Overview
- Argues that poverty in Africa is a direct result of predatory states and extractive economic and governmental institutions in the region
- Offers policy recommendations for rethinking foreign aid in order to promote the reform of African political institutions
- Appeals to scholars of African development, postcolonial history, and African political economy
Part of the book series: African Histories and Modernities (AHAM)
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Book Title: Foreign Aid and the Future of Africa
Authors: Kenneth Kalu
Series Title: African Histories and Modernities
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78987-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-78986-6Published: 04 June 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07696-2Published: 22 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-78987-3Published: 22 May 2018
Series ISSN: 2634-5773
Series E-ISSN: 2634-5781
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 242
Topics: African History, African Economics, African Politics, Development Studies