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Hard copies of proceedings from selected past conferences are available for $10.00. Make check payable to Cornell University and send order to Conference Proceedings, Institute for African Development, 170 Uris Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850. Please note that we cannot accept purchase orders.
The following titles are available:
Lusophone Africa: Intersections between the Social Sciences
May 2-3, 2003
The conference addressed the broad issues of development facing Lusophone African countries in the modern era. As many emerge from crises which are at the same time political, economic, and social in nature, solutions to any given problem must of necessity draw upon insights from all of these fields as well as the historical context within which they take place. This historical, political, and economic context cannot be divorced from the Portuguese colonial experience which is even now a very recent phenomenon that continues to have a major impact on these countries. Accordingly, Lusophone Africa remains underdeveloped in what can be considered the immediate post-colonial period and faces problems related to the civil and political disruptions that surrounded independence.
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HIV/AIDS: Global Problem, Shared Responsibility
March 27-30, 2002
HIV/AIDS is the greatest health and security challenge ever to face mankind. Globally, the pandemic has created a cycle of economic and social devastation causing more deaths than any war in history. The symposium examined the economic, political, security, gender, labor and health care aspects of the pandemic as well as effective collaborative approaches among governments, international organizations, the private sector and civil society with the expectation that such discourses illuminate issues relevant to the global war on HIV/AIDS and inform future research, and private sector and government intervention and policy.
Governance in Africa: Building the Capable State
October 24-25, 1997
The World Food Day Symposium focused on governance and the building of a capable state in Africa. Many African countries are engaged in national transformation for the achievement of democracy and the creation of capable nation states. For several countries, the progress thus far has been slow, difficult, and at times, painful. The challenges that confronts African countries is the achievement of a stable political and constitutional order that promotes development and guarantees citizens human rights and governance through law.
These proceedings explore key questions impacting on governance and sustainable development and equity in Africa.
Integrating Africa into the Global Economy
October 25-26, 1996
The World Food Day Symposium focused on Africa and the World Economy; regional democratization and integration; investment and trade; and privatization the context of integrating Africa into the Global economy. After decades of experimentation with theories of planned economies, many African countries are reexamining their economic policies. Some are involved in painful economic reforms designed to bring about market-driven economies.
Despite these efforts, the decline of African economies does not seem to have been halted. What strategies should African countries be pursuing to overcome the enormous economic difficulties facing them?
Policies must be promoted whose key objectives are to mobilize the collective resources of African countries to compete in World trade. Regional trade must be increased and, through a process of greater diversification, exports of partially -manufactured and manufactured good must be promoted to improve Africa's share of external trade.
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