Introduction: Africa in changing perspective -- Section A: Analysing the African experience -- Dimensions of development : geography, ecology, history -- Concepts of African economic development : growth, structural change, poverty and gender -- Development theories, political economy and...

Introduction: Africa in changing perspective -- Part A. Analyzing the African experience. Dimensions of development: geography, ecology, history -- Concepts of African economic development: growth, structural change, poverty and gender -- Development theories, political economy and governance --...

This essay surveys and evaluates Cuba’s economic performance since its economic “melt-down” of 1989-1993, outlines the government’s policy responses, and explores Cuba’s economic prospects. By 1995, the Cuban economy began to recover with some positive results but also with continuing...