Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Editors -- Contributors -- Foreword. Peace is Better than Unity -- Introduction -- PART I - Opinions on Self-Determination -- 1. Some Questions Regarding the Independence of South Sudan -- Introduction -- The Pertinent Questions of Identity and Liberation -- African Unity -- The Meaning of Independence -- SPLA: From New Sudan to Independence -- Democratisation and Violence -- PART II - North-South Relations and Regional Issues -- 2. The Consequences of the Referendum in Southern Sudan for the Country and the Region -- Introduction -- The Consequences on the Relationship Between North and South -- The Consequences for the North -- The Consequences for the South -- The Consequences for the Region -- Conclusion -- References -- 3. Consequences of the Secession of Southern Sudan on the Region -- Introduction -- Is Secession a Viable Solution? -- Consequences of Secession on the Relationship Between the Two States -- Consequences of Secession on the Stability of the Region -- Positions of Neighbouring Countries -- Kenya -- Uganda -- Ethiopia -- Eritrea -- The two Sudans' Future Trends: East African Community and the Arab World -- Conclusion -- References -- 4. Implications of Southern Sudan's Independence for the Horn of Africa and Beyond -- Background -- Antecedents Revisited -- The CPA as Groundbreaking -- Progress in Implementation -- Deficits in Implementation -- Implications of South Sudan's Independence for the Sub-region -- Citizenship and Identity -- Security -- Access to and Management of Resources -- Borders, Movement of People and Goods and Regional Integration -- Conclusion -- References -- 5. Consequences of Referendum in Southern Sudan for Sudan, Horn of Africa and Neighbouring Regions -- Introduction -- Physical Linkages and Prospects for Political Stability.

Remaining Conflicts and Emerging Identities in the North -- Human Security in the South: Problems of Arms and Violence -- Challenges for New States in Old Sudan -- Regional Dimensions and Prospects for Integration -- Conclusion -- References -- PART III - Nation-Building of the New State -- 6. The Nation-Building Project and Its Challenges -- Introduction -- Sudan: An Overview -- Citizens without a Home: The Plight of IDPs and Refugees -- Problems of the Sudan: North and South -- Ethnic Administrative Division - One-County-One-Tribe -- Making Sense of Non-Revolutionary Violence in Africa -- Political Violence and Ethnic Cleansing -- The Political Challenge in South Sudan -- New Sudan and the Way Forward -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 7. Factors Shaping the Post-ReferendumNation-Building in Southern Sudan in Relation to the Sudan -- Introduction -- Arabisation and Islamisation -- The International Scenario -- The 'New Sudan' and State Secession -- Lessons from the Sudan Experience and the Relations Between the Republic of Sudan and South Sudan -- Conclusion -- References -- PART IV - Economic Policy for the New State -- 8. South Sudan's Priority Development Programmes, Projects, and Policies -- Introduction -- Short-run and Medium-term Programmes -- Small-scale Cottage Industries -- Medium to Long-term Programmes -- Mefit's Projects -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 9. Southern Sudan: Monetary and Financial Policies and the Case for a Separate Currency -- Introduction -- The Revenue Component of a Currency -- Optimal Currency Areas -- Monetary and Financial Policies -- Monetary Policy and Fiscal Policy -- Sudan's Budgetary Performance -- The Sudanese Financial System -- The Financial Infrastructure of Southern Sudan -- Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies in Sudan -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References.

10. South Sudanese Pound Managed Under Floating Exchange Regime: Prospects and Challenges -- Introduction -- Facts on South Sudan -- Monetary Issues in South Sudan -- Fiscal Issues in South Sudan: Expendintures and Revenues -- Non-oil Revenue Action Plan -- Exchange Rates in Theory -- A Managed Float Exchange Rate Regime -- Theoretical Framework for Managed Float Exchange regime -- Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Model (DSGE) -- Effectiveness of Monetary Policy and Fiscal Policy on Economic Activities -- Conclusion -- Policy Recommendations -- Private Sector and other Measures -- References -- Conclusion -- Postscript on New Developments -- Back cover.