An Alternative Strategy for Africa’s Sustainable Economic Development: The Case for a Non-NEPAD Approach Introduction

This paper argues that the development strategy outlined in the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) document aimed at revitalizing Africa’s economy will not work. The writers believe that it is an inappropriate strategy for Africa’s development. Anyone who designs a strategy that would be used to develop the African economies must ensure that it would generate an economy that protects the poor. The strategy, to a large extent, must be based on agriculture and tailored to a people-centered model of development. It must also have catching-up and forging-ahead policies built into the model.