{"product_id":"9781588267696","title":"African Development: Making Sense of the Issues and Actors","description":"Both authoritative and accessible, African Development introduces the issues, actors, and institutions at play in development trajectories across sub-Saharan Africa. This new edition, thoroughly updated, includes an entirely new chapter devoted to key demographic trends in the region, especially rapid urbanization and the distinct “youth bulge.” There is also a review of major democratic gains and disappointments since 2011; analysis of renewed internal armed conflicts; and attention to the contemporary sovereign debt crisis relative to the structural adjustment debt of earlier decades. The book uniquely brings to life the collective impact of history, economics, and politics on development in the region. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Complexities of African Development. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHISTORICAL AND POLITICAL CONTEXT. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Colonial Legacy. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBigMen, Personal Rule, and Patronage Politics.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Party Systems and Democratic Trajectories. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conflict, War, and State Fragility. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCORE DEVELOPMENT QUESTIONS. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrowth and Transformation. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Political Economy of Policy Reform. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe International Aid System.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Debt ... and Déjà Vu? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Poverty, Health, and Human Development. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemography, Urbanization, and Inequality. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eREGIONALISM AND GLOBALIZATION. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The African Union and Regional Institutions. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorld Trade and Late Industrialization. Private Investment and the Business Environment. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCONCLUSION. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUncertainty and Optimism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060909981936,"sku":"9781588267696","price":24.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781588267696_p0.jpg?v=1763804271","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781588267696","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}