Making Africa work : a handbook for economic success / Greg Mills, Olusegun Obasanjo, Jeffrey Herbst and Dickie Davis.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cape Town, South Africa : Tafelberg, 2017Description: xviii, 317 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9789785483925
  • 9789785483925
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.90096 $$2 23
LOC classification:
  • HC800.M544 2017
Contents:
Introduction -- Part 1. The state of Africa's people, institutions and structures. 1. People and cities -- 2. Democracy and development -- 3. Infrastructure -- Part 2. The state of Africa's economy. 4. Agriculture -- 5. Mining -- 6. Manufacturing -- 7. Services -- 8. Technology -- Part 3. Making Africa work. 9. Mobilising resources, de-risking investment -- 10. Planning for success -- 11. Leadership and delivery -- Conclusion.
Summary: "Sub-Saharan Africa faces three big challenges over the next generation. It will double its population to two billion by 2045. By then more than half of Africans will be living in cities. And this group of mostly young people will be connected through mobile devices. Properly harnessed and planned for, these are positive forces for change. Without economic growth and jobs, they could prove a political and social catastrophe. Old systems of patronage and of muddling through will no longer work. Making Africa Work is a practical account of how to ensure growth beyond commodities, and to create jobs. It's a handbook for dynamic leadership inside and outside the continent."--Back cover.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-303) and index.

Introduction -- Part 1. The state of Africa's people, institutions and structures. 1. People and cities -- 2. Democracy and development -- 3. Infrastructure -- Part 2. The state of Africa's economy. 4. Agriculture -- 5. Mining -- 6. Manufacturing -- 7. Services -- 8. Technology -- Part 3. Making Africa work. 9. Mobilising resources, de-risking investment -- 10. Planning for success -- 11. Leadership and delivery -- Conclusion.

"Sub-Saharan Africa faces three big challenges over the next generation. It will double its population to two billion by 2045. By then more than half of Africans will be living in cities. And this group of mostly young people will be connected through mobile devices. Properly harnessed and planned for, these are positive forces for change. Without economic growth and jobs, they could prove a political and social catastrophe. Old systems of patronage and of muddling through will no longer work. Making Africa Work is a practical account of how to ensure growth beyond commodities, and to create jobs. It's a handbook for dynamic leadership inside and outside the continent."--Back cover.

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