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African development : making sense of the issues and actors / Todd J. Moss.
LIBRA HC800 .M6775 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moss, Todd.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Africa--Economic conditions--1960-.
- Africa.
- Economic conditions.
- Africa--Economic policy.
- Economic policy.
- Economic assistance--Africa.
- Economic assistance.
- Economic development.
- Economic history.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 283 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2011.
- Summary:
- This fully updated edition of African Development reflects the recent development successes experienced in Africa, and the growing divergence between countries that are engaging with the global economy and those that remain more insular. The result is a comprehensive introduction to the development issues, actors, and institutions interacting across the diverse continent. The book is designed to address three fundamental questions: Where are we now? How did we get to this point? What are the current debates? There is also a chapter that acquaints the reader both with well-known "big men" and with equally important but lesser-known African leaders. The new edition includes, in addition to information current through 2010, entirely new sections on such topics as Africom, Chinese investment, sovereign wealth funds, the rebound of the African Development Bank, nontraditional donors, Millennium Villages, and the impact of the recent financial crisis.
- Contents:
- The complexities and uncertainties of development
- The domestic context
- History and the legacy of colonialism
- Big men, personal rule, and patronage politics
- Violent conflict and civil war
- Political change and democratization
- Core development questions
- Africa's growth puzzle
- Economic reform and the politics of adjustment
- The international aid system
- Debt burdens and debt relief
- Poverty, human development, and HIV/AIDS
- Regionalism and globalization
- The African Union and regional institutions
- Africa and world trade
- Private investment and the business environment
- Conclusion
- Some concluding themes.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1588267695
- 9781588267696
- OCLC:
- 741751164
- Publisher Number:
- 99959004547
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