Patrick Bond to speak in London

[Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx>]

CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES on NEPAD THE NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICA'S DEVELOPMENT?

A PUBLIC MEETING

At the School of Oriental and African Studies, from 5:30-6:45pm on 8 July.
The School of Oriental and African Studies is situated near Russell Square,
on Thornhaugh Street, London WC1. Nearest Underground: Goodge Street
Northern Line] or Russell Square [ Piccadilly Line]. In the Assembly Hall -
Room G2 - near the reception in the Main Building of SOAS.

Organised by the Africa Book Centre with grateful thanks to the African
Studies Association of the UK

Speaking: PATRICK BOND: editor of the new book: FANON'S CURSE: A Civil
Society Reader on NEPAD Patrick Bond teaches at the University of
Witwatersrand and is a corresponding Editor of Socialist Register

Also presenting one of Ben Cashdan's famous cheeky VIDEOS on President
Mbeki and globalisation   [HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!]

**************** FANON'S CURSE: A Civil Society Reader on NEPAD- edited by
PATRICK BOND **************** ISBN 1592210082 228pages

Scepticism about corporate-driven globalisation is a thread running through
the first round of civil society critiques of NEPAD. This book reproduces
commentary from major social movements, trade unions, progressive
intellectuals and other community leaders. It includes the original NEPAD
and a paragraph-by-paragraph annotated critique.

New Partnership for Africa's Development argues that if Africa's "enormous
potential and human resources are properly harnessed and utilised, it could
lead to equitable and sustainable growth of the continent as well as
enhance its rapid integration into the world economy."

As many of the contributions in this reader show, the evidence thus far is
that "equitable and sustainable growth" and Africa's "rapid integration
into the world economy" are increasingly counterposed. Scepticism about
corporate-driven globalisation is a thread running through the first round
of civil society critiques of NEPAD. This book reproduces commentary from
major social movements, trade unions, progressive intellectuals and other
community leaders. It includes the original NEPAD and a
paragraph-by-paragraph annotated critique.

CONTENTS: Chapter 1 Introduction** Chapter 2 Organisational Statements: -
Civil Society meeting in Montreal - Civil Society Indaba (South Africa) -
Council for Development and Social Science Research in Africa- Third World
Network-Africa - Congress of South African Trade Unions - African Financing
for Development Caucus - African Trade Union Conference - African Social
Forum ** Chapter 3 Independent analysis: Trevor Ngwane, AntiPrivatisation
Forum - Mohau Pheko, Africa Trade Network - Yash Tandon, Seatini - Tetteh
Hormeku, Third World Network-Africa - Gary Barr, Canadian Council for
International Cooperation - Margaret Legum, SA New Economics Society - Ian
Taylor, University of Botswana - Zwelinzima Vavi, Congress of SA Trade
Unions - George Soros, International financier - Greg Mills, SA Institute
of International Affairs - Jonathan Oppenheimer, Anglo American Corporation
- Gondal Gondwe, International Monetary Fund - Callistus Madavo, World Bank
** Chapter 4 Nepad and an Annotated Critique.

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