Africa’s Future
Darkness to Destiny
Africa remains in continuous transition. Many of its communities are based around ancient or feudal structures, while others have modernized but experienced turbulent times. Modernity in Africa has largely been scattered and thinly rooted, but it now needs to be dynamic in order to sustain and enhance development for the future.
In Africa's Future: Darkness to Destiny, renowned African oil expert and economist Duncan Clarke provides a prism for understanding the continent's complex history and important future in a clear and comprehensive fashion.
Duncan Clarke is a leading thinker and speaker on the world oil game, with 40 years’ economics practice and extensive experience in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. He is Chairman & CEO of Global Pacific & Partners, a leading advisory firm in Africa, and on world oil and gas. His previous books include Crude Continent, Empires of Oil and Battle for Barrels.
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Date: 19th June 2012
ISBN: 9781846685699
ISBN-10: 1846685699
Format: Hardcover
Table of Contents
Preface
Finding Africa
Survival in Africa
Imagined Africa
Economic modes
Africa's evolution
Subsistence pathways
Ancient Africa
Natural Africa
Stone Age triumph and beyond
Medieval modernity
"Modern" Africa
Post-colony aftermath
State complexities
Search for the Holy Grail
Economic tracks
Future imperfect
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Notes
Index
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