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The Trouble with Africa

By Robert Calderisi

The Trouble with Africa Business, Finance & Career

The Trouble with Africa

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After years of frustration at the stifling atmosphere of political correctness surrounding discussions of Africa, long time World Bank official Robert Calderisi speaks out. He boldly reveals how most of Africa's misfortunes are self-imposed, and why the world must now deal differently with the continent. Here we learn that Africa has steadily lost markets by its own mismanagement, that even capitalist countries are anti-business, that African family values and fatalism are more destructive than tribalism, and that African leaders prey intentionally on Western guilt. Calderisi exposes the shortcomings of foreign aid and debt relief, and proposes his own radical solutions. Drawing on thirty years of first hand experience, The Trouble with Africa highlights issues which have been ignored by Africa's leaders but have worried ordinary Africans, diplomats, academics, business leaders, aid workers, volunteers, and missionaries for a long time. It ripples with stories which only someone who has talked directly to African farmers--and heads of state--could recount. Calderisi's aim is to move beyond the hand-wringing and finger-pointing which dominates most discussions of Africa. Instead, he suggests concrete steps which Africans and the world can take to liberate talent and enterprise on the continent.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
256
Release Date:
2006-03-07
Publication Date:
2006-03-01
Publisher:
St. Martins Press-3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1403971250
ISBN13:
9781403971258
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
567 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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