Plural Values, Values Construction and Social Solidarity in Africa

Abstract

Within the emerging new world order boundaries which otherwise serve to delineate local narratives and values are beginning to collapse. What happens in one place cannot be isolated from global concerns. It is difficult for societies to completely rely on themselves for survival and social solidarity. As a direct consequence, developed economies are pressuring weaker economies to further open their boundaries. This presupposes a challenge – a meta-narrative of some sort. It is the contention of this paper that although values may vary from context to context and with time, such variations do not preclude the existence of cross–cultural assessment that defines human progress and global solidarity.