Africa and the challenge of globalization

• Main Author: Herbst, Jeffrey
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Working Paper
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic development::Africa
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90918; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/4488
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper provides an overview of Africa's economic performance. Although the continent appeared headed for economic success in the early days of independence, based particularly on natural resource endowments, Africa's economic growth has stagnated while the rest of the world has experie...