Fictions, factors and futures: reflections on Africa's 'impressive growth'
SOURCE: Development
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2012
TITLE AUTHOR(S): G.Karuri-Sebina, A.Sall, R.Maharajh, A.Segobye
KEYWORDS: AFRICA, DEVELOPMENT, POLITICAL CHANGE, TRANSFORMATION
DEPARTMENT: Impact Centre (IC), Impact Centre (PRESS), Impact Centre (CC)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 7722
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/2975
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/2975
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2012
TITLE AUTHOR(S): G.Karuri-Sebina, A.Sall, R.Maharajh, A.Segobye
KEYWORDS: AFRICA, DEVELOPMENT, POLITICAL CHANGE, TRANSFORMATION
DEPARTMENT: Impact Centre (IC), Impact Centre (PRESS), Impact Centre (CC)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 7722
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/2975
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/2975
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Abstract
The vision of 'Africa's Impressive Growth' has been espoused to great excitement and acclaim in recent years, a reigniting of the euphoria of the independence era of African nations in the 1950s and 1960s. Geci Karuri-Sebina, Alioune Sall, Rasigan Maharajh and Alinah Segobye test the credibility of the claim and reflect it against six key developmental dimensions: political, economic, social, technological, learning, and ecological. They suggest that Africa needs a more grounded perspective on her future prospects, one that could be bright depending on improved education and leadership.-
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