Setting the stage : the Amazon as a horizon -- The making of a model ranch (1973-1976) -- Development in the age of scarcity (1976-1983) -- Out-of-date modernity : forced labor at Cristalino (1983-1986) -- Cristalino's unhappy ending

During the second half of the twentieth century, African states shifted away from state-led development strategies, and are now moving towards a strategy of regional economic integration. In this book, Landry Signé explores the key drivers of African policy and economic transformation,...

Introduction: Political and institutional change in Africa : an analysis of innovations in economic development strategy since state independences -- Innovation in African economic development strategy : literature review and conceptual clarification -- Theoretical and methodological framework :...