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100 1 _aMills, Greg,
_d1962-
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245 1 0 _aWhy Africa is poor :
_band what Africans can do about it /
_cGreg Mills.
260 _aJohannesburg, South Africa :
_bPenguin Books (South Africa),
_c2010.
300 _axviii, 418 p. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 384-411) and index.
520 _a"Economic growth does not demand a secret formula. Good development examples now abound in East Asia and farther afield in others parts of Asia, and in Central America. But why then has Africa failed to realise its potential in half a century of independence? This book shows that African poverty is not because the world has denied the continent the market and financial means to compete: far from it. It has not been because of aid per se. Nor is African poverty solely a consequence of poor infrastructure or trade access, or because the necessary development and technical expertise is unavailable internationally. Why then has the continent lagged behind other developing areas when its people work hard and the continent is blessed with abundant natural resources? Stomping across the continent and the developing world in search of the answer, Greg Mills controversially shows that the main reason why Africa's people are poor is because their leaders have made this choice"--Dust jacket.
650 0 _aEconomic development
_zAfrica.
650 0 _aPoverty
_zAfrica.
650 0 _aLeadership
_zAfrica.
650 0 _aEconomic assistance
_zAfrica.
650 0 _aDemocracy
_zAfrica.
651 0 _aAfrica
_xEconomic policy.
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