Promoting US Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa

• Main Author: Hendrickson, Roshen. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
• Series: International Political Economy Series
• Subjects: Political science.; Political economy.; Europe > Politics and government.; International relations.; International economics.; Economic policy.; Economics.; Political Science and International Relations.; European Politics.; International Relations.; Political Economy.; Economic Policy.; International Economics.; Economic Systems.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: XII, 192 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9781137365446

Addressing an under-studied aspect of U.S. foreign policy towards sub-Saharan Africa, Hendrickson provides a critical historical analysis of institutions designed to promote private investment in the region. She draws attention to the interaction between strategic factors, domestic interests, and the ideas used to achieve consensus on policy.