Poverty, Hunger, and Democracy in Africa: Potential and Limitations of Democracy in Cementing Multiethnic Societies

by David Bigman

Book Overview

Introduction PART I: WHO IS IN CHARGE? THE ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND OF THE STATE PART II: OBSTACLES TO GROWTH: GEOGRAPHY, DEMOGRAPHY AND THE ENVIRONMENT Introduction Landlocked countries Inland Obstacles: Access and Infrastructure The Threat of Global Warming The Demographic Changes The Resource Curse The Haunting Malthusian Predicament o Limits to Growth o The Environmental Threat o How to Achieve Sustained and Fair Limits to Growth o The New...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349301884
• ISBN13: 9781349301881
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 325 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"