Go to AfricaBib home

Go to AfricaBib home AfricaBib Go to database home

bibliographic database
Line
Previous page New search

The free AfricaBib App for Android is available here

Periodical article Periodical article Leiden University catalogue Leiden University catalogue WorldCat catalogue WorldCat
Title:Rational Choice, Security, and Economic Cooperation in Southern Africa
Author:Hull, Adrian PrenticeISNI
Year:1996
Periodical:Africa Today
Volume:43
Issue:1
Period:January-March
Pages:33-52
Language:English
Geographic term:Southern Africa
Subjects:regional security
regional economic relations
Inter-African Relations
Development and Technology
Economics and Trade
External link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/4187080
Abstract:As a consequence of the apartheid era, security has played a crucial role in the regional affairs of southern Africa. In this paper the rational-choice theory, especially its expected-utility (EU) model, is used to explain the propensity for conflict and cooperation in the region. First, political developments in southern Africa over the past several decades are outlined. This is followed by a review of the expected-utility model and its relevance for southern Africa. The elements of the model that are crucial in the southern African case are its calculation of the congruence of interest between nations and of their expected utility for initiating war. Next, a research design and empirical tests are created to evaluate the expected-utility approach. The paper concludes that the actions of six nations - Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe - will determine the future of regional security and economic cooperation. However, unless the new South Africa takes the lead, very little will come of regional coordination. App., notes, ref.
Views
Cover