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Book SynopsisWhen it was published in 2002, the first edition of
African Economic Development offered an authoritative statement about economic growth on the continent. Its multidisciplinary regional studies built an analytic framework that served as a cornerstone of the field for over a decade.
The second edition offers a new collection of authoritative articles for a new age. In a sweeping survey of African economies, leading scholars offer the latest research into the biggest current influences on African growth and development, taking account of relevant institutional contexts as well as significant or unique problems that have slowed Africa's progress. Despite recognizing the factors that have resulted in underdevelopment, however, the contributors paint a hopeful picture of the efforts being made to overcome barriers, and they suggest that a significant reduction of poverty is possible in the near future. Each chapter singles out a particular problem-be it related to demography, geography, politics, climate change, agriculture, or industrialization-and proposes pragmatic solutions that put Africans' needs and capabilities first. Balancing theory and empiricism, and eschewing vague ideological or political language, this book provides an important vantage point from which to herald Africa's elusive dawn.
For its rigorous scholarship, its unique breadth, and its actionable suggestions for the near future, the second edition of
African Economic Development is a must-read for students, researchers, and practitioners of international development.
Trade ReviewIn a textbook on economic development in Africa, economists cover Africa's characteristics and development challenges; critical issues; sector analysis; and development challenges, policies, and strategies. The topics include the definition and measurement of growth and development, the growth-poverty-inequality nexus: toward a mutually inclusive relationship in Africa, the economics of religious conversion in sub-Saharan Africa, agricultural transformation and Africa's economic development, and sub-Saharan Africa's development experience and policy practice from 1960 to 2018. -- Annotation ©2019 * (protoview.com) *
Table of ContentsPART I. Introduction to Africa and African Economic DevelopmentChapter 1. Why Study African Economic Development?;
Emmanuel Nnadozie Chapter 2. Overview of African Development;
Emmanuel Nnadozie Chapter 3. Definition and Measurement of Economic Growth and Development;
Emmanuel Nnadozie and Afeikhena Jerome PART II. Africa's Characteristics and Development Challenges Chapter 4. Geo-Economy and History;
Mario J. Azevedo Chapter 5. Engines of Growth and Africa's Economic Performance;
Marcel Fafchamps Chapter 6. Climate Change, Environment and Sustainable Development in Africa;
Achim Steiner Chapter 7. Population;
Jacob Adetunji Chapter 8. Poverty and Development;
Nick Vink, Norma Tregurtha and Louw Pienaar Chapter 9. Growth - Poverty - Inequality Nexus: Towards a Mutually Inclusive Relationship in Africa;
Ayodele Odusola PART III. Critical Issues Chapter 10. Implications of Ethnic Diversity;
Paul Collier Chapter 11. The Economics of Religious Conversion in Sub-Saharan Africa;
Jean-Philippe Platteau Chapter 12. Institutions and African Economic Development;
Augustin Kwasi Fosu Chapter 13. Health and Economic Development;
Mario J. Azevedo, Akim T. Lukwa and Olufunke Alaba Chapter 14. Education and Economic Development;
Mario J. Azevedo and Emmanuel Nnadozie Chapter 15. Leadership and Developments in Africa;
John F. E. Ohiorhenuan Chapter 16. Corruption and Economic Development;
John Mukum Mbaku PART IV. Sector Analyses Chapter 17. Agricultural Transformation and Africa's Economic Development;
T. S. Jayne, Rui Benfica, Felix Kwame Yeboah and Jordan Chamberlin Chapter 18. Innovative Finance in Africa;
Nicholas Biekpe and Odongo Kodongo Chapter 19. Africa's Energy Conundrum;
Afeikhena Jerome, Emmanuel Nnadozie and David Nabena Chapter 20. Reviving Industrialization in Africa;
Afeikhena Jerome and Olu Ajaikaye PART V. Development Challenges, Policies and Strategies Chapter 21. Understanding Migration and Remittances: Lessons for Nigeria;
Una Osili Chapter 22. Restarting and Sustaining Growth and Development;
James S. Duesenberry, Arthur A. Goldsmith, and Malcolm F. McPherson Chapter 23. Sub-Saharan Africa's Development Experience and Policy Practice, 1960-2018;
Olu Ajakaiye and Afeikhena Jerome
