1st Edition

The Moral Economy of EU Association with Africa

By Mark Langan Copyright 2016
188 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

188 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

188 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Africa’s association with the European Union has long been hailed as a progressive model of North-South relations. European officials, in particular, have represented the Africa-EU ‘partnership’ as a pro-poor enterprise in which trade interests are married to development prerogatives. Applying a moral economy perspective, this book examines the tangible impact of Africa-Europe trade and... Read more

1 Introduction 2 A normative history of EU-Africa relations 3 Moral economy of EU-Africa relations under Cotonou 4 Budget support and the moral economy of EU-Africa ties 5 Aid for Trade: delivering ‘pro-poor’ EPAs 6 Private sector development and African livelihoods 7 Decent work and the moral economy of EU-Africa ties 8 Moral economy and African agency: resisting ‘neo-colonialism’?  9 Conclusion

Biography

Mark Langan is Lecturer in International Politics at the University of Leicester, UK.