Overview
- Includes policy suggestions to help overcome negative cycles of aid donation
- Provides an African perspective on aid and how to overcome its stigma
- Discusses the role of migration in the economic relationship between Africa and Europe
- This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
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About this book
This book examines the economic relationship between Africa and Europe. It highlights the stigmatized narratives about Africa and analyses how they influence a range of key actors and processes. This is illustrated by the actions of European actors who reinforce negative narratives through replacing real economic transformation and development with charity, while African leaders compete to maximize aid donations and help further these narratives.
This book acknowledges the complex history of the relations between Africa and Europe and details the ways in which Africa has become a peripheral player in the world economy. It will be relevant to researchers and policymakers interested in development and African economics.
This is an open access book.
Keywords
- Colonial economic legacy
- Aid effectiveness
- Resource curse
- Commodity-driven rent
- Global value chains
- Socio-economic indicators
- African development trajectory
- African demographic transition
- African migration to Europe
- EU-Africa trade relations
- EU-Africa trade agreements
- Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs)
- Open Access
Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Carlos Lopes is a Professor at the Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town and Affiliate Professor at Sciences Po, Paris. He has occupied important leadership positions across the United Nations, the African Union, and academic institutions.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Self-Deception Trap
Book Subtitle: Exploring the Economic Dimensions of Charity Dependency within Africa-Europe Relations
Authors: Carlos Lopes
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-57591-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-57590-7Published: 17 July 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-57593-8Due: 31 July 2025
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-57591-4Published: 16 July 2024
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 252
Topics: Development Economics, African Economics, International Economics