02412nam 2200601Ia 450 991078415250332120230828234152.01-281-36362-697866113636281-4039-7725-910.1057/9781403977250(CKB)1000000000342633(SSID)ssj0000099934(PQKBManifestationID)11124696(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000099934(PQKBWorkID)10014784(PQKB)11079506(DE-He213)978-1-4039-7725-0(MiAaPQ)EBC307570(Au-PeEL)EBL307570(CaPaEBR)ebr10135641(CaONFJC)MIL136362(OCoLC)560467933(EXLCZ)99100000000034263320051101d2006 uy 0engurnn#008mamaatxtccrAfrica's elusive quest for development[electronic resource] /Mathurin C. Houngnikpo1st ed. 2006.New York Palgrave/Macmillan20061 online resource (XII, 252 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-349-53288-6 1-4039-7124-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. A synopsis of Africa's plight -- 2. Democracy's travails in Africa -- 3. The contemporary African state : Res Publica or Res Privata? -- 4. Corruption in Africa -- 5. Africa at its nadir -- 6. Required shift of paradigm -- 7. Herculean tasks ahead.Matt Houngnikpo examines how domestic conflict, economic stagnation, political instability, poverty and underdevelopment have plagued Africa for decades. He argues that a reversal of the political, economic and social plight of Africa lies in better policies, good governance, and, more importantly, a new type of African leader and citizen.Sustainable developmentAfricaEconomic developmentEnvironmental aspectsAfricaSustainable developmentEconomic developmentEnvironmental aspects338.96/07Houngnikpo Mathurin C1177482MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784152503321Africa's elusive quest for development3841608UNINA