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Making Africa work : a handbook for economic success / Greg Mills, Olusegun Obasanjo, Jeffrey Herbst, Dickie Davis.

Title
Making Africa work : a handbook for economic success / Greg Mills, Olusegun Obasanjo, Jeffrey Herbst, Dickie Davis.
Author
Mills, Greg
Publication
London : C. Hurst (Publishers) Ltd., 2017.

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Additional Authors
  • Obasanjo, Olusegun
  • Herbst, Jeffrey
  • Davis, Dickie
Description
xviii, 317 pages : illustrations, maps; 22 cm
Summary
Over the next generation, Sub-Saharan Africa faces three big, inter-related challenges. Its population will double to 2 billion by 2045. By then, more than half of Africans will be living in cities. And this group of mostly young people will be connected with each other and the world through mobile devices. Properly planned for and harnessed, this situation is a tremendously positive force for change. But without economic growth and jobs, it could prove a political and social catastrophe. With these population increases, old systems of patronage and of muddling through will no longer work. Instead, if leaders want to remain in power, they will have to find a more dynamic means of promoting growth. A first-hand account of a rapidly changing region, Making Africa Work is a handbook for ensuring growth beyond commodities and creating jobs across the continent. --
Subject
  • 2000-2099
  • International business enterprises > Africa
  • States, Small > Economic conditions > Africa
  • Globalization > Economic aspects > Africa
  • Economic development > Africa
  • Africa, Sub-Saharan > Economic conditions > 21st century
  • Africa, Sub-Saharan > Forecasting
  • Africa, Sub-Saharan > Politics and government > 21st century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 The state of Africa's people, institutions and structures -- 1.People and cities -- 2.Democracy and development -- 3.Infrastructure -- pt. 2 The state of Africa's economy -- 4.Agriculture -- 5.Mining -- 6.Manufacturing -- 7.Services -- 8.Technology -- pt. 3 Making Africa work -- 9.Mobilising resources, de-risking investment -- 10.Planning for success -- 11.Leadership and delivery.
ISBN
  • 1849048738
  • 9781849048736
OCLC
  • 982093087
  • SCSB-11082591
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library