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Record Nr.

UNINA9910957346003321

Autore

Bigman D

Titolo

Poverty, Hunger, and Democracy in Africa : Potential and Limitations of Democracy in Cementing Multiethnic Societies / / by D. Bigman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2011

ISBN

9780230248489

0230248489

Edizione

[1st ed. 2011.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXVI, 325 p.)

Disciplina

363.8096

Soggetti

Development economics

Regional economics

Space in economics

Economic development

Management

Economic history

International economic relations

Development Economics

Regional and Spatial Economics

Development Studies

Economic History

International Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Introduction and background ; The black man's burden -- pt. 2, Coping with escalating food insecurity: The threat of climatic changes ; Can Africa feed its people? ; Is Africa doomed to permanent food crises? -- pt. 3, Africa's poverty traps and obstacles to growth: The geographical map and man-made obstacles ; The deomgraphic and social changes and the urbanization of poverty -- pt. 4, Civil conflicts, wars and democracy : will democracy inflame or help to settle civil conflicts?: The roots and long-term effects of Africa's wars and civil conflicts ; The impact of wars and civil conflicts on Africa's growth and



poverty ; Will democracy settle or intensify civil conflicts? -- pt. 5, The fourth wave of democratization : will democracy cement the African multiethnic nation state?: The transition of the African countries to democracy ; Can democracy help the African states to cement their multiethnic societies?

Sommario/riassunto

The book evaluates alternative policy options for the African countries to overcome the food crisis and the changing structure of world trade to sustain their impressive growth of the early 2000s.These policies must go beyond economic reforms and seek a solution to the entrenched political problems that divided the continent.