Perspectives on Economic Development in Africa

by Senyo B-S. K. Adjibolosoo, Fidelis Ezeala-Harrison

Overview

This collection of articles concerning the economic development of Africa was written by a group of scholars who are experienced in African societies and are knowledgeable about African needs. This experience and knowledge allows the authors to improve the focus on subjects like productivity, rural development, and transportation along with social and political issues involved in African developmental problems. The work consists of three parts: a general introduction, a section focusing on theoretical perspectives, and a section on practical problems. Since much of the work is derived from original research, it is unique in its treatment of the subject. The work is addressed to scholars, researchers, and teachers interested in African development in the North American market and elsewhere.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275946630
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/21/1994
Series:	Bibliographies and Indexes in
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.62(d)
Lexile:	1510L (what's this?)

About the Author

FIDELIS EZEALA-HARRISON received a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Manitoba, an M.A. from York University in Toronto, and a B.A. from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Dr. Ezeala-Harrison is and Associate Professor of Economics at the University of New Brunswick, Saint John, Canada, and has held faculty positions at Brandon University and Imo State University. With research interest in labor market problems, international development, and poverty issues, he has published in leading economic jourbanals, and has ongoing research in both theoretical and practical aspects of these areas.

SENYO B-S. K. ADJIBOLOSOO is Professor of Economics and Business at Trinity Western University, Langley, Canada. His research interests are in heteroskedasticity pretesting in regression analysis, the role of human factor in economic development, and international business. He has published several articles in econometrics and economic development, and is currently the Director of the International Institute for Human Factor Development.

Table of Contents

Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
General Introduction
What Ails African Economies: Lessons from Over-Stretched Underdevelopment
The Human Factor and The Failure of Economic Development and Policies in Africa
Theoretical Perspectives on African Economic Development
Employment and Productivity in African Agriculture: Theory and Empirical Analysis
The Role of Urban Informal Activity in the Rural-to-Urban Transition in Africa
Technological Change Strategy for Economic Development in Africa
National Income and Consumption Planning in African Countries: Theory and Empirical Evidence
Corruption and Economic Development in Africa: A Comparative Analysis
African Subsistence Labor Allocation: A Model with Implications for Rural Development and Urban Unemployment
Structural Perspectives on African Underdevelopment
Africa's Debt Crisis: The African Position towards the Solution
Industrializing Sub-Saharan Africa: A Cooperative Rather than a Competitive Effort
Bankrupting the Lower Income Classes in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Political Economy of Development in Africa: Reflections on Orthodox Thinking and Policy
Education and Economic Growth in Ghana
Index

Editorial Reviews

Case studies, theoretical surveys, models, and simulations, contributed by economists in Canada and the US of both African and non-African descent, focus on the different problematic aspects of Africa's underdevelopment, illustrating how astute policy redirection can be used to initiate desired changes for the region. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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