Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean : The Case for Bilateral and Multilateral Cooperation.

Cover -- Africa, Latin America,and the Caribbean -- Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean Edited bySabella Ogbobode Abidde -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- BILATERALISM, MULTILATERALISM, AND REGIONAL COOPERATION -- Chapter 1 -- Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean -- BILATERAL, MULTILATERAL, AND REGIONAL COOPERATION -- AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN: THEN AND NOW -- REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN LAC AND AFRICA -- AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY -- CONCLUSION -- Notes -- Chapter 2 -- Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean -- METHODOLOGY AND FRAMEWORK -- HISTORICAL CONNECTIONS -- REVISITING IVAN VAN SERTIMA: THEY CAME BEFORE COLUMBUS -- THE CONSTRUCTION OF EMPIRES: THE USE OF THE POLITICAL-ECONOMIC STRATEGIES OF MERCANTILISM AND IMPERIALISM -- THE AFRO-LATINO/AFRO CARIBBEAN DIASPORA DURING THE POST-MODERN ERA: AN EXAMINATION OF COLONIALISM AND INDEPENDENCE STRUGGLES -- THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRUCTURES TO STRENGTHEN POLITICAL-ECONOMY: AN EXAMINATION OF MULTILATERAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS -- CONCLUSIONS -- Notes -- Chapter 3 -- The Geographical Basis for Bilateral and Multilateral Cooperation between Africa and Latin America -- THE NEED FOR BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL COOPERATION -- THE GEOGRAPHICAL BASIS FOR COOPERATION -- CONTINENTAL/REGIONAL PATTERNS OF EXISTING COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS -- AN EVALUATION OF THE STATUS OF EXISTING COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS -- SUGGESTIONS FOR NEW BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUDING REMARKS -- Notes -- Chapter 4 -- Why African Leaders Must Engage the Diaspora -- Defining the Diaspora -- The African Diaspora -- Models of Engagement -- Benefits of Engagement -- Challenges of Engaging the Diaspora -- Way Forward -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 5 -- Bilateral Trade Collaboration or Not?.

Trade Ties of Latin America and Caribbean (LAC): Possibilities of trade flows -- Effects of geographic distance and trade patterns -- Trade as key to development -- Theoretical underpinnings -- Data and Measurement -- The intensity of trade index (Iij) -- Bilateral Trade Measure -- Economic scale -- Impediments to flows of goods: Trade-weighted Average tariff rates -- Import Product Share -- Methodology -- Results and analysis -- Conclusion -- Notes -- REGIONALISM AND INTERREGIONAL COLLABORATION -- Chapter 6 -- Colonialism, Dependency, and South-South Cooperation -- Elucidation and Dialogue of the Key Concepts -- Inter- and Intra-South-South Cooperation -- "Tying It All Together": Discussion and Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 7 -- Regional Integration in SADC -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- Notes -- Chapter 8 -- North-South Global Economic Relationship -- Major Components and/or Issues of A New International Economic Order -- Major Issues of an NIEO and Debates in World Fora -- The United Nations Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States -- The Position of the Developed and Third World Countries -- The Legal Status of United Nations General Assembly Resolutions on Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources -- Notes -- Chapter 9 -- Fidel Castro and Sub-Saharan Africa -- FIDEL CASTRO AND NON-MILITARY INTERVENTIONISM IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA -- FIDEL CASTRO AND SUB-SAHARA AFRICA: THE CONGO -- CUBA JOINS THE FRAY -- FIDEL CASTRO AND GUINEA-BISSAU -- FIDEL CASTRO AND MOZAMBIQUE -- CUBA IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: ANGOLA -- BUILD-UP TO INDEPENDENCE AND RISING TENSION IN ANGOLA -- THE ROAD TO CIVIL WAR: CUBA'S INVOLVEMENT -- FIDEL CASTRO IN ETHIOPIA AND SOMALIA -- CONCLUSION -- Notes -- Chapter 10 -- The Impact of Cold War on Trade and Investment in Africa -- THE COLONIAL PERIOD -- ETHIOPIA AND SOMALIA DURING THE COLD WAR.

METHODOLOGY, DATA, AND DISCUSSION OF RESULTS -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- Notes -- SPHERES AND AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY AND POSSIBILITY -- Chapter 11 -- Education and the World of Ideas -- PHILOSOPHICAL ANTECEDENTS: A HUMANISTIC CONVERSATION -- COLONIALISM IN THE THIRD WORLD -- HEGEMONY AND THE WORLD OF IDEAS -- DECOLONIZATION AND EDUCATION -- PAN-AFRICANISM -- CORE PRINCIPLES OF PAN-AFRICANISM -- CURRENT TRENDS IN DIASPORIC EDUCATION -- THE AFRICAN HUMANISTIC CONVERSATION -- THE WORLD OF IDEAS -- ON BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL COOPERATION -- Notes -- Chapter 12 -- Tourism -- TOURISM AS A CATALYST FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -- TYPOLOGY OF TOURISM -- TYPOLOGY OF TOURISM RESOURCES -- TRENDS IN THE PATTERN OF TOURISM DEMAND AND SUPPLY IN AFRICA AND LATIN AMERICA -- POTENTIALS FOR BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL COOPERATION IN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA AND LATIN AMERICA -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ESTABLISHING TRANSCONTINENTAL TOURISM POLICIES -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION -- Notes -- Chapter 13 -- Bilateral and Multilateral Cooperation between and Among Africa and LAC Countries -- DEFINING MAIN CONCEPTS -- THE CASE FOR BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL COOPERATION -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Editor -- About the Contributors.

Despite their shared history and the potential benefits of cooperation in the twenty-first century, a bilateral and multilateral relationship among Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean remains an overlooked possibility. Using a multidisciplinary approach, this book advocates for increased and renewed cooperation among the regions.

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