Africa First!
Igniting a Growth Revolution
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2020
Jonathan Ball Publishers SA (Verlag)
978-1-77619-030-0 (ISBN)
Jonathan Ball Publishers SA (Verlag)
978-1-77619-030-0 (ISBN)
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What stops Africa, with its abundant natural resources, from capitalising on its boundless potential? Well-known Africa analyst Jakkie Cilliers uses 11 scenarios to unpack, in concrete terms, how the continent can ignite a growth revolution that will take millions out of poverty and into employment.
Africa is a continent with boundless potential -- it has the natural resources, the population and the land mass to become a major player on the global stage. Why then, is the gap between Africa and the rest of the world increasing? While the continent has seen improvements in terms of key indicators of human wellbeing like infant mortality and life expectancy, Africa still suffers from massive poverty, weak economic growth, deindustrialisation, an underdeveloped agricultural sector and poor regional integration, among others. What needs to be done to unleash Africas potential and ignite a growth revolution? In this book Jakkie Cilliers examines where the continent is at and where it will be in 2040 if it continues on the current path. He sets that against the 11 scenarios he develops that could help to turn Africas fortunes around and radically improve its growth trajectory. His isnt a blue skies approach -- Cilliers shows exactly which policy, political, technological and economic interventions are needed to put Africa first. Yes, it is possible for the 55 countries on the continent to catch up with the rest world, although it will require a large measure of leapfrogging. This is a book that is bound to become an authoritative guide for policy makers and researchers.
Africa is a continent with boundless potential -- it has the natural resources, the population and the land mass to become a major player on the global stage. Why then, is the gap between Africa and the rest of the world increasing? While the continent has seen improvements in terms of key indicators of human wellbeing like infant mortality and life expectancy, Africa still suffers from massive poverty, weak economic growth, deindustrialisation, an underdeveloped agricultural sector and poor regional integration, among others. What needs to be done to unleash Africas potential and ignite a growth revolution? In this book Jakkie Cilliers examines where the continent is at and where it will be in 2040 if it continues on the current path. He sets that against the 11 scenarios he develops that could help to turn Africas fortunes around and radically improve its growth trajectory. His isnt a blue skies approach -- Cilliers shows exactly which policy, political, technological and economic interventions are needed to put Africa first. Yes, it is possible for the 55 countries on the continent to catch up with the rest world, although it will require a large measure of leapfrogging. This is a book that is bound to become an authoritative guide for policy makers and researchers.
Dr Jakkie Cilliers is a well-known Africa analyst, author and a popular commentator. He is the founder of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) and served as its executive director until 2015. The ISS is a regional think-tank with offices in Dakar, Addis Ababa, Nairobi and Pretoria. Cilliers has presented numerous papers and published a number of books on matters relating to peace and security in Africa. His current interests relate to issues around South Africa and Africas long-term future. Cilliers is also an Extraordinary Professor at the Centre of Human Rights and the Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 18.03.2020 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 233 mm |
| Gewicht | 500 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-77619-030-0 / 1776190300 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-77619-030-0 / 9781776190300 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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