The Review of African Political Economy - examining the politics of imperialism;
development; agrarian, popular and democratic struggles; class, gender and social justice
Contributors to the Review of African Political Economy
Author - Ray Bush
Ray Bush is a member of the ROAPE editorial working group, and joint Reviews Editor. He is Head of the Politics Department at the University of Leeds, and Director of the University's African Studies Unit.
He has conducted research on the politics of resources, food security, famine and structural adjustment. Publications include on politics in Africa and recently on coping with poverty and the environment in Egypt. Current work includes environmental politics in Egypt, and the consequences of liberalisation for that country's poor farmers.
He has conducted research on the politics of resources, food security, famine and structural adjustment. Publications include on politics in Africa and recently on coping with poverty and the environment in Egypt. Current work includes environmental politics in Egypt, and the consequences of liberalisation for that country's poor farmers.
Published in the Review
- An African Scramble? Editorial by Ray Bush from Vol.31 No.101 of the Review of African Political Economy (Sep 2004, pp383-384)
- North Africa: Power, Politics and Promise Editorial by Ray Bush and Jeremy Keenan from Vol.33 No.108 of the Review of African Political Economy (June 2006, pp175-184)
- Class, Resistance and Social Transformation Editorial by Ray Bush from Vol.34 No.114 of the Review of African Political Economy (Dec 2007, pp613-618)
- Scrambling to the Bottom? Mining, Resources and Underdevelopment Editorial by Ray Bush from Vol.35 No.117 of the Review of African Political Economy (September 2008, pp361-368)
- The accumulation of dispossession Editorial by Ray Bush, Janet Bujra and Gary Littlejohn from Vol.39 No.128 of the Review of African Political Economy (June 2011, pp187-192)
- Egypt: a permanent revolution? Briefing by Ray Bush from Vol.39 No.128 of the Review of African Political Economy (June 2011, pp303-307)
- What Future for Ghana? Briefing by Raymond Bush from Vol.7 No.19 of the Review of African Political Economy (Winter 1980, pp86-91)
- Agrarian Policy in Migrant Labour Societies: Reform or Transformation in Zimbabwe? Article by Ray Bush and Lionel Cliffe from Vol.11 No.29 of the Review of African Political Economy (Summer 1984, pp77-94)
- Drought and Famines Briefing by Ray Bush from Vol.12 No.33 of the Review of African Political Economy (Summer 1985, pp59-63)
- Natural Disasters: Acts of god or Acts of Man? by Andres Wijkman and Lloyd Timberlake Review by Ray Bush from Vol.12 No.33 of the Review of African Political Economy (Summer 1985, pp111-113)
- Review Article - famine (Year in Death of Africa; African Winter; Imperialism/Colonialism/Hunger; Africa in Crisis) Review by Ray Bush from Vol.14 No.38 of the Review of African Political Economy (Spring 1987, pp109-114)
- The Namibian Election Process: Just About ‘Free and Fair’ Briefing by Ray Bush from Vol.16 No.45/46 of the Review of African Political Economy (Summer 1989, pp151-157)
- The Struggle for Resources Editorial by Ray Bush and Morris Szeftel from Vol.19 No.51 of the Review of African Political Economy (July 1991, pp3-8)
- Hunger and Public Action by J Dreze, A Sen Review by Ray Bush from Vol.19 No.53 of the Review of African Political Economy (March 1992, pp109-115)
- States, Markets and Africa's Crisis Commentary by Ray Bush and Morris Szeftel from Vol.21 No.60 of the Review of African Political Economy (June 1994, pp147-156)
- Adjustment in Egypt? The Political Economy of Reform Article by Simon Bromley and Ray Bush from Vol.21 No.60 of the Review of African Political Economy (June 1994, pp201-213)
- Taking Leave of the Twentieth Century Commentary by Ray Bush and Morris Szeftel from Vol.22 No.65 of the Review of African Political Economy (September 1995, pp291-300)
- Coping with Adjustment and Economic Crisis in Egypt's Countryside Article by Ray Bush from Vol.22 No.66 of the Review of African Political Economy (December 1995, pp499-516)
- ROAPE Review of Books Editorial by Ray Bush and Morris Szeftel from Vol.23 No.68 of the Review of African Political Economy (June 1996, pp127-128)
- The Politics of Food and Starvation Article by Ray Bush from Vol.23 No.68 of the Review of African Political Economy (June 1996, pp169-195)
- Africa's Environmental Crisis: Challenging the Orthodoxies Editorial by Ray Bush from Vol.24 No.74 of the Review of African Political Economy (December 1997, pp503-513)
- ‘Globalization’ and the Regulation of Africa Editorial by Ray Bush and Morris Szeftel from Vol.25 No.76 of the Review of African Political Economy (June 1998, pp173-177)
- Bringing Imperialism Back In Commentary by Ray Bush and Morris Szeftel from Vol.26 No.80 of the Review of African Political Economy (June 1999, p170)
- North Africa in Africa Editorial by Ray Bush and David Seddon from Vol.26 No.82 of the Review of African Political Economy (December 1999, pp435-439)
- The Struggle for Land Editorial by Ray Bush and Morris Szeftel from Vol.27 No.84 of the Review of African Political Economy (June 2000, pp173-180)
- An Agricultural Strategy without Farmers: Egypt's Countryside in the New Millennium Article by Ray Bush from Vol.27 No.84 of the Review of African Political Economy (June 2000, pp235-249)
- Africa's Future: That Sinking Feeling Editorial by Ray Bush and Giles Mohan from Vol.28 No.88 of the Review of African Political Economy (June 2001, p149)
- Sovereignty, Democracy & Zimbabwe's Tragedy Editorial by Ray Bush and Morris Szeftel from Vol.29 No.91 of the Review of African Political Economy (March 2002, p5)
- War and the Forgotten Continent Editorial by Rita Abrahamsen and Ray Bush from Vol.30 No.96 of the Review of African Political Economy (June 2003, pp181-186)
- Zimbabwe Out in the Cold? Editorial by Ray Bush from Vol.30 No.98 of the Review of African Political Economy (December 2003, pp535-537)
Other Websites
- University of Leeds: Ray Bush Biography from the Dept of Politics and International Studies at the University of Leeds EXTERNAL WEBSITE