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020 _a9781250063717 (hardcover)
020 _z9781466868724 (ebook)
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_bB855n 2015
082 0 0 _a330.96
100 1 _aBright, Jake.
245 1 4 _aThe next Africa :
_ban emerging continent becomes a global powerhouse /
_cJake Bright and Aubrey Hruby.
260 _aNew York :
_bThomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press,
_c[2015]
300 _avi, 297 p. :
_bill., map ;
_c22 cm
500 _aIncludes index.
520 _a"After decades of resting on the world's economic margins, Africa is in the midst of tectonic transformation, redefining itself as a source of innovation and a destination for capital investment"--
_cProvided by publisher.
520 _a"The Next Africa will change the way people think about the continent. The old narrative of an Africa disconnected from the global economy, depicted by conflict or corruption, and heavily dependent on outside donors is fading. A wave of transformation driven by business, modernization, and a new cadre of remarkably talented Africans is thrusting the continent from the world's margins to the global mainstream. Finally, The Next Africa suggests a fresh framework for global citizens, public policy-makers, and CEOs to approach Africa. It will no longer be "The Hopeless Continent", nor will it become an overnight utopia. Bright and Hruby offer a more nuanced, net-sum, and data-rich approach to analyzing an increasingly complex continent, reconciling its continued challenges with rapid progress. The Next Africa describes a future of a more globally-connected Africa where its leaders and citizens wield significant economic, cultural, and political power--a future in which Americans will be more likely to own African stocks, work for companies doing business in Africa, buy African hits from iTunes, see Nigerian actors win Oscars, and learn new African names connected to tech moguls and billionaires"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aEconomic development
_zAfrica.
651 0 _aAfrica
_xForeign economic relations.
651 0 _aAfrica
_xForeign relations.
651 0 _aAfrica
_xEconomic conditions
_y21st century.
651 4 _aAfrica
_xCondiciones económicas
_ySiglo XXI.
650 4 _aDesarrollo económico
_zAfrica.
650 4 _aIndicadores económicos
_zAfrica.
651 4 _aAfrica
_xRelaciones económicas exteriores.
700 1 _aHruby, Aubrey.
856 4 2 _3Cover image
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