{"product_id":"9781780321790","title":"Region-Building in Southern Africa Progress, Problems and Prospects","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRegion-Building in Southern Africa\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eProgress, Problems and Prospects\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eChris Saunders | Gwinyayi Albert Dzinesa | Dawn Nagar\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ International Relations \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow successful have Southern African states been in dealing with the major issues that have faced the region in recent years? What could be done to produce more cohesive and effective region-building in Southern Africa?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this original and wide-ranging volume, which draws on an interdisciplinary team of mainly African and African-based specialists, the key political, socio-economic, and security challenges facing Southern Africa today are addressed. These include the various issues confronting the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and its institutions; such as HIV\/AIDS, migration and xenophobia, land-grabbing and climate change; and the role of the main external actors involved with the region, including the United Nations, the European Union, the United States, and China. The book also looks at the Southern African Customs Union and Southern African Development Finance Institutions, including the Development Bank of Southern Africa and Industrial Development Corporation, and issues of gender and peacebuilding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn doing so, the book goes to the heart of analyzing the effectiveness of SADC and other regional organisation, suggesting how region-building in Southern Africa may be compared with similar attempts elsewhere in Africa and other parts of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eGwinyayi Dzinesa is Senior Researcher at the Centre for Conflict Resolution in Cape Town.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChris Saunders is Emeritus Professor in Historical Studies at the University of Cape Town, and a research associate at the Centre for Conflict Resolution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDawn Nagar is a researcher at the Centre for Conflict Resolution in Cape Town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 February 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZed Books\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781780321790\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e368\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369203794060,"sku":"9781780321790","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_489d9099-34dc-4ef3-9f63-a934870bccda.jpg?v=1783878295","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781780321790","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}