How Africa works : success and failure on the world's last developmental frontier / Joe Studwell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Studwell, Joe, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Africa.

Economic development.

Africa--Economic conditions.

Africa.

Physical Description:

x, 435 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Grove Atlantic US hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2026.

Summary:

"The acclaimed author of How Asia Works brings his "pithy, well-written and intellectually vigorous" (Financial Times) reporting to Africa, revealing essential, promising lessons about the engines of economic growth across the continent. In the 1980s, countries across Asia stunned the world with meteoric economic growth-but when eyes turn to Africa today, it is often to lament corruption, violence and poverty rather than to scout the next developmental frontrunners. Yet some African nations, even in the face of challenging geography and the crippling legacies of colonialism, have found remarkable success. In How Africa Works, Joe Studwell draws on extensive research and travel across the continent to explore what's worked and what hasn't, and shows how the rapidly rising population-seen as alarming by so many-will be foundational to Africa's flourishing. Studwell's book is essential reading for anyone looking to understand the next chapter of global development"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I : The context. The demographic constraint ; The wrong kind of economy ; Divided, displaced, uneducated

Part II : Early movers. Botswana: meritocracy without a vision ; Mauritius: something right in paradise ; Ethiopia: all in on the Asian model ; Rwanda: Singapore in Central Africa

Part III : The challenge for the rest. Agriculture: the birth of demand ; Manufacturing: the next challenge ; Hello, Africa.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version Studwell, Joe How Africa works

ISBN:

9780802158437

0802158439

OCLC:

1569208038

Publisher Number:

90103641748