The history of African economic institutions and their development agenda

One of the main motivations behind the creation of the ECA, the ADB and NEPAD was a desire by African policymakers to have economic autonomy when it comes to managing the affairs of the continent. The following pages recount the challenges and historical record of Africa’s economic institutions. More importantly, the chapter seeks to find out if the economic independence that African IEOs so fiercely exhibited has in any way been compromised or weakened with time.