| Pilgrims of the Night: Development Challenges and Opportunities in Africa Contributor(s): Agyeman-Duah, Ivor (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0956240151 ISBN-13: 9780956240156 Publisher: Ayebia Clarke Publishing OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development - History | Africa - General - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries |
| Dewey: 338.96 |
| LCCN: 2011379502 |
| Physical Information: 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Cultural Region - Southern Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Africa's development process has and continues to be like walking through a thick forest made obscure by institutional weakness, social challenges and capacity gaps. Sustainable development should be in the hands of Africans and outside support as a critical compliment. Getting the navigation right is paramount in the face of emerging challenges so well covered in this undoubtedly important and highly recommended book. The authors argue that Africa must control its own precious natural resources, reform its government institutions, modify its trade and economic relations and form new relationships with emerging economies in order to improve conditions on the continent. |
Contributor Bio(s): Agyeman-Duah, Ivor: - Ivor Agyeman-Duah is the founder of the public organization, Centre for Intellectual Renewal in Ghana. He is the author and editor of several books including An Economic History of Ghana, Bu Me Be: Proverbs of the Akans, which he edited with the late Peggy Appiah and her son Kwame Anthony Appiah and Pilgrims of the Night. Born in 1966 in Kumasi, he was holds MA from the University of Wales and an MSc in Economic Development from The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. He is the winner of several international awards including 'The Distinguished Friend of Oxford 2012' at Oxford University. |