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Can Africa Claim the 21st Century?(study produced by the World Bank)(Review)
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Journal of Development Studies
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June 1, 2001
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Can Africa Claim the 21st Century? By The World Bank, Washington DC: The World Bank, 2000. Pp.xiv + 278. [Euro]19.50. ISBN 0 8213 4495 1
The question posed by the title of this book is a challenging one, although its meaning is never clarified in this review of problems, potentials and recommended policies for sub-Saharan Africa by a large World Bank team. Oddly, the authors do not explicitly answer the question, although an answer is evident from the text.
The book should be regarded as part of a series. For the last quarter of a century the World Bank has produced periodic reports on African development, each containing recommendations laid out with clarity and ...