Rich state, poor state : why some countries succeed and others fail /

"Why do some states thrive, grow their economies and uplift their people while others, facing similar challenges, slide into low growth, social dysfunction and failure? After decades of work on the ground in states in Africa, Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, bestselling author G...

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Main Author: Mills, Greg, 1962- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cape Town, South Africa : Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House South Africa, [2023].
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: why leadership and strategy matter
  • Africa. Challenges of diversification
  • Separating reasons for success and failure
  • Can a liberation movement reform?
  • Asia. Don't be a prisoner of the past
  • The value of policy change
  • Europe. Agents of Change
  • Getting the politics right
  • Division of integration
  • A study of leadership
  • Latin American. Please pay for me, Argentina: the problem with politicians
  • How to set reforms in stone
  • North Africa and the Middle East. Between Iraq and the hard place
  • Have a good crisis
  • Conclusion: from poor state to rich state.