'Why is Africa poor?' This is a question which everyone has asked themselves at least once. World leaders, the general public, activists and even economists have struggled to find a satisfactory answer to this question.
Greg Mills answers this pressing question in the first sentence of his book: 'The main reason why Africa is poor is because their leaders have made this choice.'
He argues that countries can grow their economies and develop quickly if leaders take strong decisions in the national interest. Mills provided dozens of success stories ranging from East Asia to Latin America as well as some cases inside Africa.
But most of Africa's performance remains dismal because the broad public interest were in many cases not in the leader's personal or financial interests. But why wasn't corruption stopped? Africans and the international community has allowed them to get away with it.
In this book, Mills busts every known myth about development from colonial history to the effectiveness of aid. Mills demonstrates how African leaders can harness their people's entrepreneurship and hard work to help their country to develop. And while it largely needs to be played by Africans, Mills shows how the rest of the world can play a meaningful role in this endeavour.
This is one of the most optimistic books that I have ever book. I would recommend it to every human being in the world.
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