Joseph Burtt and William Cadbury -- Cocoa controversy -- Chocolate island -- Sleeping sickness and slavery -- Luanda and the coast -- The slave route -- Mozambican miners -- Cadbury, Burtt, and Portuguese Africa -- Cocoa and slavery

This systematic evaluation of Iraq's political economy and human development offers a complex and sophisticated analysis of Iraq's recent history. Focusing on the period from 1950 up to the Gulf war in 1990, the book brings an understanding of how development has been shaped or constrained in...

Public debate in Nigeria on the country's progress since its return to democracy in 1999 has been dominated by two seemingly opposite themes. The first theme is the strong growth performance of the non-oil economy. This success has been marked by sharp increases in agriculture, trade, and...

The Nature of Creative Development explores how creative individuals come to have ideas, pursue projects, and make contributions to society. The author pays specific attention to the ways in which creativity grows out of and is sparked by personal interests and experiences. Many creative...

In developing countries, labour markets play a central role indetermining economic and social progress since employmentstatus is a key determinant to exiting poverty and promotinginclusion. While governments are increasingly prioritizingpolicies which promote decent work, a better...

Intro -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I AFRICA AND THE WEST: BEYOND THE RHETORIC OF DEVELOPMENT -- CHAPTER 1 THE GROUP OF 8 AND AFRICA PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT: FOUR ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS -- CHAPTER 2 AFRICA: HOW TO MAKE POVERTY HISTORY -- CHAPTER 3 THE WORLD...

Title Page -- Table of Contents -- 1 BUSINESS RESEARCH IN SUB-SAHARAN: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN RESEARCH AND PRACTICE -- 2 CULTURAL IMPACTS ON EMPLOYEE GOALS AND BEHAVIOR IN AFRICA -- 3 PUBLIC-SECTOR MANAGEMENT AND JOBSATISFACTION IN NIGERIA -- 4 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN GHANA:...

Intro -- Table of Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER 1 -- CHAPTER 2 Innovation System for ICT: The Case of Brazil -- CHAPTER 3 Innovation System for ICT: The Case of China -- CHAPTER 4 Innovation System for ICT: The Case of India -- CHAPTER 5 Innovation System for ICT: The Case...

Growth against Democracy: Savage Developmentalism in the Modern World, by H.L.T. Quan, is a radical critique of development as a modern project. Using three historical cases (Brazil-Japan, China-Africa, and US-Iraq), Quan probes the discursive practices of modern development, exploring the...

From colonialism to independent statehood, the extent of Malaysia's capitalist development has been significantly limited by its peripheral position in the world economy. As a result, the fruits of economic growth have not been equally shared among its citizens and neither has economic...