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200 10$aAfrica's Elusive Quest for Development /$fby M. Houngnikpo
205   $a1st ed. 2006.
210  1$aNew York :$cPalgrave Macmillan US :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2006.
215   $a1 online resource (XII, 252 p.)
300   $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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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   $aEconomic development
606   $aAfrica$xPolitics and government
606   $aEthnology$zAfrica
606   $aCulture
606   $aSociology
606   $aDevelopment Studies
606   $aAfrican Politics
606   $aAfrican Culture
606   $aSociology
615  0$aEconomic development.
615  0$aAfrica$xPolitics and government.
615  0$aEthnology
615  0$aCulture.
615  0$aSociology.
615 14$aDevelopment Studies.
615 24$aAfrican Politics.
615 24$aAfrican Culture.
615 24$aSociology.
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