Answer to Question #309315 in Political Science for Ree

Question

Which one articulates Arowosegbe’s (2016) perspective on developmental challenges confronting the African continent?    

1. 

All 

2. 

The fact that structural adjustment programmes implemented by international financial institutions such as the IMF and WB resulted in further marginalisation from the global economic system thus worsening dependency and leading to chronic indebtedness.

3. 

The various crises on the African continent are primarily a consequence of a crisis of ideas characterised by intellectual dependence and restrictions to effective production and dissemination of indigenous knowledge.

4. 

Reliance on borrowed methodologies and theories to articulate the nature of economies that can lead to inadequate theorization and poor diagnosis and prognosis of crises.

5. 

Greater emphasis is given to evaluating internal dynamics of the state; examining the role that the class of aspirant owners of the means of production play in terms of reproducing patrimonial relations within local economies.

Answer 1

3. 

The various crises on the African continent are primarily a consequence of a crisis of ideas characterised by intellectual dependence and restrictions to effective production and dissemination of indigenous knowledge.