Why Africa is Poor: And What Africans Can Do About It?, by Greg Mills

Why Africa is Poor: And What Africans Can Do About It?, by Greg Mills. Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa. Imprint: Penguin Books. Cape Town, South Africa 2011. ISBN 9780143528098 / ISBN 978-0-14-352809-8

Why Africa is Poor: And What Africans Can Do About It?, by Greg Mills. A passionate blast of insights and observations from the frontline of Africa's battle against poverty and bad governance.

Tungently, with no holds barred, Greg Mills offers a challenge to an Africa that is still poor in an increasingly modern era. The leaders have made poor choices. Mills' critique redirects the spotlight from one trained only on international causes. It asks for selfreflexivity, it asks for honest admissions of moral culpability. Its embedded message is that Africa will mature when it accepts blame. This is an important book arguing for a continent's turning point.'
Stephen Chan, School of Oriental and African Studies; Author of The End of Certainty

Drawing on rich personal experience, Mills reminds us that Africa's problems are not unique. His book forces us to raise our eyes, our standards, and also our hopes that Africa can triumph over adversity.
Robert Calderisi, Author of The Trouble with Africa: Why Foreign Aid Isn't Working

Why Africa is Poor: And What Africans Can Do About It?, by Greg Mills book carries exactly the right message, that solutions to Africa's problems lie in the hands of Africa's leaders, who badly need to take inspiration from East Asia's example - and from Greg Mills' analysis.
Bill Emmott, Former Editor, The Economist; Author of 20:21 Vision: Twentieth Century Lessons for the Twenty-First Century

An outstanding contribution to our understanding of Africa. Mills challenges a mindless political orthodoxy with a compelling assessment of what Africa needs to do for itself. This book is a must-readl'
Richard Gibb, Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Plymouth

What I really like about Mills' work is it has both the strategist's sweep and the practitioner's laser focus on practical solutions.
Paula Thornhill, RAND Corporation

Poverty is now optional, is Greg Mills' invigorating message.'
Paul Collier, Oxford University; Author of The Bottom Billion and The Plundered Planet

At last, a forthright and honest assessment of Africa's problems. Mills' hard-hitting book pulls no punches about Africa's condition - a rare find.
Dianna Games, Africa Columnist, Business Day, South Africa

Greg Mills' insights and grasp of the issues are truly impressive. Why Africa is Poor: And What Africans Can Do About It? is a must-read for all reformers in Africa and beyond.'
Lado Gurgenidze, Liberty Capital; Former Prime Minister of Georgia

Mills provides an insightful personal account on why many of the assumptions on politics, development and leadership in Africa must be reviewed to unlock Africa's potential.
William Gumede, Author of Thabo Mbeki and the Battle for the Soul of the ANC

Africa is usually a foil for the ambitions and fears of outsiders, a place to be helped, contained, or modernized. African leaders and intellectuals are pleased to play the pro-and-anti roles created for them in this playbook, and thus fail to articulate a vision of the future defined in African terms and African interests. But in this masterful new book by Greg Mills, one of Africa's most relentless and prolific chroniclers of Africa's globalized future, we see a continent that increasingly speaks for itself.
Mauro De Lorenzo, Vice-President: Templeton Foundation; Visiting Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

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Title: TWhy Africa is Poor
Subtitle: And What Africans Can Do About It?
Author: Greg Mills
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Imprint: Penguin Books
Cape Town, South Africa 2011
ISBN 9780143528098 / ISBN 978-0-14-352809-8
Softcover, 13 x 20 cm, 511 pages