THE EUROPEAN UNION AND AFRICAN ECONOMIES: THE POLITICS OF INTERDEPENDENCE
THE EUROPEAN UNION AND AFRICAN ECONOMIES: THE POLITICS OF INTERDEPENDENCE
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2002-09
Authors
EDET, ANIEDI EFFIONG
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Abstract
In trying to understand the dynamics of the EU-Africa relations and
inter-dependence, it is important to re-examine the formative structure and
the very objectives of the European Common Market or the European Union.
The relationship between the EEC and the Africa in the past and what is
desired, both singly and collectively, by African states for the future raises a
number of relevant questions. This is clear from two contradictory
perspectives – exploitation and partnership.
There have been a lot of debates concerning the EU – Africa relations.
Early disputes include the legality of the OAU to negotiate with the EEC,
barely after the independence of most African States. Even issues like the
concept of reciprocity were most contentious in negotiations relating to
Association Agreements. There has also been the contention that the
Association Agreements represent a form of neo-colonial control by Europe
over African states and yielding little economic fruits for the latter. It may be
difficult though, to decide whether, and to what extent, this charge is valid
in view of the fact that the concept is used in two different senses – by
those who accept the principles of an open world economy and by Marxists.
What this research work will attempt to illustrate is the consequences
of the EU-Africa relations on Africa, the diplomatic debates over Association
and most importantly, the EU-African politics of economic inter-dependence
in a circumstance William Zartman described as “the weak confronting the
strong”.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POST-GRADUATE SCHOOL,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTERS IN
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND DIPLOMACY
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE,
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY
ZARIA – NIGERIA
SEPTEMBER 2002
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EUROPEAN, AFRICAN ECONOMIES, POLITICS, INTERDEPENDENCE