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Canada-Africa Relations Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Medhora Rohinton Medhora Rohinton Samy Yiagadeesen Se alle
Heftet / 2016 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780986707742
Publisert
2016-10-17
Utgiver
Vendor
The Centre for International Governance Innovation
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Redaktør
Medhora Rohinton
Medhora Rohinton
Samy Yiagadeesen
Samy Yiagadeesen

Om bidragsyterne

Rohinton Medhora joined The Centre for International Governance Innovation as president in 2012, after having served on CIGI’s International Board of Governors since 2009. Previously, he was vice president, programs, at Canada’s International Development

Canada-Africa Relations Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Medhora Rohinton Medhora Rohinton Samy Yiagadeesen Se alle
Heftet / 2016 / Engelsk
Medhora Rohinton Medhora Rohinton Samy Yiagadeesen Se alle
Heftet / 2016 / Engelsk
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'Former prime minister Paul Martin notes in his preface to the book that there is and will continue to be a huge role for other countries to take the lead in providing engineering and financial expertise to big projects that will become increasingly common as the region develops. "The question is," he writes, "will Canada be there?" (Don Cayo, Vancouver Sun






'This edition of Canada Among Nations rightly rejects the notion that Canada currently has (and only ever had) "humanitarian interests" in Africa. Ultimately, this collection will stand or fall on whether it makes a convincing case that Africa matters to Canada in the 21st century. It has not only accomplished that task but has also provided convincing evidence of the entrenched obstacles that prevent many Canadians from "seeing" interests, change, and opportunity in Africa and has offered various practical, if at times contentious or self-serving, policy prescriptions. As Gerald Helleiner argues in the summary chapter, 'the aid-based and implicitly patronizing relationships of the past cannot remain dominant' (295). Readers will no doubt agree.' (Christ WJ Roberts, International Journal)






'[The] editors of the book must be commended for the excellent structure, organization, and consistency across chapter contributions to the theme of the book. The book is a must read for all development economists and policy-makers on both sides. A good read.' (Lynette Gwantwa Mwaikinda)

A wave of optimism has swept the African continent in the past decade. The pace and extent of social change in recent years, when measured in life expectancy, child and infant mortality rates, literacy, numeracy and the completion of higher education, is quite remarkable. The urban middle class is emerging and expanding in many African countries, while political democracy is developing and strengthening. These positive changes are generating economic growth and attracting foreign investment across the continent, especially in the resource sector. But Africa is still viewed by many as the “dark continent” dealing with serious problems — civil wars, ethnic division, corruption, HIV/AIDS, poverty, food security and the disastrous effects of climate change — and these issues may well impede the upward trajectory of Africa. Canada-Africa Relations: Looking Back, Looking Ahead — the 27th volume of the influential Canada Among Nations series — analyzes the ebb and flow of Canada’s engagement with Sub-Saharan Africa through different lenses over the past few decades and also looks to the future, highlighting the opportunities and the difficulties that exist for Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa. It is clear that a new Africa is emerging, and Canada must be prepared to change the nature of its relationship with the continent.
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This volume offers recommendations for a more strategically beneficial Canada-Africa partnership in areas including trade and investment, democracy and nation building, development aid, governance, corporate social responsibility - especially in the natural resource sector where Canadian firms are heavily invested - and regional security.
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Preface Rohinton Medhora and Dane Rowlands Foreword The Right Honourable Paul Martin Acronyms Introduction Rohinton Medhora and Yiagadeesen Samy Part One: Diplomacy and Foreign Policy Canada's Diplomacy in Africa David C. Elder Canada's (Dis)Engagement with South Africa David J. Hornsby Canadian Foreign Policy and Africa's Diaspora: Slippery Slope or Opportunity Unrealized? David Carment, Milana Nikolko and Dacia Douhaibi Canadian Nation Building in Africa: Building Whose Nation? Chris Brown Part Two: Security and Conflict Management Remedying State Fragility in Africa Robert I. Rotberg Business as Usual: Canada's Role in Post-conflict Reconstruction and Peace Building in Africa Evan Hoffman Canada's Engagement with African Regional Peace and Security Architecture: Constructivist Analysis and Implications for Policy Edward Ansah Akuffo Part Three: Trade, Investment and Governance Canadian Trade and Investment in Africa Victoria Schorr and Paul Hitschfeld Mining Codes in Africa, Opportunities, Challenges and Canada's Positions Harry Besada and Philip Martin Blood Diamonds: Canada, Africa and Some Object Lessons in Global Governance Ian Smillie Part Four: Development and Health Canadian Aid to Africa Stephen Brown The Role and Influence of Non-traditional Aid Providers in Africa: Implications for Canada Bill Morton Canadian CSOs and Africa: The End of an Era? Betty Plewes and Brian Tomlinson Canada and the African Development Bank Bruce Montador The Muskoka Initiative and the Politics of Fence-mending with Africa David R. Black A Stronger Role for Canada in Health Research in Africa Dr. Victor Neufeld Part Five: Research Capacity Building Socio-economic Research Capacity in Francophone Africa John Cockburn and Diery Seck Academic Links between Canada and Africa Jeffrey C. Fine and Peter Szyszlo Conclusion Contributors
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'Former prime minister Paul Martin notes in his preface to the book that there is and will continue to be a huge role for other countries to take the lead in providing engineering and financial expertise to big projects that will become increasingly common as the region develops. "The question is," he writes, "will Canada be there?" (Don Cayo, Vancouver Sun






