LEADER 04975nam 22006615 450 001 9910338058903321 005 20220413171943.0 010 $a3-030-01291-3 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-01291-5 035 $a(CKB)4100000007158804 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5601935 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-01291-5 035 $a(PPN)237880377 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007158804 100 $a20181119d2019 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAfrica in transformation $eeconomic development in the age of doubt /$fby Carlos Lopes 205 $a1st ed. 2019. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 164 pages) 311 $a3-030-01290-5 327 $aChapter 1: Introduction: Reflecting on Africa?s Contemporary Dynamics -- Chapter 2: Changing Politics -- Chapter 3: Respecting Diversity -- Chapter 4: Understanding Policy Space -- Chapter 5: Structural Transformation through Industrialisation -- Chapter 6: Increasing Agricultural Productivity -- Chapter 7: Revisiting the Social Contract -- Chapter 8: Adjusting to Climate Change -- Chapter 9: Inserting Agency in the Relations with China -- Chapter 10: Conclusions. 330 $a?Lopes brings his rigour, insight, and experience to this timely new book, presenting a compelling rethink of traditional development models in Africa and the need to seize on transformational change to build a sustainable future for the continent." ?Kofi Annan, former United Nations Secretary General ?Some readers will enjoy Lopes? eclectic brilliance and breath-taking culture. Others will salute his ability to bring compelling new angles to every topic. Everyone will be impressed with his craftsmanship, his rich and multi-faceted approach to development, and his high ethical standards. It is impossible to read this jewel book and not feel smarter.? ?Célestin Monga, African Development Bank?s Vice President and Chief Economist ?Drawing on his distinguished academic career, policy experience at the highest level, and deep love of the continent, Lopes provides a visionary analysis of Africa's current problems and future prospects. This book provides a highly unusual combination of intellectualism and hard-nosed pragmatism. A singular achievement.? ?Ha-Joon Chang, University of Cambridge, UK ?Thorough, thought-provoking, and beyond rhetoric: definitely a must-read for anyone who wants to understand Africa?s present and future.? ?Enrico Letta, former Prime Minister of Italy, Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po, France Lopes delivers an overview of the critical development issues facing the African continent today. He offers readers a blueprint of policies to address issues, and an intense, heartfelt meditation on the meaning of economic development in the age of democratic doubts, identity crises, global fears and threatening issues of sustainability. Carlos Lopes is Professor at Mandela School of Public Governance at the University of Cape Town, South Africa and Visiting Professor at Sciences Po in Paris, France. 606 $aPolitical science 606 $aAfrica?Politics and government 606 $aEconomic policy 606 $aEconomic development 606 $aEconomics 606 $aDevelopment economics 606 $aPopular Science in Political Science and International Relations$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q41000 606 $aAfrican Politics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/911090 606 $aDevelopment Policy$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/913020 606 $aDevelopment and Post-Colonialism$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/913070 606 $aInternational Political Economy$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/912140 606 $aDevelopment Economics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/W42000 615 0$aPolitical science. 615 0$aAfrica?Politics and government. 615 0$aEconomic policy. 615 0$aEconomic development. 615 0$aEconomics. 615 0$aDevelopment economics. 615 14$aPopular Science in Political Science and International Relations. 615 24$aAfrican Politics. 615 24$aDevelopment Policy. 615 24$aDevelopment and Post-Colonialism. 615 24$aInternational Political Economy. 615 24$aDevelopment Economics. 676 $a338.96 676 $a338.96 700 $aLopes$b Carlos$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0246133 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910338058903321 996 $aAfrica in Transformation$92500268 997 $aUNINA