{"product_id":"economic-development-in-the-twenty-first-matthew-kofi-ocran-9783030107697","title":"Economic Development in the Twenty-First Century: Lessons for Africa Throughout History","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book uses lessons from history to help African countries take charge of their own economic development agenda. History is an important part of Africa's economic development narrative, and Ocran investigates how the development outcomes between Africa and Western Europe became so divergent when in the early medieval period average income levels and economic development in the two regions differed only marginally. The sixteenth century marked a turning point, with the emergence of Western European mercantilism and capitalism and their associated exploitation of other countries. In understanding Africa's economic development, it is crucial to recognise that Africa has not always been poor.\u003c\/p\u003eExamining 400 years of enslavement and colonisation, this book takes us to present day Africa and economic issues affecting the continent. With selected case studies from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore to South Korea and China, Ocran proposes ways to break out of the economic development quandary Africa currently faces.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Kofi Ocran\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3030107698\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783030107697\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 1.31d","brand":"Matthew Kofi Ocran","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48089044812031,"sku":"9783030107697","price":119.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e67f5783-ac04-410e-8b9e-db361d88ee57.jpg?v=1769107895","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/economic-development-in-the-twenty-first-matthew-kofi-ocran-9783030107697","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}