Area experts make the case that African post-colonial policies have not always drawn a positive correlation between the dissimilar development paradigms of structural adjustment, regional integration, and human security. The first of ten contributed chapters overviews local and regional resources and capacity for a sustainable approach to development. Others discuss economic recovery and policy reform in Ghana; economic growth in sub- Saharan Africa, and its relationship with post-Maoist China; the potential role of minerals in economic development policy, and the new Bloc in East and Central Africa<-->all of which help balance the fallout of Africa's civil wars detailed in several chapters. Lacks an introduction and maps. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
