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Author Miguel, Edward.

Title Africa's turn? / Edward Miguel ; foreword by William Easterly
Published Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 161 pages) : illustrations
Series A Boston review book
Boston review book.
Contents Is it Africa's turn? -- Forum: Robert H. Bates ; Ken Banks ; Olu Ajakaiye ; Rosamond Naylor ; David N. Weil ; Jeremy M. Weinstein ; Smita Singh ; Paul Collier ; Rachel Glennerster -- Real progress
Summary "By the end of the twentieth century, sub-Saharan Africa had experienced twenty-five years of economic and political disaster. While 'economic miracles' in China and India raised hundreds of millions from extreme poverty, Africa seemed to have been overtaken by violent conflict and mass destitution, and ranked lowest in the world in just about every economic and social indicator. Working in Busia, a small Kenyan border town, economist Edward Miguel began to notice something different starting in 1997: modest but steady economic progress, with new construction projects, flower markets, shops, and ubiquitous cell phones. In "Africa's Turn?" Miguel tracks a decade of comparably hopeful economic trends throughout sub-Saharan Africa and suggests that we may be seeing a turnaround. He bases his hopes on a range of recent changes: democracy is finally taking root in many countries; China's successes have fueled large-scale investment in Africa; and rising commodity prices have helped as well. Miguel warns, though, that the growth is fragile. Violence and climate change could derail it quickly, and he argues for specific international assistance when drought and civil strife loom."--Book cover
Analysis SOCIAL SCIENCES/Political Science/International Relations & Security
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-158)
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Subject Political stability -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- 21st century
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- Comparative.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic History.
Economic history
Politics and government
Political stability
Politisches System
Wirtschaftsentwicklung
Entwicklung
Politische Stabilität
Wirtschaftsentwicklung.
Politisk stabilitet -- Afrika söder om Sahara -- 2000-talet.
SUBJECT Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Economic conditions -- 21st century
Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Politics and government -- 21st century
Subject Sub-Saharan Africa
Afrika
Afrika.
Afrika söder om Sahara -- ekonomiska förhållanden -- 2000-talet.
Afrika söder om Sahara -- politik och förvaltning -- 2000-talet.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780262254977
0262254972
9780262012898
0262012898
1282240536
9781282240537
9786612240539
6612240539