The black race rising : (perspective from West Africa) / Michael K.O. Appiah.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Appiah, Michael K. O., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Africa--Economic conditions.

Africa.

Economic conditions.

Africa, West--Economic conditions.

Africa, West.

West Africa.

Economic history.

Physical Description:

157 pages ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

Accra, Ghana : Optimum Publishing, [2017]

Summary:

"Various reasons have been given by diverse people to explain why the black race is below the other races at the different levels of development. Despite a lot of literature proffering many different reasons for this phenomenon, the development gap keeps widening to the disadvantage of the black race. It is either our leaders are not addressing the reasons well enough to provide workable solutions, or the reasons widely accepted by many, are not what we should be concentrating on. This book attempts to look at, and discuss other reasons which are not so widely accepted as the causes of our under-development, and goes on to offer possible solutions for addressing them. The book advocates for a dispassionate and objective mind in discussing these reasons, since some of them are really contentious and highly debatable."--Back cover.

Contents:

Brief developmental background of the races

How culture affects our way of life

Short-term versus long-term thinking

Risk taking

The power of change

Sacrificing and selflessness

Role of the supernatural

Oral versus writing cultures

Reading culture

Time management

Over-dependence

Materialism

The role of titles

Age versus competence

Commercialization

Brain versus brawn

Concepts of wealth

The way forward

Conclusion.

Notes:

LC copy signed by author.

Includes bibliographical references (page 157).

ISBN:

9789988252021

9988252021

OCLC:

1082336148