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  • Light Manufacturing in Tanzania

    A Reform Agenda for Job Creation and Prosperity

    by Hinh T. Dinh, Celestin Monga ...
    Series series Directions in Development - Private Sector Development
    Light Manufacturing in Tanzania argues that for Tanzania to remain one of the fastest growing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, it has to make progress in the structural transformation that can lift workers from low-productivity agriculture and the informal sector to higher productivity activities. Manufacturing, which has been the main vehicle throughout the world to achieve this transformation, ... Read more

    $19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Political Economy of Everyday Life in Africa

    Beyond the Margins

    by Wale Adebanwi, Jane Guyer, John and Jean Comaroff, Maxim Bolt, Michael J. Watts, Peter L Geschiere, Sara S. Berry, Souleymane Bachir Diagne, Tristan Oestermann, Adigun Agbaje0, Anne-Maria Makhulu1, Celestin Monga2, David Pratten3, Elisha Elisha Renne4, Frederick Cooper5, Gbemisola Animasawun6, James Ferguson7 ...
    What are the fundamental issues, processes, agency and dynamics that shape the political economy of life in modern Africa? In this book, the contributors - experts in anthropology, history, political science, economics, conflict and peace studies, philosophy and language - examine the opportunities and constraints placed on living, livelihoods and sustainable life on the continent. Reflecting on ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Nihilism and Negritude

    Ways of Living in Africa

    by Célestin Monga ...
    Translated by Madeleine Velguth ...
    “A terrific meditation on contemporary African modernity, conceived through a series of essays that reflect on the practices of everyday life.” ―Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York UniversityThere are two common ways of writing about Africa, says Célestin Monga. One way blames Africa’s ills on the continent’s history of exploitation and oppression. The other way blames Africans themselves for failing ... Read more

    $34.49 USD

  • Nihilism and Negritude

    Ways of Living in Africa

    by Célestin Monga ...
    Translated by Madeleine Velguth ...
    “A terrific meditation on contemporary African modernity, conceived through a series of essays that reflect on the practices of everyday life.” ―Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York UniversityThere are two common ways of writing about Africa, says Célestin Monga. One way blames Africa’s ills on the continent’s history of exploitation and oppression. The other way blames Africans themselves for failing ... Read more

    $37.79 USD

  • Beating the Odds

    Jump-Starting Developing Countries

    by Célestin Monga, Justin Yifu Lin ...
    How poor countries can ignite economic growth without waiting for global action or the creation of ideal local conditionsContrary to conventional wisdom, countries that ignite a process of rapid economic growth almost always do so while lacking what experts say are the essential preconditions for development, such as good infrastructure and institutions. In Beating the Odds, two of the world's ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Africa and Economics

    Volume 2: Policies and Practices

    Edited by Justin Yifu Lin, Célestin Monga ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    A popular myth about the travails of Africa holds that the continent's long history of poor economic performance reflects the inability of its leaders and policymakers to fulfill the long list of preconditions to be met before sustained growth can be achieved. These conditions are said to vary from the necessary quantity and quality of physical and human capital to the appropriate institutions and ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of the Economy of Cameroon

    Edited by Célestin Monga ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    Cameroon's suboptimal economic experience since independence (1960) sheds light on broader issues of Africa's development narrative, and provides valuable economic and policy knowledge. While Cameroon's large informal economy is diverse and resilient and rooted in old business traditions, its formal economy has exhibited low productivity and employment growth for over 60 years. This has brought ... Read more

    $146.69 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Structural Transformation

    Edited by Célestin Monga, Justin Yifu Lin ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    The Oxford Handbook of Structural Transformation addresses the economics of structural transformation around the world. It deals with major themes, which include history and context, critical issues and concepts, methodological foundations, main theoretical approaches, policy issues, some illuminating country experiences of structural transformation, and important debates on the respective roles ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Africa and Economics

    Volume 1: Context and Concepts

    Edited by Justin Yifu Lin, Célestin Monga ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    For a long time, economic research on Africa was not seen as a profitable venture intellectually or professionally-few researchers in top-ranked institutions around the world chose to become experts in the field. This was understandable: the reputation of Africa-centered economic research was not enhanced by the well-known limitations of economic data across the continent. Moreover, development ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

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    Globalization, Institutions, and Economic Growth

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    In One Economics, Many Recipes, leading economist Dani Rodrik argues that neither globalizers nor antiglobalizers have got it right. While economic globalization can be a boon for countries that are trying to dig out of poverty, success usually requires following policies that are tailored to local economic and political realities rather than obeying the dictates of the international globalization ... Read more

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  • The Process of Economic Development

    by James M. Cypher ...
    The fifth edition of The Process of Economic Development offers a thorough and up-to-date treatment of development economics. It has been extensively revised throughout, reflecting the most recent developments in research and incorporating the latest empirical data, as well as key theoretical advances and many new topics. The world has seen vast economic growth in China, economic transformation in ... Read more

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  • The Growth Report: Strategies For Sustained Growth And Inclusive Development

    by World Bank ...
    • Why have only 13 developing world economies achieved sustained, high growth since World War II? • Why is engagement with the global economy necessary to achieve high growth? • Why do some countries' growth strategies fail to win the public's confidence? • Why are equity and equality of opportunity important components of successful growth strategies? • Why do many countries, blessed with natural ... Read more

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