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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Langdon, Steven (Author), Ritter, Archibald R. M. (Author), Samy, Yiagadeesen (Author)
Corporate Author:	Oxford University Press
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
Series:	Routledge textbooks in developmental economics ; 2.
Subjects:	Economic development > Africa > 21st century. Africa > Economic conditions > 21st century. Africa > Foreign economic relations. Développement économique > Afrique > 21e siècle. Afrique > Conditions économiques > 21e siècle. Afrique > Relations économiques extérieures. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General. Economic development Economic history International economic relations Africa 2000-2099 Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction: Africa in changing perspective
Section A: Analysing the African experience
Dimensions of development : geography, ecology, history
Concepts of African economic development : growth, structural change, poverty and gender
Development theories, political economy and governance
Economic institutions and planning for development
Section B: Human resources in Africa
Demography
Income distribution and human needs
Human development : education and health
Labour and livelihoods, formal and informal
Urbanization, migration and regional change
Section C: Sustaining African economic development
Environment and climate change
Agriculture and rural development
Natural resources and African development
The industrial sector
Infrastructure, communications, services and tourism
Macroeconomic management, debt and structural adjustment plans
Section D: Africa and the international economy
Trade and economic development
Multinational corporations and foreign direct investment
Development assistance : the African record
The changing role of China in Africa
International migration.