Africa's Development in Historical Perspective (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781107691209)

This edited volume addresses the root causes of Africa's persistent poverty through an investigation of its longue dur e history. It interrogates the African past through disease and demography, institutions and governance, African economies and the impact of the export slave trade, colonialism, Africa in the world economy, and culture's influence on accumulation and investment. Several of the chapters take a comparative perspective, placing Africa's developments aside other global patterns. The readership for this book spans from the informed lay reader with an interest in Africa, academics and undergraduate and graduate students, policy makers, and those in the development world.

Author: Emmanuel Akyeampong
ISBN-10: 1107691206
ISBN-13: 9781107691209
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/11/2014
Pages: 539
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2015 pg. 858