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024 7 _a10.4324/9781315690506
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035 _a(OCoLC)1028731670
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100 1 _aLangdon, Steven,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aAfrican economic development /
_cby Steven Langdon, Archibald R.M. Ritter and Yiagadeesen Samy.
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aBoca Raton, FL :
_bRoutledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis,
_c2018.
300 _a1 online resource (614 pages) :
_b233 illustrations.
490 1 _aRoutledge Textbooks in Development Economics
505 0 0 _tchapter Introduction: Africa in Changing Perspective /
_rSteven Langdon --
_tpart I Analyzing the African Experience /
_rSteven Langdon --
_tchapter 1 Dimensions of Development: Geography, Ecology, History /
_rSteven Langdon --
_tchapter 2 Concepts of African Economic Development: Growth, Structural Change, Poverty and Gender /
_rSteven Langdon --
_tchapter 3 Development Theories, Political Economy and Governance /
_rSteven Langdon --
_tchapter 4 Economic Institutions and Planning for Development /
_rSteven Langdon --
_tpart II Human Resources in Africa /
_rSteven Langdon --
_tchapter 5 Demography /
_rSteven Langdon --
_tchapter 6 Income Distribution and Human Needs /
_rSteven Langdon --
_tchapter 7 Human Development: Education and Health /
_rSteven Langdon --
_tchapter 8 Labor and Livelihoods: Formal and Informal /
_rSteven Langdon --
_tchapter 9 Urbanization, Migration and Regional Development /
_rSteven Langdon --
_tpart III Sustaining African Economic Development /
_rSteven Langdon --
_tchapter 10 Environment and Climate Change /
_rSteven Langdon --
_tchapter 11 Agriculture and Rural Development /
_rSteven Langdon --
_tchapter 12 Natural Resources /
_rSteven Langdon --
_tchapter 13 The Industrial Sector /
_rSteven Langdon --
_tchapter 14 Infrastructure, Communications, Services and Tourism /
_rSteven Langdon --
_tchapter 15 Macroeconomic Management, Debt and Structural Adjustment Plans /
_rSteven Langdon --
_tpart IV Africa and the International Economy /
_rSteven Langdon --
_tchapter 16 Trade and Economic Development /
_rSteven Langdon --
_tchapter 17 Multinational Corporations and Foreign Direct Investment in Africa /
_rSteven Langdon --
_tchapter 18 Development Assistance: The African Record /
_rSteven Langdon --
_tchapter 19 The Changing Role of China in Africa /
_rSteven Langdon --
_tchapter 20 International Migration 1 /
_rSteven Langdon.
520 3 _aSub-Saharan Africa is at a turning point. The barriers to economic growth seen in the 1980-2000 era are disappearing and new optimism is spreading. However, difficult goals of eliminating poverty, achieving equity and overcoming environmental threats continue. This much-needed and insightful textbook has been written to help us understand this combination of emerging improvements and significant challenges.
650 0 _aEconomic development
_zAfrica
_y21st century.
650 0 _aEconomic development.
650 0 _aEconomic history.
650 0 _aInternational economic relations.
650 7 _aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development.
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700 1 _aRitter, Archibald R.M.,
_eauthor.
700 1 _aSamy, Yiagadeesen,
_eauthor.
710 2 _aTaylor and Francis.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781138915008
_w(DLC) 2017037298
830 0 _aRoutledge Textbooks in Development Economics.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315690506
_zClick here to view.
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