Reconciling the two dominant development models of the Washington Consensus (WC) and Beijing Model (BM) remains a … critical challenge in the literature. The challenge is even more demanding when emerging development paradigms like the Liberal … institutional diversity matter in the development process. We synthesize perspectives from over 150 recently published papers on …

Introduction -- The complexities and uncertainties of development -- The domestic context -- History and the legacy of … democratization -- Core development questions -- Africa's slow-growth puzzle -- Economic reform and the politics of adjustment -- The … international aid system -- Debt burdens and debt relief -- Poverty and human development -- Regionalism and globalization …

The complexities and uncertainties of development -- The domestic context -- History and the legacy of colonialism … -- Core development questions -- Africa's growth puzzle -- Economic reform and the politics of adjustment -- The international … aid system -- Debt burdens and debt relief -- Poverty, human development, and HIV/AIDS -- Regionalism and globalization …

The complexities of African development -- Part 1: Historical and political context -- The colonial legacy -- Big men … -- Part 2: Core development questions -- Growth and transformation -- The political economy of policy reform -- The … international aid system -- Debt and déjà vu? -- Poverty, health, and human development -- Demography, urbanization, and inequality …

The struggle to develop Africa : the failure of development theory -- The struggle to develop Africa : lessons from … -- Structural adjustment programs, the Bretton Woods institutions, and development in Africa -- Perpetuating poverty in Africa … : official development assistance -- Raping Eden : property rights and the destruction of Africa's environmental resources …

Mor Bakhoum seem to be alive to this reality in their work, Making Markets Work for Africa: Markets, Development, and …