Oblivion or utopia : the prospects for Africa / Chiku Malunga ; foreword by Alan Fowler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Malunga, Chiku Watchman.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Africa--Economic conditions--21st century.

Africa.

Africa--Forecasting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (148 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explains that efforts to reverse Africa's continuing underdevelopment have failed to date because they have not been consciously aimed at enabling Africa to turn its vast natural resources into wealth; here, Malunga proposes a five step strategy enabling the continent revolutionize and improve the system.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: The Nature of the Struggle; Chapter 3: Africa's Economy; Chapter 4: African Politics and Economic Development; Chapter 5: Civil Society and Economic Development; Chapter 6: African Culture and Economic Development; Chapter 7: What can Africa learn from South Korea's Economic Miracle; Chapter 8: Positioning Africa in the World; Chapter 9: What would an Economically Liberated Africa look like?; Chapter 10: The five Step Strategy for Africa's Economic Independence; Bibliography

Appendix: A Summary of the Discussion on the Future of AfricaIndex; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7618-9039-4

0-7618-4985-8

0-7618-4987-4

OCLC:

851315795