Both authoritative and accessible, African Development introduces the issues, actors, and institutions at play in development trajectories across sub-Saharan Africa. This new edition, thoroughly updated, includes an entirely new chapter devoted to key demographic trends in the region, especially rapid urbanization and the distinct "youth bulge."

There is also a review of major democratic gains and disappointments since 2011; analysis of renewed internal armed conflicts; and attention to the contemporary sovereign debt crisis relative to the structural adjustment debt of earlier decades. The book uniquely brings to life the collective impact of history, economics, and politics on development in the region.

About the Author
Todd J.Moss is senior fellow at the Center for Global Development and nonresident scholar at Rice University. Danielle Resnick is senior research fellow in the Development Strategy and Governance Division of the International Food Policy Research Institute.

Reviews
Thoughtful, well written, and even the mature scholar of African development will be impressed by its contents.... [This] book leads the student to a deep understanding of the actors at work in Africa's development." - Canadian Journal of Development Studies (review of the previous edition)

"Treating both political and economic themes with admirable clarity, [Moss] walks the reader briskly through Africa's colonial legacy, the syndrome of personal rule, the economic liabilities of conflict, and the challenges of democratic reform.... Provides a thorough and critical but fair-minded treatment in a style that is plainspoken and often witty.... An excellent resource." - Foreign Affairs (review of the previous edition)

"An excellent introduction to current political and economic issues in Africa.... Highly recommended." - Choice (review of the previous edition)



Book Information
ISBN 9781626377240
Author Todd J. Moss
Format Paperback
Page Count 290
Imprint Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc
Publisher Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc