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Africa unchained

the blueprint for Africa's future
Verfasser*in: Suche nach Verfasser*in Ayittey, George B.N.
Verfasser*innenangabe: George B.N. Ayittey
Jahr: 2005
Verlag: Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan
Mediengruppe: Buch
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Why haven't the poorest Africans been able to prosper in the twenty-first century? Celebrated economist George Ayittey thinks the answer is obvious: economic freedom was denied to them, first by foreign colonial powers and now by indigenous leaders with similarly oppressive practices. As war and conflict replaced peace, Africa's infrastructure crumbled. Instead of bemoaning the myriad difficulties facing the continent today, Ayittey boldly proposes a program of development--a way forward--for Africa. Africa Unchained investigates how Africa can modernize, build, and improve its indigenous institutions, and argues forcefully that Africa should build and expand upon traditions of free markets and free trade rather than continuing to use exploitative economic structures. The economic model here is uniquely African and takes little heed from the developed world; this is sure to be a highly controversial plan for moving Africa forward.
 
/ AUS DEM INHALT: / / / CHAPTER 1
WHY AFRICA IS POOR 1
Introduction
Atinga: The African Peasant
Plan of the Book
CHAPTER 2
THE WRATH OF THE PEOPLE 33
Angry Peasants Fighting Back
More Angry Voices
Economic Retrogression
Africa's Salvation and Future
Abysmal Failure of Western Policies toward Africa
CHAPTER 3
THE POSTCOLONIAL ELITE DEVELOPMENT MODEL 57
Introduction
Ideologies for Africa's Postcolonial Development
Strategies for Development
The Initial Mistakes
Leadership Flaws
Summary
CHAPTER 4
THE CULTURAL BETRAYAL 93
The Imposition of Alien Systems on Africa
The Destruction of Africa's Heritage
CHAPTER 5
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE 131
The Resource Gap
Foreign Aid After Independence
The Failure of Foreign Aid Programs in Africa
CHAPTER 6
THE FIRST GENERATION PROBLEMS 173
The Predatory State
Failed Industrialization Bid
Summary
Conclusion
CHAPTER 7
THE SECOND GENERATION PROBLEMS 237
Introduction
Africa's Agricultural Crisis
Inflation
Africa's Foreign Debt Crisis
CHAPTER 8
HOW TO DEVELOP AFRICA 307
Why the Statist/Socialist Model Failed in Africa
CHAPTER 9
THE INDIGENOUS ECONOMIC SYSTEM 337
Introduction
Property Rights
Free Market, Free Trade Tradition
The Indigenous System: A Summary and Assessment
Indigenous Africa under Colonial Rule
The Golden Age of Peasant Prosperity
Botswana: The Shining Black Economic Star
The Keys to Botswana's Success
Addendum: Myths about African Participation in the Slave Trade
CHAPTER 10
THE ATINGA DEVELOPMENT MODEL 365
Introduction
The New Development Strategy
The Village Development Model
The Informal Sector: Free Enterprise Rules
Investment Strategy
Summary
CHAPTER 11
EPILOGUE AND CONCLUSIONS 401
Monumental Leadership Failure
African Renaissance
Notes 447
Bibliography 452
Index 469
 

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Verfasser*in: Suche nach Verfasser*in Ayittey, George B.N.
Verfasser*innenangabe: George B.N. Ayittey
Jahr: 2005
Verlag: Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan
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Interessenkreis: Suche nach diesem Interessenskreis Sprache: Englisch
ISBN: 1-4039-6359-2
Beschreibung: 1.ed., 1. publ., XXVI, 483 S.
Schlagwörter: Afrika, Armut, Wirtschaftspolitik, Wirtschaftsentwicklung, Zukunftserwartung, Arme Leute, Armer, Verarmung, Wirtschaftsdynamik, Wirtschaftswandel, Ökonomische Entwicklung
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