The Challenge of African Development

by Omar Kabbaj

As Africa enters the 21st century, it is facing perhaps the most daunting development challenge of any region in the world. For most African countries, the post-independence period has been marked by far-reaching political, social and economic change and, in many instances, by severe political and social turbulence. While there have been encouraging cases of success, the overall development record of the continent is disappointing - nearly half the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199253854
• ISBN13: 9780199253852
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 161 Pages