'This edition of Canada Among Nations rightly rejects the notion that Canada currently has (and only ever had) "humanitarian interests" in Africa. Ultimately, this collection will stand or fall on whether it makes a convincing case that Africa matters to Canada in the 21st century. It has not only accomplished that task but has also provided convincing evidence of the entrenched obstacles that prevent many Canadians from "seeing" interests, change, and opportunity in Africa and has offered various practical, if at times contentious or self-serving, policy prescriptions. As Gerald Helleiner argues in the summary chapter, 'the aid-based and implicitly patronizing relationships of the past cannot remain dominant' (295). Readers will no doubt agree.' (Christ WJ Roberts, International Journal)






'[The] editors of the book must be commended for the excellent structure, organization, and consistency across chapter contributions to the theme of the book. The book is a must read for all development economists and policy-makers on both sides. A good read.' (Lynette Gwantwa Mwaikinda)

A wave of optimism has swept the African continent in the past decade. The pace and extent of social change in recent years, when measured in life expectancy, child and infant mortality rates, literacy, numeracy and the completion of higher education, is quite remarkable. The urban middle class is emerging and expanding in many African countries, while political democracy is developing and strengthening. These positive changes are generating economic growth and attracting foreign investment across the continent, especially in the resource sector. But Africa is still viewed by many as the “dark continent” dealing with serious problems — civil wars, ethnic division, corruption, HIV/AIDS, poverty, food security and the disastrous effects of climate change — and these issues may well impede the upward trajectory of Africa. Canada-Africa Relations: Looking Back, Looking Ahead — the 27th volume of the influential Canada Among Nations series — analyzes the ebb and flow of Canada’s engagement with Sub-Saharan Africa through different lenses over the past few decades and also looks to the future, highlighting the opportunities and the difficulties that exist for Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa. It is clear that a new Africa is emerging, and Canada must be prepared to change the nature of its relationship with the continent.
Les mer
This volume offers recommendations for a more strategically beneficial Canada-Africa partnership in areas including trade and investment, democracy and nation building, development aid, governance, corporate social responsibility - especially in the natural resource sector where Canadian firms are heavily invested - and regional security.
Les mer
Preface Rohinton Medhora and Dane Rowlands Foreword The Right Honourable Paul Martin Acronyms Introduction Rohinton Medhora and Yiagadeesen Samy Part One: Diplomacy and Foreign Policy Canada's Diplomacy in Africa David C. Elder Canada's (Dis)Engagement with South Africa David J. Hornsby Canadian Foreign Policy and Africa's Diaspora: Slippery Slope or Opportunity Unrealized? David Carment, Milana Nikolko and Dacia Douhaibi Canadian Nation Building in Africa: Building Whose Nation? Chris Brown Part Two: Security and Conflict Management Remedying State Fragility in Africa Robert I. Rotberg Business as Usual: Canada's Role in Post-conflict Reconstruction and Peace Building in Africa Evan Hoffman Canada's Engagement with African Regional Peace and Security Architecture: Constructivist Analysis and Implications for Policy Edward Ansah Akuffo Part Three: Trade, Investment and Governance Canadian Trade and Investment in Africa Victoria Schorr and Paul Hitschfeld Mining Codes in Africa, Opportunities, Challenges and Canada's Positions Harry Besada and Philip Martin Blood Diamonds: Canada, Africa and Some Object Lessons in Global Governance Ian Smillie Part Four: Development and Health Canadian Aid to Africa Stephen Brown The Role and Influence of Non-traditional Aid Providers in Africa: Implications for Canada Bill Morton Canadian CSOs and Africa: The End of an Era? Betty Plewes and Brian Tomlinson Canada and the African Development Bank Bruce Montador The Muskoka Initiative and the Politics of Fence-mending with Africa David R. Black A Stronger Role for Canada in Health Research in Africa Dr. Victor Neufeld Part Five: Research Capacity Building Socio-economic Research Capacity in Francophone Africa John Cockburn and Diery Seck Academic Links between Canada and Africa Jeffrey C. Fine and Peter Szyszlo Conclusion Contributors
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780986707742
Publisert
2016-10-17
Utgiver
Vendor
The Centre for International Governance Innovation
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Redaktør
Medhora Rohinton
Medhora Rohinton
Samy Yiagadeesen
Samy Yiagadeesen

Om bidragsyterne

Rohinton Medhora joined The Centre for International Governance Innovation as president in 2012, after having served on CIGI’s International Board of Governors since 2009. Previously, he was vice president, programs, at Canada’s International Development

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