Reviewing 40 years of hard, empirical data, from China and India to Chile and Iraq, the
authors show that poor democracies beat poor autocracies in every economic measure. In …

For many, Africa is regarded as a place of mystery and negative images, where reports of
natural disasters and civil strife dominate media attention, with relatively little publicity given …

In The International Politics of Race sociologist Michael Banton argues that the UN focus on
discrimination as a function of racial difference is a misdirection of its efforts. Not only does …

Who are the entrepreneurs who have achieved success, wealth, and recognition in their
African homelands, and how did they do it? Entrepreneur Dave Fick interviewed several …

This is the first book to combine a discussion of post-apartheid development initiatives with
an extended historical analysis of South Africa's dynamic race, class, gender and ethnic …

The relationship between the European Union 1 and Africa has been formalised since the
beginning of the European integration project in the evolving Yaoundé, Lomé and now …

This is a splendid book. It sits at the interface of economics and economic history, and
provides both a textbook-style introduction to the key themes of macroeconomics and …

This unique book provides a comprehensive survey of the major economic issues that have
helped shape the modern world. It includes discussions of the latest research findings in the …

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of countries taking steps towards
democracy over the past 20 years. However, the economic performance of these newly …

The end of the Cold War ushered in a period of historic democratic change in Africa. Long
accepted autocratic practices have been challenged, reformers in scores of countries have …