Africa / Edition 1

by David M. Haugen, Susan Musser

Overview

This fascinating assembly of essays provides a spectrum of viewpoints on topics significant to modern Africa, covering economics, foreign aid, AIDS, and relations with the United States. How is Africa faring in the twenty-first century? Does Africa need foreign aid? What U.S. policies will best serve Africa? Readers will evaluate the debated answers to these questions, allowing them to consider where their own viewpoints lie within each debate. Because readers are presented with a variety of viewpoints from a number of highly respected sources, this book is also a great resource for report-writing and research.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737757040
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	12/30/2011
Series:	Opposing Viewpoints Series
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

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Table of Contents

Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints?     11
Introduction     14
What Are the Most Serious Problems Facing Africa?
Chapter Preface     21
AIDS Is a Serious Problem in Africa   Abraham McLaughlin     23
The AIDS Epidemic in Africa Is Exaggerated   Tom Bethell     28
Trying to Overcome Famine Is a Problem Facing Africa   Scott Baldauf     37
Lack of Leadership Is a Serious Problem in Africa   William F. Kumuyi     42
Global Warming Is a Serious Problem in Africa   Tina Butler     50
Periodical Bibliography     57
What Economic Policies Will Benefit Africa?
Chapter Preface     59
Africa Needs Foreign Aid   Jeffrey Sachs     61
Africa Does Not Need Foreign Aid   Andrew Mwenda     67
Africa Needs Investment, Not Aid   Benjamin Powell     74
Free Trade Would Help Africa   Marian L. Tupy     79
Free Trade Has Harmed Africa   Claire Melamed     88
Periodical Bibliography     100
What Is the State of Democracy and Human Rights in Africa?
Chapter Preface     102
Democracy Is Proceeding in Africa   Jennifer Widner     104
Democracy IsFaltering in Africa   Sebastien Arnold     117
Africa Needs Its Own Brand of Democracy   Jerry Rawlings     125
Africa Suffers from Human Rights Abuses   Amnesty International     137
Africa Is Making Improvements in Human Rights   Asha-Rose Migiro     149
Periodical Bibliography     156
How Can the West Help Bring Peace to Africa?
Chapter Preface     158
The West Should Support Prosecution of War Crimes in Darfur   Brian Brivati     160
War-Crime Prosecutions Will Not Bring Peace to Darfur   Anja Tranovich     166
The United States Should Commit to Ending War in the Congo   Mvemba Phezo Dizolele     175
The United States Should Stop Selling Arms to Africa   Rachel Stohl     184
Periodical Bibliography     194
For Further Discussion     195
Organizations to Contact     198
Bibliography of Books     206
Index     210

Editorial Reviews

Review: Africa "As always in the Opposing Viewpoints series, there are voices from many sides of the debate."—Booklist, April 2002

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