Regional co‐operation in Southern Africa: the Southern African development co‐ordination conference
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- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Review of African Political Economy in Review of African Political Economy
- Vol. 9 (23)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03056248208703488
Abstract
This article deals with attempts during the last three years to build up regional co‐operation between nine independent states in southern Africa. It details the ambitious plans, especially in the field of transport, that have been put forward by this Southern African Development Co‐ordination Conference (SADCC), and explores the problems involved in bringing them to fruition. These issues are examined against a background of the extreme dependence of the SADCC countries on South Africa. Finally, the political problems of SADCC — the differing ideological and policy stances of the nine states, especially vis‐à‐vis South Africa, and the role of imperialist interests — are raised, together with the need for more adequate theoretical understanding of regionalism and ‘sub‐imperialism’.Keywords
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