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010			_a 2010503813
020			_a9780143026617
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050	0	0	_aHC800 _b.M544 2010
100	1		_aMills, Greg, _d1962- _912201
245	1	0	_aWhy Africa is poor : _band what Africans can do about it / _cGreg Mills.
260			_aJohannesburg, South Africa : _bPenguin Books (South Africa), _c2010.
300			_axviii, 418 p. ; _c24 cm.
504			_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		0	_aEconomic development _zAfrica. _912202
650		0	_aPoverty _zAfrica. _912203
650		0	_aLeadership _zAfrica. _912204
650		0	_aEconomic assistance _zAfrica. _912205
650		0	_aDemocracy _zAfrica. _912206
651		0	_aAfrica _xEconomic policy. _912207
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