04055nam 2200661Ia 450 991081734390332120200520144314.00-262-26099-997866122405390-262-25497-21-282-24053-69786612240539(CKB)1000000000755369(EBL)3339014(SSID)ssj0000099939(PQKBManifestationID)11127577(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000099939(PQKBWorkID)10020145(PQKB)10222280(MiAaPQ)EBC3339014(OCoLC)320445788(OCoLC)432428937(OCoLC)607764476(OCoLC)608623564(OCoLC)646808889(OCoLC)652205258(OCoLC)656454594(OCoLC)722713158(OCoLC)728055220(OCoLC)767440776(OCoLC)816316222(OCoLC)961547983(OCoLC)962601305(OCoLC)968312037(OCoLC)968768529(OCoLC)974441539(OCoLC)974516031(OCoLC)975821049(OCoLC)991910185(OCoLC)992074654(OCoLC)1004385608(OCoLC)1005639895(OCoLC)1011023647(OCoLC)1024260838(OCoLC)1037534552(OCoLC)1037934319(OCoLC)1038674639(OCoLC)1041613935(OCoLC)1045553118(OCoLC)1047675048(OCoLC)1055313373(OCoLC)1058159381(OCoLC)1066406696(OCoLC)1081103130(OCoLC)1081264103(OCoLC)1083585042(OCoLC-P)320445788(MaCbMITP)8315(Au-PeEL)EBL3339014(CaPaEBR)ebr10286271(CaONFJC)MIL224053(OCoLC)320445788(EXLCZ)99100000000075536920081205d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAfrica's turn? /Edward Miguel ; foreword by William Easterly1st ed.Cambridge, Mass. MIT Pressc20091 online resource (177 p.)A Boston review bookDescription based upon print version of record.0-262-01289-8 Includes bibliographical references.Contents ; Foreword ; I Is it Africa's Turn?; II Forum; Robert H. Bates; Ken Banks; Olu Ajakaiye; Rosamond Naylor; David N. Weil; Jeremy M. Weinstein; Smita Singh; Paul Collier; Rachel Glennerster; III Real Progress; Acknowledgements ; Appendix of Resources ; About the Contributors"By the end of the twentieth century, sub-Saharan Africa had experienced twenty-five years of economic and political disaster. While 'economic miracles' in China and India raised hundreds of millions from extreme poverty, Africa seemed to have been overtaken by violent conflict and mass destitution, and ranked lowest in the world in just about every economic and social indicator. Working in Busia, a small Kenyan border town, economist Edward Miguel began to notice something different starting in 1997: modest but steady economic progress, with new construction projects, flower markets, shops, and ubiquitous cell phones. In "Africa's Turn?" Miguel tracks a decade of comparably hopeful economic trends throughout sub-Saharan Africa and suggests that we may be seeing a turnaround. He bases his hopes on a range of recent changes: democracy is finally taking root in many countries; China's successes have fueled large-scale investment in Africa; and rising commodity prices have helped as well. Miguel warns, though, that the growth is fragile. Violence and climate change could derail it quickly, and he argues for specific international assistance when drought and civil strife loom."--Book cover.Boston review book.Political stabilityAfrica, Sub-Saharan21st centuryAfrica, Sub-SaharanEconomic conditions21st centuryAfrica, Sub-SaharanPolitics and government21st centuryPolitical stability330.967Miguel Edward992091MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817343903321Africa's turn3957871UNINA