The next Africa : an emerging continent becomes a global powerhouse / Jake Bright and Aubrey Hruby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bright, Jake, author.

Hruby, Aubrey, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Africa.

Economic development.

Economic conditions.

Africa--Foreign economic relations.

Africa.

International economic relations.

Africa--Foreign relations.

International relations.

Africa--Economic conditions--21st century.

Physical Description:

vi, 297 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, 2015.

Summary:

"After decades of resting on the world's economic margins, Africa is in the midst of tectonic transformation, redefining itself as a source of innovation and a destination for capital investment"-- Provided by publisher.

"The Next Africa will change the way people think about the continent. The old narrative of an Africa disconnected from the global economy, depicted by conflict or corruption, and heavily dependent on outside donors is fading. A wave of transformation driven by business, modernization, and a new cadre of remarkably talented Africans is thrusting the continent from the world's margins to the global mainstream. Finally, The Next Africa suggests a fresh framework for global citizens, public policy-makers, and CEOs to approach Africa. It will no longer be "The Hopeless Continent", nor will it become an overnight utopia. Bright and Hruby offer a more nuanced, net-sum, and data-rich approach to analyzing an increasingly complex continent, reconciling its continued challenges with rapid progress. The Next Africa describes a future of a more globally-connected Africa where its leaders and citizens wield significant economic, cultural, and political power--a future in which Americans will be more likely to own African stocks, work for companies doing business in Africa, buy African hits from iTunes, see Nigerian actors win Oscars, and learn new African names connected to tech moguls and billionaires"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I Africa's Great Economic Leap: Why Global CEOs and the World's Smartest Business Thinkers are Talking about Africa

1 Africa's Growth: Booming Commerce Becomes a Continent's Catalyst 15

2 Capital Is King: Global Investment in Africa 35

3 The Rise of African Consumer Power 62

Part II Constraints and Deal Breakers: A Brief Summary of Africa's post-cold war Disconnect from Global Markets (the Less Than 3 Percent Dilemma): Challenges That Could Derail the Opportunities of Africa's Historic Moment

4 The Globalization Gap: The Problem of Then 3 Percent 93

5 Africa's Deal Breakers 111

Part III Game Changers and Trailblazers: The Significant People, Places and Things Taking Africa into a New Era

6 "Africa Has a Tech Industry?" The Rise of Silicon Savannah 147

7 Africa's Evolving Technology Landscape: Now and Forward 168

8 The Diaspora: Africa's Elite Remote Nation 197

9 The FABA Profiles: Africans Reshaping Their Continent 213

Part IV Africa Forward: A Look Ahead to a More Connected, complex, and Culturally Integrated Africa

10 How to Get In: Individuals and Businesses 231

11 Africa's Growing Global Cultural Influence 253

12 Africa in 50 Years 269.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781250063717

125006371X

OCLC:

907810883

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