Globalisation, health, G8 and Africa: Promises kept or broken - Softcover

"A carefully documented condemnation of the illusion of Northern donor aid and free trade as Africa's saviors. In the field of health, a profound critique of the G8 countries, and their African elite allies, is more urgent than ever. I anticipate that African civil society and their partners will take forward this analysis into successful advocacy and activism--as is already happening on AIDS medicines, reparations, and the fight against privatization." --Patrick Bond, professor, University of the Witwatersrand

The G8 represents the major political driver of contemporary globalisation. It is also the most powerful political force behind the multilateral institutions that are shaping global economic practice and governance. The aid, trade and investment policies and practises of G8 member nations largely shape the development possibilities of poorer countries around the world. This book's focus on Africa reflects the fact that Africa has been more exposed than any other continent to the forces of market liberalisation - primarily through structural adjustment programmes - and yet has benefited least from the presumed gains of market liberalisation.