African economic development

Author

Additional Author(s)

• Nnadozie, Emmanuel
• Jerome, Afeikhena

Publisher

Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2019

Language

English

ISBN

9781787437838

Series

Subject(s)

• BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / GENERAL
• ECONOMICS

Notes

• Emerald Business Management and Economics Ebooks 2019
• Includes index

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Abstract

In a sweeping survey of African economies, leading scholars offer the latest research into the biggest current influences on African growth and development, taking account of relevant institutional contexts as well as significant or unique problems that have slowed Africa’s progress.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

online resource (xxx, 548 p.)

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Other Desc.

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Summary / Review / Table of Content

Prelims
Part I Introduction to Africa and African Economic Development
Chapter 1 Why Study African Economic Development?
Chapter 2 Overview of African Development
Chapter 3 Definition and Measurement of Growth and Development
Part II Africa’s Characteristics and Development Challenges
Chapter 4 Geo-economy and History
Chapter 5 Engines of Growth and Africa’s Economic Performance Revisited
Chapter 6 Climate Change, Environment, and Sustainable Development in Africa
Chapter 7 Population
Chapter 8 Poverty and Development
Chapter 9 Growth-Poverty-Inequality Nexus: Toward a Mutually Inclusive Relationship in Africa
Part III Critical Issues
Chapter 10 Implications of Ethnic Diversity
Chapter 11 The Economics of Religious Conversion in Sub-Saharan Africa
Chapter 12 Institutions and African Economic Development
Chapter 13 Health and Economic Development
Chapter 14 Education and Economic Development
Chapter 15 Leadership and Development in Africa
Chapter 16 Corruption and Economic Development
Part IV Sector Analyses
Chapter 17 Agricultural Transformation and Africa’s Economic Development
Chapter 18 Innovative Finance in Africa
Chapter 19 Africa’s Energy Conundrum
Chapter 20 Reviving Industrialization in Africa
Part V Development Challenges, Policies, and Strategies
Chapter 21 Understanding Migration and Remittances: Lessons from Nigeria
Chapter 22 Restarting and Sustaining Growth and Development
Chapter 23 Sub-Saharan Africa’s Development Experience and Policy Practice, 1960–2018
Index

Exemplar(s)

#	Accession No.	Call Number	Location	Status
1.	00435/20	338.96 Afr	Online !	Available