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003			OCoLC
005			20220308105027.0
008			200108s2020 nyuab b 001 0 eng
010			_a2019042471
020			_a0190942541 _qhardcover
020			_a9780190942540 _qhardcover
020			_z9780190942564 _qelectronic book
020			_z9780190942571 _qelectronic book
035			_a(OCoLC)1119983744
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050	0	0	_aDT30.5 _b.R675 2020
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100	1		_aRotberg, Robert I.,
245	1	0	_aThings come together : _bAfricans achieving greatness in the twenty-first century / _cRobert I. Rotberg.
246	3	0	_aAfricans achieving greatness in the twenty-first century.
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bOxford University Press, _c[2020]
300			_axv, 348 pages ; _c25 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aAfrica the diverse : proliferating peoples, congested cities, colliding faiths and ethnicities -- The varieties of African leadership -- Governance, politics, democracy -- Economies and their challenges -- Corruption retards progress -- The China factor -- Terror and civil conflict -- Schooling for growth -- Health and wealth -- Technology advances Africa -- Africa's vanishing animals -- Things come together : achieving greatness.
520			_a"Africa was falling apart. But now it is coming together, and Africa and Africans are achieving greatness. The twenty-first century is significant for every African. In Things Come Together, Robert Rotberg extolls the successes and explains the struggles. Rotberg is one of the world's foremost authorities on African politics and society, and in this book he synthesizes his knowledge of the continent into a concise overview of the current state of Africa and where it is headed. To that end, Rotberg considers Africa's myriad peoples. The continent is experiencing explosive population growth and rapidly urbanizing. How are African states managing this epochal shift? He looks at how Africa's nations are governed, ranging from states with autocratic kleptocrats to democratized regimes that have made progress in achieving economic growth and battling corruption. He then turns to African economies, looking at growth levels, productivity, and persistent corruption. He concludes by filling in the picture, covering the effects of war, health care, wildlife management, varieties of religious belief, education, technology diffusion, and the character of both city and village life in this ever-changing region. Throughout this sweeping work, Rotberg deftly moves readers across the continent, from Nigeria to South Africa, from Kenya to Uganda, to name a few. While there are cross-continent commonalities related to governance, demographics, and economic performance, he shows the unique variations of who and what is African"-- _cProvided by publisher.
648		7	_a2000-2099 _2fast.
651		0	_aAfrica _xEconomic conditions _y21st century.
651		0	_aAfrica _xPolitics and government _y21st century.
651		0	_aAfrica _xSocial conditions _y21st century.
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aRotberg, Robert I., _tThings come together _dNew York : Oxford University Press, [2020] _z9780190942564 _w(DLC) 2019042472.
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