Economic Globalisation in the 21st Century and Nigeria-South Africa Relations: Prospects and Challenges
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An avalanche of literature has addressed
the concept of globalisation in the 21st
century with diverse implications for
international relations. A point of
agreement is that the world has been
reconfigured in more ways than one,
following ~- the reconstruction of the
international economic order, occasioned
by the post-cold war international
environment. However, scholars are yet to
agree on whether or not the 'new world' has
brought equal benefits to the countries of
the world. What is incontrovertible and
rather ironic, is that the economic
dimension to globalisation presents the
greatest opportunities and yet portends the·
greatest danger in international relations.
Perhaps, the single explanation for this is
that economic globalisation is rooted in
wealth of r1ations and therefore, defined by
the boundaries of unequal exchange. The
thrust of Nigeria-South Africa relations in
the post-cold war international system is
caught in the web of these· unequal
exchanges. It is against this background
that this paper examines Nigeria-South
Africa relations within the context of unequal excha nges that characterise
economic globalisa tion. The paper argues
that, the extent to which Nigeria and South
Africa are able to resolve this dilemma, to
that extent can they maximise the benefits
of economic globalisation as well as reduce
the dangers inherent therein.
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JA Political science (General)