African Economic Development

Steven Langdon was appointed Adjunct Professor in his former Economics Department at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, in 2014, where he teaches a course on African Economic Development with Professors Ritter and Samy. Langdon has completed research, directed projects and taught advanced courses in 24 Sub-Saharan countries, from Senegal to South Africa, Tanzania to Ghana, Nigeria to Mozambique. Archibald R. M. Ritter is a Distinguished Research Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. He has lived and worked in Kenya and Tanzania and taught at the University of Liberia as well as the University of Havana, Cuba. Yiagadeesen Samy is currently the Director and a Full Professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. He has published widely on trade and labor standards, fragile states, foreign aid, taxation and income inequality, and his research in the past few years has focused on Sub-Saharan Africa.

• INTRODUCTION: AFRICA IN CHANGING PERSPECTIVEPart I: ANALYZING THE AFRICAN EXPERIENCEChapter 1: Dimensions of Development: Geography, Ecology, HistoryChapter 2: Concepts of African Economic Development: Growth, Structural Change, Poverty and GenderChapter 3: Development Theories, Political Economy and GovernanceChapter 4: Economic Institutions and Planning for Development Part II: HUMAN RESOURCES IN AFRICAChapter 5: Demography Chapter 6: Income Distribution and Human Needs Chapter 7: Human Development: Education and Health Chapter 8: Labour and Livelihoods, Formal and Informal Chapter 9: Urbanization, Migration and Regional DevelopmentPart III: SUSTAINING AFRICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTChapter 10: Environment and Climate ChangeChapter 11: Agriculture and Rural Development Chapter 12: Natural Resources Chapter 13: The Industrial SectorChapter 14: Infrastructure, Communications, Services and TourismChapter 15: Macroeconomic Management, Debt and Structural Adjustment PlansPart IV: AFRICA AND THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMYChapter 16: Trade and Economic Development Chapter 17: Multinational Corporations and Foreign Direct Investment in AfricaChapter 18: Development Assistance: the African Record Chapter 19: The Changing Role of China in Africa Chapter 20: International Migration INDEX OF NAMESSUBJECT INDEX