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020			_a9780143528098
050			_aHC800 _b.M54 2010
100			_aMills, Greg 1962-
245			_aWhy Africa is poor : _b and what Africans can do about it _cGreg Mills.
260			_aJohannesburg, South Africa : _bPenguin Books (South Africa), _c2010
300			_axx, 511 p. : _bill ; _c20 cm
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 384-411) and index
520			_a "Economic growth does not demand a secret formula. Good development examples now abound in East Asia and farther afield in others parts of Asia, and in Central America. But why then has Africa failed to realise its potential in half a century of independence? This book shows that African poverty is not because the world has denied the continent the market and financial means to compete: far from it. It has not been because of aid per se. Nor is African poverty solely a consequence of poor infrastructure or trade access, or because the necessary development and technical expertise is unavailable internationally. Why then has the continent lagged behind other developing areas when its people work hard and the continent is blessed with abundant natural resources? Stomping across the continent and the developing world in search of the answer, Greg Mills controversially shows that the main reason why Africa’s people are poor is because their leaders have made this choice"--Dust jacket.
650			_a Economic development _xAfrica
650			_aPoverty _zAfrica.
650			_aAfrica _xEconomic policy.
650			_aLeadership _zAfrica.
650			_aEconomic assistance _zAfrica.
650			_aDemocracy _zAfrica.
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