02839cam a2200349 a 4500 17183523 20210414114237.0 120227s2011 gh a bs 000 0 eng 2012311155 9789988154271 9988154275 (OCoLC)ocn771939336 OUN OUN DLC lccopycat lcode HC800.A5733 Kwakye, John K. Africa's long road to development: its is not just economics, but also history, geography, politics, and leadership. / John K. Kwakye. Ghana : Frontiers Print. and Pub, c2011. xii, 157 p.: ill. (some col.).; 26 cm. "September, 2011." Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-157). Contents: Introduction: Colonial history, Geography; Social organization and culture: Colonial history; "a legacy of plunder, oppression division " -- Geography: "natural and man-made perils -- Social organisation and culture: ethnicity, traditions, customs -- conclusion -- International political economy: Representation and voice in the International economic and financial system -- The Political economy of production and trade -- Global division of production: comparative "(dis) adavantage" -- The Trade liberalization "charade" -- African economic "(dis) integration" The Political economy of aid and debt relief -- Conclusion Economic policy: The Early post- independence period: futile search for "economic independence" Enter the BWIs, "neoliberalism" and the Washington consensus " -- Learning from south east Asia Ghana versus Malaysia: " A tale of two countries with a common history but uncommon economies" Conclusion -- Capital and technology: Capital -- Physical capital: the "hardware" of production -- Financial capital: "the working capital" of production -- Human capital "quality that trumps quantity -- Technology: the "software" of production -- Conclusion -- Politics, leadership and institutions: Politics: the perils of "the winner takes all" syndrome -- Political instability -- Authoritarianism -- Lack of checks and balances -- Politics of exclusion/ alienation -- Leadership: the "mother of all factors" -- Corruption -- Autocracy -- Nepotism/ Cronyism -- Incompetence/ Lack of vision Institutions: "the rules of the games" -- Conculsion. Economic development Africa. International finance. Capital Africa. Africa Economic policy. Africa Politics and government. Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy13pdf02/2012311155.html 7 cbc copycat 3 ncip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 3173 10673 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-1 WIUC-1 REF 2014-07-21 0 HC800 .A5733 7678/105/14 2014-07-21 00:00:00 1 2014-07-21 BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-1 WIUC-1 LL 2014-09-10 0 HC800 .A5733 332/13 2014-09-10 00:00:00 2014-09-10 BK