The future of Africa : challenges and opportunities / Jakkie Cilliers.
Cilliers, Jakkie, author.
2021
HC800
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Title The future of Africa : challenges and opportunities / Jakkie Cilliers.
Author Cilliers, Jakkie, author.
ISBN 9783030465902 (electronic bk.)
303046590X (electronic bk.)
9783030465896
3030465896
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46590-2
Published Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Language English
Description 1 online resource : illustrations (some color)
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-030-46590-2 doi
Call Number HC800
Dewey Decimal Classification 330.9600112
Summary This open access textbook offers a critical introduction to human and economic development prospects in Africa revolving around three questions: where is Africa today, what explains the current state, and, given historical trends and what we know about the world, where do we think the continent will be in 2040? And, a final question: what can we do to create a better tomorrow? It models ambitious progress in health, demographics, agriculture, education, industrialization, technological leapfrogging, increased trade, greater stability, better governance and external support. The book reviews the future of work/jobs, poverty and the impact of climate change. A combined Closing the Gap scenario presents a forecast of what could be possible by 2040. Each chapter suggests which policies might accelerate prospects for each sector. Written in an accessible style, and supported by a range of pedagogical features, this textbook introduces undergraduate and graduate students to the contemporary human and economic development prospects in Africa. Jakkie Cilliers is the founder of the Institute for Security Studies. He now serves as head of the African Futures and Innovation program and chair of the ISS Board of Trustees. He is an extraordinary professor at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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1. The Growing Gap
2. Africas Current Path
3. Health
4. Getting to Africa's Demographic Dividend
5. Wanted A Revolution in Agriculture
6. Boosting Education
7. Poverty, Inequality and Growth
8. Changing Productive Structures
9. The Future of Work in Africa
10. Technological Innovation and the Power of Leapfrogging
11. Trade and Growth
12. Prospects for Greater Peace
13. Good Governance, Democracy and Development
14. Aid, Remittances and Foreign Direct Investment
15. Climate Change
16. Conclusion.

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