African Development: Making Sense of the Issues and ActorsIn the ongoing battle against global poverty, the countries of Africa continue to present the greatest challenge. African Development offers a comprehensive introduction to the issues, actors, and institutions interacting across the diverse continent. Each issue chapter is organized around three fundamental questions: Where are we now? How did we get to this point? What are the current debates? Interspersed throughout are vivid sidebars acquainting the student with ten well-known big men and ten equally important but lesser known African actors. The text also includes the ABCs of development jargon. |
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History and the Legacy of Colonialism | 19 |
Big Men Personal Rule and Patronage Politics | 37 |
Violent Conflict and Civil War | 55 |
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