Arrested development? Sub-Saharan Africa in the stratified world economy 1965–2015. Issue 1 (2nd January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Grell-Brisk, Marilyn
• Is Part Of: Journal of contemporary African studies. Volume 37:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 93
• Page End: 111
• Publication Date: 2019-01-02
• Subjects: Development and SSA -- global economic stratification -- world-systems perspective; Africa -- Periodicals; Africa -- Civilization -- Periodicals; Africa -- Politics and government -- Periodicals; 960
• DOI: 10.1080/02589001.2019.1585525
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0258-9001

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The central concern of this paper is with Sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) standing in the stratified world economy. Country standings are determined for the period 1965 through 2015, based on the Arrighi and Drangel method of calculating world-system position. We find that the region as a whole remained in the bottom of the global economic hierarchy and was particularly sensitive to macroeconomic-historical changes and pressures. Of note too is the clear link between the SSA countries that are performing well in the semiperiphery of the global economic hierarchy and those with a concentration of natural resources.