African development :
Moss, Todd.
African development : making sense of the issues and actors / Todd J. Moss. - Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007. - xi, 275 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-264) and index.
Introduction -- 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 slow-growth puzzle -- Economic reform and the politics of adjustment -- The international aid system -- Debt burdens and debt relief -- Poverty and human development -- Regionalism and globalization -- Regional institutions and NEPAD -- Africa and world trade -- Private investment and the business environment -- Conclusion.
9781588264961 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1588264963 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781588264725 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1588264726 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2006033589
Economic assistance--Africa.
Economic development.
Africa--Economic conditions--1960-
Africa--Economic policy.
HC800 / .M6775 2007
338.96
African development : making sense of the issues and actors / Todd J. Moss. - Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007. - xi, 275 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-264) and index.
Introduction -- 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 slow-growth puzzle -- Economic reform and the politics of adjustment -- The international aid system -- Debt burdens and debt relief -- Poverty and human development -- Regionalism and globalization -- Regional institutions and NEPAD -- Africa and world trade -- Private investment and the business environment -- Conclusion.
9781588264961 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1588264963 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781588264725 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1588264726 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2006033589
Economic assistance--Africa.
Economic development.
Africa--Economic conditions--1960-
Africa--Economic policy.
HC800 / .M6775 2007
338.96