TY  - BOOK
AU  - Langdon,Steven
AU  - Ritter,Archibald R.M.
AU  - Samy,Yiagadeesen
ED  - Taylor and Francis.
TI  - African economic development
T2  - Routledge Textbooks in Development Economics
SN  - 9781315690506
AV  - HC800 
U1  - 338.9600905 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Boca Raton, FL
PB  - Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Africa
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Economic history
KW  - International economic relations
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - chapter Introduction: Africa in Changing Perspective; Steven Langdon --; part I Analyzing the African Experience; Steven Langdon --; chapter 1 Dimensions of Development: Geography, Ecology, History; Steven Langdon --; chapter 2 Concepts of African Economic Development: Growth, Structural Change, Poverty and Gender; Steven Langdon --; chapter 3 Development Theories, Political Economy and Governance; Steven Langdon --; chapter 4 Economic Institutions and Planning for Development; Steven Langdon --; part II Human Resources in Africa; Steven Langdon --; chapter 5 Demography; Steven Langdon --; chapter 6 Income Distribution and Human Needs; Steven Langdon --; chapter 7 Human Development: Education and Health; Steven Langdon --; chapter 8 Labor and Livelihoods: Formal and Informal; Steven Langdon --; chapter 9 Urbanization, Migration and Regional Development; Steven Langdon --; part III Sustaining African Economic Development; Steven Langdon --; chapter 10 Environment and Climate Change; Steven Langdon --; chapter 11 Agriculture and Rural Development; Steven Langdon --; chapter 12 Natural Resources; Steven Langdon --; chapter 13 The Industrial Sector; Steven Langdon --; chapter 14 Infrastructure, Communications, Services and Tourism; Steven Langdon --; chapter 15 Macroeconomic Management, Debt and Structural Adjustment Plans; Steven Langdon --; part IV Africa and the International Economy; Steven Langdon --; chapter 16 Trade and Economic Development; Steven Langdon --; chapter 17 Multinational Corporations and Foreign Direct Investment in Africa; Steven Langdon --; chapter 18 Development Assistance: The African Record; Steven Langdon --; chapter 19 The Changing Role of China in Africa; Steven Langdon --; chapter 20 International Migration 1; Steven Langdon
N2  - Sub-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
UR  - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315690506
ER  -