Promoting US investment in Sub-Saharan Africa /

Addressing an under-studied aspect of U.S. foreign policy towards sub-Saharan Africa, Roshen Hendrickson provides a critical historical analysis of efforts to promote private investment in the region since World War II. The author investigates the role of institutions such as the United States Agenc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hendrickson, Roshen (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Series:	International political economy series (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
Subjects:	Investments, American > Africa, Sub-Saharan. United States > Foreign relations > Africa, Sub-Saharan. Africa, Sub-Saharan > Foreign relations > United States.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Understanding Promotion of Investment in Africa
3. The Cold War and the Creation of Institutions Promoting Investment
4. Global Economic Competition and the Post Cold War Shift
5. George W. Bush and Africa in the New Millennium
6. The Obama Administration in a Multi-Polar World
7. Africa and Transformation in the Global Economy.