Englebert argues that differences in economic performance both within Africa and across the developing world can be linked to differences in historical state le

An engaging history of how the idea of development has shaped Africa's past and present encounters with the West.

In this book, Jeremiah I. Dibua challenges prevailing notions of Africa's development crisis by drawing attention to the role of modernization as a way of under

Despite three decades of preoccupation with development in Africa, the economies of most African nations are still stagnating or regressing. For most Africans,

In recent years, Africa has undergone the longest period of sustained economic growth in the continent’s history, drawing the attention of the international m