Asia-Africa development divergence
Subtitle: a question of intent
By: David Henley
Publisher: Zed Books
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781783602780; 9781783602773
Subjects: Economic policy; Economic development; Economic conditions
Description: "Why have South-East Asian countries like Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam been so successful in reducing levels of absolute poverty, while in African countries like Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania, despite recent economic growth, most people are still almost as poor as they were half a century ago? This book presents a simple, radical explanation for the great divergence in development performance between Asia and Africa: the absence in most parts of Africa, and the presence in Asia, of serious developmental intent on the part of national political leaders."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-240) and index.
Table of contents: title: Diverging paths; title: Studying the divergence; title: Setting the stage for development; title: Agrarian roots of development success; title: Varieties of rural bias; title: Elements of the develomental mindset; title: Origins of divergence.