Globalization and autocentricity in Africa's development in the 21st century

African economies are the most dependent and the most marginalized within the global system. The prevailing policies that are designed to overcome the African crisis and to reverse marginalization by integrating African economies more closely with the global economy through openness have generally exacerbated their problem by deepening their internal fragmentation. This book is an attempt to contribute to the ongoing effort to develop more appropriate alternative strategies. It proposes an ingenious balance between autocentric and globalist approaches to transcend the African paradox.