African economic development / edited by Emmanuel Nnadozie.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why study African economic development? ; Overview of African development ; Definition and measurement of growth and development / Emmanuel Nnadozie -- Geo-economy and history / Mario J. Azevedo -- Engines of growth and Africa's economic performance / Marcel Fafchamps -- Population / Jacob Adetunji -- Poverty and development / Nick Vink and Norma Tregurtha -- Implications of ethnic diversity / Paul Collier -- Health and economic development / Mario J. Azevedo -- Education / Mario J. Azevedo and Emmanuel Nnadozie -- Democracy and development / John J. Quinn -- Political instability / Kwabena Gyimah-Brempong -- Inequality and conflict / E. Wayne Nafziger -- Corruption and economic development / John Mukum Mbaku -- Land tenure, agriculture, and economic development / Nii O. Tackie, Arthur Siaway, and Ntam Baharanyi -- Financial markets and economic development / Léonce Ndikumana -- Saving, investment, and growth in sub-Saharan Africa / Seymour Patterson -- Trade and economic development / Victor Iwuagwu Oguledo -- Regionalism and economic development / Femi Babarinde -- Globalization and development / Richard E. Mshomba -- Information and communication technologies / Francis A.S.T. Matambalya -- Economic policies, stabilization, and reforms / Sarah Bryant Bower -- Restarting and sustaining growth and development / James S. Duesenberry, Arthur A. Goldsmith, and Malcolm F. McPherson.