Asia-Africa Development Divergence: A Question of Intent

by David Henley

Book Overview

Why have South-East Asian countries like Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam been so successful in reducing levels of absolute poverty, while in African countries like Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania, despite recent economic growth, most people are still almost as poor as they were half a century ago?

This book presents a simple, radical explanation for the great divergence in development performance between Asia and Africa: the absence in most...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783602775
• ISBN13: 9781783602773
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"