The Baobab and the Mango Tree: Lessons about Development - African and Asian Contrasts

by Nicholas Thompson, Scott Thompson, Scott Thompson

Book Overview

This is a book dealing with the big questions about development:

- What is development?
- Can Third World countries ever hope to 'catch up'?
- Can a development path be found that avoids indefinite impoverishment on the one hand, and environmental destruction on the other?
- What is the relationship, if any, between economic growth and political development?
- Can a country that has failed hitherto create for itself a second...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1856498107
• ISBN13: 9781856498104
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A thoughtful narrative of modern development

I was unfamiliar with the trends in African and Southeast Asian development before reading this book ... the title and subject seemed interesting. However, during the course of my reading it, I have grown significantly more knowledgable about how "3rd world" nations are on their own tracts to develop and enter the ranks of "modern societies". He begins with a short history of both African and Asain developments, the key players, and background that sets each region up before they take charge of their own destinies. From there, he investigates the cultural, economic, environmental, and international pressures that disseminate one economy from another, as well as invesitgating the ultimate consequences of this growth. This book is well-written, interesting evenfor a non political science or economics major, and thought-provoking to the core. I highly recommend this book to any who would be interested in learning more about modern development in differing regions of the world.

A must buy book for everyone

I am from Thailand and a native Thai.I read his book; he is my professor.I am impressed with his idea- the so " socratic idea".I love his book and everyone should buy it.