visas • Roll back of the State • An ‘African’ opinion
GLOBALISATION /UNIVERSALISATION • Global spread of numerous objects and experiences: Auto mobiles, Machinery, equipment, Household goods ,Cell phones, MacDonald and Chinese restaurants • Benefits and costs of the global spread • The ‘African’ opinion
GLOBALISATION/ WESTERNISATION OR MODERNISATION • The Spread of social structures of modernity • Individualism • Capitalism • Industrialism • Bureaucratization • Destruction of local cultures • An ‘African’ Perspective
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTAN ABJECTION • End of Development for Africa • Modernization a myth of Africa? • International development an Abjection? Cultural destruction a danger to Africa? • A different path for Africa?
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