After a stint in academic research at the Encyclopedia Africana Secretariat in Accra, Ghana, Anthony Victor Obeng moved into development research, with appointments at the African Training and Research Centre in Administration for Development in Tangier, Morocco and the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex (1970–1972). This was followed by a teaching and research position at the United Nations African Institute for Economic Development and Planning in Dakar, Senegal, under Samir Amin. He transferred to the Food and Agriculture Organization in 1980 as its focal point on policy and technical coordination with the Organization of African Unity, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and other intergovernmental organizations. His post-retirement activities include contributions to development conferences and seminars and to the book Towards Africa’s Renewal (2007), for which he wrote the chapter ‘Vassal States, Development Options and African Development’. His current developmental affiliations include the Third World Forum, the World Forum for Alternatives and the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa.

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• CONTENTS: Africa and the World from 1943 to the Present – Haiti as Food for Thought – Democracy versus the People: African Edition – Reclaiming African Development for the African People – Plus Ça Change, Plus Ça Reste la Même Chose – Pan-Africanism in the Twenty-First Century: Old, New and Unearthed Challenges – Epilogue

After a stint in academic research at the Encyclopedia Africana Secretariat in Accra, Ghana, Anthony Victor Obeng moved into development research, with appointments at the African Training and Research Centre in Administration for Development in Tangier, Morocco and the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex (1970–1972). This was followed by a teaching and research position at the United Nations African Institute for Economic Development and Planning in Dakar, Senegal, under Samir Amin. He transferred to the Food and Agriculture Organization in 1980 as its focal point on policy and technical coordination with the Organization of African Unity, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and other intergovernmental organizations. His post-retirement activities include contributions to development conferences and seminars and to the book Towards Africa’s Renewal (2007), for which he wrote the chapter ‘Vassal States, Development Options and African Development’. His current developmental affiliations include the Third World Forum, the World Forum for Alternatives and the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa.

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• CONTENTS: Africa and the World from 1943 to the Present – Haiti as Food for Thought – Democracy versus the People: African Edition – Reclaiming African Development for the African People – Plus Ça Change, Plus Ça Reste la Même Chose – Pan-Africanism in the Twenty-First Century: Old, New and Unearthed Challenges – Epilogue

After a stint in academic research at the Encyclopedia Africana Secretariat in Accra, Ghana, Anthony Victor Obeng moved into development research, with appointments at the African Training and Research Centre in Administration for Development in Tangier, Morocco and the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex (1970–1972). This was followed by a teaching and research position at the United Nations African Institute for Economic Development and Planning in Dakar, Senegal, under Samir Amin. He transferred to the Food and Agriculture Organization in 1980 as its focal point on policy and technical coordination with the Organization of African Unity, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and other intergovernmental organizations. His post-retirement activities include contributions to development conferences and seminars and to the book Towards Africa’s Renewal (2007), for which he wrote the chapter ‘Vassal States, Development Options and African Development’. His current developmental affiliations include the Third World Forum, the World Forum for Alternatives and the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa.

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• CONTENTS: Africa and the World from 1943 to the Present – Haiti as Food for Thought – Democracy versus the People: African Edition – Reclaiming African Development for the African People – Plus Ça Change, Plus Ça Reste la Même Chose – Pan-Africanism in the Twenty-First Century: Old, New and Unearthed Challenges – Epilogue