The birth of new nations, independent democracies, the unprecedented growth of cities from Lagos to Cairo; the African continent is booming. So why do myths about underdevelopment, unproductive land and overpopulation remain? In a groundbreaking new study of Africa's developmental history, economist Joe Studwell debunks long-held views about the continent's presumed resistance to growth, charting monumental changes in government, demography and asset management. Considering everything from settler colonialism to soil conditions, mineral extractivism to disease development and eradication, Studwell persuasively argues that the seizing back of land, people and states across Africa, has also been the seizure of mass economic development. From slavery to independence and beyond, this is the definitive account of the world's second largest continent - and an optimistic look to its future.

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Mediatyp: Bok
Bandtyp: Häftad
Författare: Joe Studwell
Förlag: Hachette UK Distribution
Språk: Engelska
Omfång: 448 sidor
Mått (bxhxd): 152x233x32 mm
Vikt: 550 gram
Illustrerad: Nej

Streckkod: 9781805226772
SKU: 724428