The Resource African miracle, African mirage : transnational politics and the paradox of modernization in Ivory Coast, Abou B. Bamba
African miracle, African mirage : transnational politics and the paradox of modernization in Ivory Coast, Abou B. Bamba
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- Summary
- "Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Ivory Coast was touted as an African miracle, a poster child for modernization and the ways that Western aid and multinational corporations would develop the continent. At the same time, Marxist scholars--most notably Samir Amin--described the capitalist activity in Ivory Coast as empty, unsustainable, and incapable of bringing real change to the lives of ordinary people. To some extent, Amin''s criticisms were validated when, in the 1980s, the Ivorian economy collapsed. In African Miracle, African Mirage, Abou B. Bamba incorporates economics, political science, and history to craft a bold, transnational study of the development practices and intersecting colonial cultures that continue to shape Ivory Coast today. He considers French, American, and Ivorian development discourses in examining the roles of hydroelectric projects and the sugar, coffee, and cocoa industries in the country's boom and bust. In so doing, he brings the agency of Ivorians themselves to the fore in a way not often seen in histories of development. Ultimately, he concludes that the "maldevelopment" evident by the mid-1970s had less to do with the Ivory Coast''s "insufficiently modern" citizens than with the conflicting missions of French and American interests within the context of an ever-globalizing world"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xviii, 297 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction
- Part One: The postwar years
- Becoming an attractive colony
- Triangulating colonial modernization
- Part Two: The decade of development
- (Re)framing postcolonial development
- Energizing the economic miracle
- Tapping the riches of a "backward" region
- Part Three: The fate of modernization
- Investing in modernization's last frontier
- Crushing dreams of modernity
- Conclusion
- Isbn
- 9780821422380
- Label
- African miracle, African mirage : transnational politics and the paradox of modernization in Ivory Coast
- Title
- African miracle, African mirage
- Title remainder
- transnational politics and the paradox of modernization in Ivory Coast
- Statement of responsibility
- Abou B. Bamba
- Subject
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- Côte d'Ivoire -- Foreign economic relations -- France
- Côte d'Ivoire -- Foreign economic relations -- United States
- Côte d'Ivoire -- History -- 20th century
- Economic development -- Côte d'Ivoire
- France -- Foreign economic relations -- Côte d'Ivoire
- United States -- Foreign economic relations -- Côte d'Ivoire
- Côte d'Ivoire -- Economic conditions -- 20th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Ivory Coast was touted as an African miracle, a poster child for modernization and the ways that Western aid and multinational corporations would develop the continent. At the same time, Marxist scholars--most notably Samir Amin--described the capitalist activity in Ivory Coast as empty, unsustainable, and incapable of bringing real change to the lives of ordinary people. To some extent, Amin''s criticisms were validated when, in the 1980s, the Ivorian economy collapsed. In African Miracle, African Mirage, Abou B. Bamba incorporates economics, political science, and history to craft a bold, transnational study of the development practices and intersecting colonial cultures that continue to shape Ivory Coast today. He considers French, American, and Ivorian development discourses in examining the roles of hydroelectric projects and the sugar, coffee, and cocoa industries in the country's boom and bust. In so doing, he brings the agency of Ivorians themselves to the fore in a way not often seen in histories of development. Ultimately, he concludes that the "maldevelopment" evident by the mid-1970s had less to do with the Ivory Coast''s "insufficiently modern" citizens than with the conflicting missions of French and American interests within the context of an ever-globalizing world"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1972-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bamba, Abou B.
- Dewey number
- 330.9666805
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- New African histories
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Economic development
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Côte d'Ivoire
- United States
- France
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Label
- African miracle, African mirage : transnational politics and the paradox of modernization in Ivory Coast, Abou B. Bamba
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-290) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Part One: The postwar years -- Becoming an attractive colony -- Triangulating colonial modernization -- Part Two: The decade of development -- (Re)framing postcolonial development -- Energizing the economic miracle -- Tapping the riches of a "backward" region -- Part Three: The fate of modernization -- Investing in modernization's last frontier -- Crushing dreams of modernity -- Conclusion
- Control code
- ocn950445945
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xviii, 297 pages
- Isbn
- 9780821422380
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)950445945
- Label
- African miracle, African mirage : transnational politics and the paradox of modernization in Ivory Coast, Abou B. Bamba
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-290) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Part One: The postwar years -- Becoming an attractive colony -- Triangulating colonial modernization -- Part Two: The decade of development -- (Re)framing postcolonial development -- Energizing the economic miracle -- Tapping the riches of a "backward" region -- Part Three: The fate of modernization -- Investing in modernization's last frontier -- Crushing dreams of modernity -- Conclusion
- Control code
- ocn950445945
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xviii, 297 pages
- Isbn
- 9780821422380
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)950445945
Subject
- Côte d'Ivoire -- Foreign economic relations -- France
- Côte d'Ivoire -- Foreign economic relations -- United States
- Côte d'Ivoire -- History -- 20th century
- Economic development -- Côte d'Ivoire
- France -- Foreign economic relations -- Côte d'Ivoire
- United States -- Foreign economic relations -- Côte d'Ivoire
- Côte d'Ivoire -- Economic conditions -- 20th century
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