The Moral Economy of EU Association with Africa

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Economic Conditions, International, International Relations
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Author: Mark Langan ISBN: 9781317631620
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: August 27, 2015
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Mark Langan
ISBN: 9781317631620
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: August 27, 2015
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Africa’s association with the European Union has long been hailed as a progressive model of North-South relations. European officials, in particular, have represented the Africa-EU ‘partnership’ as a pro-poor enterprise in which trade interests are married to development prerogatives.

Applying a moral economy perspective, this book examines the tangible impact of Africa-Europe trade and development co-operation on citizens in developing countries. In so doing, it challenges liberal accounts of Europe’s normative power to enable benevolent change in the Global South and illuminates how EU discourse acts to legitimise unequal trade ties that have regressive consequences for ‘the poor’. Drawing upon the author’s own fieldwork, it assesses the difference between norms and the actual impact of EU concessions in relation to:

  • budget support;
  • aid for trade;
  • private sector development (PSD);
  • decent work.

It concludes by considering the value of a moral economy approach in the assessment of free trade structures more widely.

This text will be of key interest to scholars and students of Africanist IPE, European studies, and more broadly international political economy, international development, and international relations.

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Africa’s association with the European Union has long been hailed as a progressive model of North-South relations. European officials, in particular, have represented the Africa-EU ‘partnership’ as a pro-poor enterprise in which trade interests are married to development prerogatives.

Applying a moral economy perspective, this book examines the tangible impact of Africa-Europe trade and development co-operation on citizens in developing countries. In so doing, it challenges liberal accounts of Europe’s normative power to enable benevolent change in the Global South and illuminates how EU discourse acts to legitimise unequal trade ties that have regressive consequences for ‘the poor’. Drawing upon the author’s own fieldwork, it assesses the difference between norms and the actual impact of EU concessions in relation to:

It concludes by considering the value of a moral economy approach in the assessment of free trade structures more widely.

This text will be of key interest to scholars and students of Africanist IPE, European studies, and more broadly international political economy, international development, and international relations.

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