Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Palgrave Macmillan
Book cover

Africa’s Elusive Quest for Development

  • Book
  • © 2006

Overview

Authors:
  1. Mathurin C. Houngnikpo

    1. Miami University of Ohio, Oxford, USA

    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed   Google Scholar

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
    Download chapter PDF

  2. Introduction

    • Mathurin C. Houngnikpo
    Pages 1-13

  3. A Synopsis of Africa’s Plight

    • Mathurin C. Houngnikpo
    Pages 15-33

  4. Democracy’s Travails in Africa

    • Mathurin C. Houngnikpo
    Pages 35-56

  5. The Contemporary African State: Res Publica or Res Privata?

    • Mathurin C. Houngnikpo
    Pages 57-74

  6. Corruption in Africa

    • Mathurin C. Houngnikpo
    Pages 75-96

  7. Africa at its Nadir

    • Mathurin C. Houngnikpo
    Pages 97-123

  8. Required Shift of Paradigm

    • Mathurin C. Houngnikpo
    Pages 125-142

  9. Herculean Tasks Ahead

    • Mathurin C. Houngnikpo
    Pages 143-161

  10. Conclusion

    • Mathurin C. Houngnikpo
    Pages 163-173

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 175-252
    Download chapter PDF
Back to top

Keywords

About this book

Matt Houngnikpo examines how domestic conflict, economic stagnation, political instability, poverty and underdevelopment have plagued Africa for decades. He argues that a reversal of the political, economic and social plight of Africa lies in better policies, good governance, and, more importantly, a new type of African leader and citizen.

Reviews

"[Houngnikpo's] argument is certainly provocative and exposed by few courageous scholars. He identified the problems quite well like most scholarship in the field, but has a lid on workable solutions unlike his counterparts." - Benson Onyeji, Associate Professor, Manchester College

"Why is it that forty-five years after independence, both democracy and development have eluded Africa, a continent that remains mired in war, conflict, crime, poverty, unemployment, disease, political decay and corruption, in spite of decades of economic assistance and foreign aid? These are some of the troubling questions addressed by Mathurin Houngnikpo in this original, engaging and thought-provoking book. In angry, yet eloquent, prose, Houngnikpo forcefully argues that while the colonial legacy cannot be totally ignored, the post-colonial African leadership is mostly to blame for the current African crisis. Going beyond the usual academic niceties, Houngnikpo tells it like it is and puts the African leadership on trial and on notice, suggesting possible ways out of this African predicament. This book is essential reading for all those genuinely concerned about the plight of the continent." - Guy Martin, Winston-Salem State University

Authors and Affiliations

  • Miami University of Ohio, Oxford, USA

    Mathurin C. Houngnikpo

About the author

MATT HOUNGNIKPO is Assistant Professor, Miami University of Ohio, USA.

Bibliographic Information

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation