LEADER 02445nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910450876203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-36362-6 010 $a9786611363628 010 $a1-4039-7725-9 024 7 $a10.1057/9781403977250 035 $a(CKB)1000000000342633 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000099934 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11124696 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000099934 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10014784 035 $a(PQKB)11079506 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-4039-7725-0 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC307570 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL307570 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10135641 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL136362 035 $a(OCoLC)560467933 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000342633 100 $a20051101d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#008mamaa 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAfrica's elusive quest for development$b[electronic resource] /$fMathurin C. Houngnikpo 205 $a1st ed. 2006. 210 $aNew York $cPalgrave/Macmillan$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (XII, 252 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-349-53288-6 311 $a1-4039-7124-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. 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. 330 $aMatt 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. 606 $aSustainable development$zAfrica 606 $aEconomic development$xEnvironmental aspects$zAfrica 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSustainable development 615 0$aEconomic development$xEnvironmental aspects 676 $a338.96/07 700 $aHoungnikpo$b Mathurin C$0884508 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450876203321 996 $aAfrica's elusive quest for development$92095892 997 $aUNINA