National Building and Development Assistance in Africa

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Introduction

   • Kaoru Ishikawa

   Pages 1-3

3. Peace and the Development of Sub-Saharan African Countries

   • Kaoru Ishikawa

   Pages 4-32

4. Development Assistance

   • Kaoru Ishikawa

   Pages 33-55

5. Key Sectors for Awakening

   • Kaoru Ishikawa

   Pages 56-87

6. Potential Locomotives for Change

   • Kaoru Ishikawa

   Pages 88-122

7. Back Matter

   Pages 123-167

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Sub-Saharan Africa seems to be forgotten in the post-cold war era. But Kaoru Ishikawa's analysis of Africa's history and its political and economic development suggests that a brighter future is in prospect for the nations of Africa. The African nations hosted dynamic societies prior to the slave trade era, and many of the obstacles to their future prosperity and dynamism have been removed. The focus of the book is on how African countries and the international community beyond Africa can work together to realise this potential and build on recent improvements, notably in health and the position of women in society. The ability of South Africa - no longer an international pariah to be a locomotive for growth is assessed.

• Cold War
• community
• development
• Economic Development
• growth
• health
• war
• women
• work

• Middle Eastern and African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo, Japan

  Kaoru Ishikawa

Kaoru Ishikawa is Minister at the Embassy of Japan in Paris.

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