Contemporary Africa's Growth and Development: Issues, Paradox and Solutions

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This book examines the various factors that have influenced the growth and development process of contemporary Africa. After discussing and weighing the schools of thought that have attempted to explain the paradox of Africas reduced growth and development in the midst of abundant resources, this volume comes up with comprehensive and detailed suggestions and recommendations to address this painful experience. This book consistently states that the average Africans, forming the overwhelming majority of the African population, are the least, if at all, to be blamed for the paradox; but rather the African leadership and its external cronies are to be fully blamed. Contemporary Africas Growth and Development seeks a solution to the African growth and development puzzle in proper allocation and oversight of resources, vision, perseverance, courage, corruption-free and good governance, as well as concrete, provable, solid, and genuine unity.

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This volume critically, cogently, and comprehensively explains Africas growth and development paradox, and effectively addresses pertinent solutions as well. -- Yaw Acheampong Amoateng, Ph.D., director of Child, Youth, Family and Social Programs, Human Sciences Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa
A vivid, comprehensive and timely analysis of contemporary growth, development and stability situation in Africa. -- Mohamed A. Nur-Awaleh, Ph.D., associate professor, Illinois State University
A truly analytical, scholarly, excellent and wholistic investigation into the growth and development paradox and its potentially great solutions. -- Adeline Apena, Ph.D., Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn; former associate professor, Russell Sage College

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Agyemang Attah-Poku is a distinguished professor at the State University of New Yorks Nassau Community College in Garden City, New York. He has taught in Ghana as well as at several institutions in the U.S.A, such as the University at Albany, Adelphi University, State University of New Yorks College at Old Westbury, College of Saint Rose and the Russell Sage College, both at Albany. He has written five books. He holds bachelors, two masters, and doctorate degrees. Attah-Poku is an excellent scholar, teacher, author, planner, historian, political economist, poet, humanist, and strong believer in a collective human family.