1. Introduction -- 2. Developing country growth and the commodity terms of trade -- 3. The statistical properites of commodity prices -- 4. Country case studies : primary commodities and economic development -- 5. Conclusion : commodity dependence in developing countries: economic destiny or...

"A long road to substantive levels of industrialization still lies ahead of most African countries. The challenges facing policy-makers, industrialists, industrial development activist and all other actors in these countries are enormous. This raises the question as to, what role the...

Introduction -- The increasing financialisation of everything? -- Financialisation: how and why is it happening? -- The relationship between the virtual and the material -- Frontiers of accumulation and ecology -- Illicit financial flows and exemptions from sovereignty -- The financialisation of...

Introduction and Overview -- Evolution of African Trade During 1948 - -- Inhibitions to Growth and Transformation of African Trade -- Structural Transformation of African Trade: A Primer -- Conclusions and Recommendations.