Africa's Future: Darkness to Destiny

by Duncan Clarke

Overview

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/Africa oil game.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781846685699
Publisher:	IPS - Profile Books
Publication date:	06/19/2012
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.13(h) x 1.19(d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

List of maps x

Preface 1

1 Finding Africa 5

Part 1 Survival in Africa 13

2 Imagined Africa 15

3 Economic modes 31

4 Africa's evolution 53

5 Subsistence pathways 65

Part 2 Ancient Africa 101

6 Natural Africa 103

7 Stone Age triumph and beyond 114

Part 3 Medieval modernity 131

8 "Modern" Africa 133

9 Post-colony aftermath 147

10 State complexities 160

Part 4 Search for the Holy Grail 185

11 Economic tracks 187

12 Future imperfect 210

Acknowledgements 259

Abbreviations 262

Notes 264

Index 283