Explaining Successes in Africa

Africa is often held up as a development failure, with The Economist magazine famously branding it the “Hopeless Continent” in 2000.

This book shatters such a misrepresentation and shows many examples of development success on the continent. To do this it uses an easy to understand comparative method and the author shows that the main determinant of success is an active and effective state which can sponsor and support development interventions and policies.

It is accessibly written and has excellent coverage across the continent.