Africa : Economic and Strategic Issues/S.C. Saxena. Delhi, Kalinga, 2001, 403 p., $42. ISBN 81-87644-28-1.

Contents: Preface. 1. Legacy of colonial rule in Africa: impact on economic and social development. 3. Retarded industrial development in Africa: the underlying causes. 3. The Sinister role of transnational corporations in Africa. 4. Africa and the new international economic order. 5. Refugees in Africa: causes, remedies and international response. 6. Food shortage in Africa. 7. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). 8. The Southern African Development Community (SADC). 9. The trade union movement in Africa. 10. The strategic importance of Africa. 11. Disarmament: the African perspective. 12. The Indian Ocean as a zone of peace: the African perspective.

"This book essentially meets the long-felt needs of research scholars and post-graduate students who have chosen Africa as their field of specialization. The publication of this book goes a long way in removing one of the shortcomings in the literature on Africa that is available in India. A book of this nature has been very much in demand both by the students who take Africa as one of their subjects, and also by the teachers who are privileged to teach it. Both students and teachers will find in this book enough material on which they can base their further studies." (jacket)

[S.C. Saxena also wrote Namibia: Challenge to the United Nations and Foreign Policy of African States.]

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