Globalization and social policy in Africa examines the different areas of significant contact between globalization and the lives of ordinary people in Africa.

through contributions that rely mainly on empirical and historical studies, the 17 authors from all parts of Africa and across a variety of social science disciplines attempt to provide answers as to how Africans understand , confront and relate to the force of globalization. the authors also address how contemporary and defined the often neglected area of social policy.