Oblivion or Utopia
The Prospects for Africa- Authors:
- Publisher:
- 2009
Summary
Oblivion or Utopia: the Prospects for Africa explains that most of the problems on the continent stem from the fact that, although the continent may be politically independent, it is not economically independent. Efforts to reverse the continent's continuing underdevelopment have failed to date, including trillions of dollars in aid, because they have not been consciously aimed at enabling Africa to turn its vast natural resources into wealth, which is the only known way of ensuring economic independence. Based on a comprehensive exploration of impediments to reach the goal of economic independence required for self definition, the book proposes a five step strategy which can enable the continent to turn its natural resources into wealth by: 1.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2009
- ISBN-Print
- 978-0-7618-4985-8
- ISBN-Online
- 978-0-7618-4987-2
- Publisher
- Hamilton Books, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 137
- Product type
- Book Titles
Table of contents
- Table of Contents No access
- Foreword No access
- Acknowledgements No access
- Chapter 1: Introduction No access Pages 1 - 8
- Chapter 2: The Nature of the Struggle No access Pages 9 - 16
- Chapter 3: Africa's Economy No access Pages 17 - 30
- Chapter 4: African Politics and Economic Development No access Pages 31 - 40
- Chapter 5: Civil Society and Economic Development No access Pages 41 - 54
- Chapter 6: African Culture and Economic Development No access Pages 55 - 68
- Chapter 7: What can Africa Learn from South Korea's Economic Miracle No access Pages 69 - 76
- Chapter 8: Positioning Africa in the World No access Pages 77 - 92
- Chapter 9: What would an Economically Liberated Africa Look Like? No access Pages 93 - 98
- Chapter 10: The five Step Strategy for Africa's Economic Independence No access Pages 99 - 116
- Bibliography No access Pages 117 - 120
- Appendix: A Summary of the Discussion on the Future of Africa No access Pages 121 - 128
- Index No access Pages 129 - 136
- About the Author No access Pages 137 - 137





