The Political Economy of the New Slave Trade in Africa
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2012
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Global Journal of Human Social Science Sociology, Economics & Political Science
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A macroanalysis of various enquiries into the nature and causes of Africa’s crises may reveal a continent placed on perpetual slavery. From trans-Atlantic slave trade to colonialism; from colonialism to flag independence and Neo Colonialism; from trade imperialism to human trafficking; from the rampaging momentum of globalisation to erosion of Africa's culture and communal morality; from ‘Tokunbo’ syndrome and currencies, Africa seems to be on the verge of internationally inspired perpetual servitude. The costs of these old and modern vices are enormous, and the task of salvaging them is not less so. While the paper exposes the two divides, it goes to argue that the actualisation of the New International Economic Order (NIEO) remains a must for Africa as a continent if she must survive the present socio-economic and political disempowerment, eating deep to her efforts at meeting the aims and objectives of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG).
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Olaniyan A. O.& Aladegbola A.I. (2012). The Political Economy of the New Slave Trade in Africa. Global Journal Of Human Social Science Sociology, Economics & Political Science, Volume 12 Issue 14