02935nam 22008295 450 991095700840332120240508223242.09786611363628978128136362612813636269781403977250140397725910.1057/9781403977250(CKB)1000000000342633(SSID)ssj0000099934(PQKBManifestationID)11124696(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000099934(PQKBWorkID)10014784(PQKB)11079506(DE-He213)978-1-4039-7725-0(Au-PeEL)EBL307570(CaPaEBR)ebr10135641(CaONFJC)MIL136362(OCoLC)560467933(MiAaPQ)EBC307570(Perlego)3496608(EXLCZ)99100000000034263320151203d2006 u| 0engurnn#008mamaatxtccrAfrica's Elusive Quest for Development /by M. Houngnikpo1st ed. 2006.New York :Palgrave Macmillan US :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2006.1 online resource (XII, 252 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9781349532889 1349532886 9781403971241 1403971242 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.Economic developmentAfricaPolitics and governmentEthnologyAfricaCultureSociologyDevelopment StudiesAfrican PoliticsAfrican CultureSociologyEconomic development.AfricaPolitics and government.EthnologyCulture.Sociology.Development Studies.African Politics.African Culture.Sociology.338.96/07Houngnikpo Mathurin C1177482MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910957008403321Africa's Elusive Quest for Development4334965UNINA