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‘A valuable corrective to the fraying narrative of [African] failure.’ Foreign Affairs Not so long ago, Africa was being described as the hopeless

A wealth of new data have been unearthed in recent years on African economic growth, wages, living standards, and taxes. In The Wealth and Poverty of

One of the most urgent challenges in African economic development is to devise a strategy for improving statistical capacity. Reliable statistics, inc

A wealth of new data have been unearthed in recent years on African economic growth, wages, living standards, and taxes. In The Wealth and Poverty of

Poor Numbers is the first analysis of the production and use of African economic development statistics.

An accessible, eye-opening account that fundamentally challenges mainstream accounts of economic growth in Africa

This book explores the fascinating world of paraphilias, shedding light on the psychological intricacies that drive unconventional desires. This simpl

Meet Rumbly, the elephant who makes more noise than any other animal in the jungle! Everything he does is loud and he can't help but make a ruckus wh

In accordance with recent debates about Varieties of Capitalism, this volume argue that research on capitalism should pay more attention to change ove

This book testifies to one aspect of existence, namely the reality of a so-called "Inner life". It is about creating, establishing, and evolving an in

Contains things you wanted to know about Chuck Berry. This volume contains USA Discography; UK Discography; and, International Discographies including

Suitable for the heavyweight Berry fans, this title provides various things you wanted to know about Chuck Berry. It is comprehensively annotated, wit

How Zen Became Zen takes a novel approach to understanding one of the most crucial developments in Zen Buddhism: the dispute over the nature of enligh

Søndergaard continues a line of thought he first developed in Bees Die Sleeping and continued in Vinci, Later (which was published in English in 2005)