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Making Africa Work: A Handbook
Greg Mills
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Description for Making Africa Work: A Handbook
Paperback. Making Africa Work is a first-hand account and handbook of how to ensure growth beyond commodities and create jobs in the continent. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Sub-Saharan Africa faces three big inter-related challenges over the next generation. It will double its population to two billion by 2045. By then more than half of Africans will be living in cities. And this group of mostly young people will be connected with each other and the world through mobile devices. Properly harnessed and planned for, this is a tremendously positive force for change. Without economic growth and jobs, it could prove a political and social catastrophe. Old systems of patronage and of muddling through will no longer work because of these population increases. Instead, ... Read more
Sub-Saharan Africa faces three big inter-related challenges over the next generation. It will double its population to two billion by 2045. By then more than half of Africans will be living in cities. And this group of mostly young people will be connected with each other and the world through mobile devices. Properly harnessed and planned for, this is a tremendously positive force for change. Without economic growth and jobs, it could prove a political and social catastrophe. Old systems of patronage and of muddling through will no longer work because of these population increases. Instead, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849048736
SKU
V9781849048736
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Ref
99-50
About Greg Mills
Greg Mills heads the Brenthurst Foundation, based in Johannesburg, South Africa; Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is the former President of Nigeria; Jeffrey Herbst is an American political Scientist and currently President of the Newseum in Washington; Dickie Davis is a former British Army general and author who works with the Brenthurst Foundation.
Reviews for Making Africa Work: A Handbook
'A timely and important book.'
Paul Collier
'I wish I had this handbook when I was president of Malawi. It not only offers convincing arguments on what to do, but practical examples and steps on how to get things done.'
Joyce Banda
'The go-to guide to informed choices for a better Africa.'
Mondli Makhanya
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Paul Collier
'I wish I had this handbook when I was president of Malawi. It not only offers convincing arguments on what to do, but practical examples and steps on how to get things done.'
Joyce Banda
'The go-to guide to informed choices for a better Africa.'
Mondli Makhanya
... Read more