The black race rising
Subtitle: (perspective from West Africa)
By: Michael K.O. Appiah
Publisher: Optimum Publishing
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Accra, Ghana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 157
ISBN-13: 9789988252021
Subjects: Economic conditions; Economic history
Description: "Various reasons have been given by diverse people to explain why the black race is below the other races at the different levels of development. Despite a lot of literature proffering many different reasons for this phenomenon, the development gap keeps widening to the disadvantage of the black race. It is either our leaders are not addressing the reasons well enough to provide workable solutions, or the reasons widely accepted by many, are not what we should be concentrating on. This book attempts to look at, and discuss other reasons which are not so widely accepted as the causes of our under-development, and goes on to offer possible solutions for addressing them. The book advocates for a dispassionate and objective mind in discussing these reasons, since some of them are really contentious and highly debatable."--Back cover.
Notes: LC copy signed by author.

Includes bibliographical references (page 157).
Table of contents: title: Brief developmental background of the races; title: How culture affects our way of life; title: Short-term versus long-term thinking; title: Risk taking; title: The power of change; title: Sacrificing and selflessness; title: Role of the supernatural; title: Oral versus writing cultures; title: Reading culture; title: Time management; title: Over-dependence; title: Materialism; title: The role of titles; title: Age versus competence; title: Commercialization; title: Brain versus brawn; title: Concepts of wealth; title: The way forward; title: Conclusion.