African Development: Making Sense of the Issues and Actors

In the ongoing battle against global poverty, the countries of Africa continue to present the greatest challenge. African Development offers a comprehensive introduction to the issues, actors, and institutions interacting across the diverse continent.

Each chapter is organized around three fundamental questions: Where are we now? How did we get to this point? What are the current debates? Interspersed throughout are vivid sidebars acquainting the student with ten well-known "big men" and ten equally important but lesser known African actors. The text also includes the ABCs of development jargon.

Other useful features include chapter-by-chapter suggestions for further reading and a comprehensive index.

Todd J. Moss is senior fellow at the Center for Global Development in Washington, DC, and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. He is the author of Adventure Capitalism: Globalization and the Political Economy of Stock Markets in Africa.