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How Africa Works: Success and Failure on the World's Last Developmental Frontier

byJoe Studwell

Joe Studwell examines why economic development has followed such uneven paths across Africa and what its more successful countries can teach others. Drawing on a decade of research and travel, he considers geography, population, colonial legacies, agriculture, manufacturing, and the choices governments make about investment and trade. Comparing African experiences with the Asian economies explored in his earlier work, Studwell challenges claims that the continent requires an entirely different development model. His account identifies practical policies behind growth while asking how expanding cities and changing demographics could reshape Africa's economic prospects.

Publisher

Atlantic Monthly Press

Publication date

2026-02-17

Format

Hardcover

Pages

448

ISBN

9780802158437