Is Africa's Rise a Myth?
The "Africa rising" narrative may be questionable, but so too is the suggestion Africa should follow the authoritarian developmental states of East Asia, writes Adam Green for Think Africa Press.
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I APPLAUD MR. GREENS FREATURE!!! WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ADD IS THAT THOUGH OVERSTATED, THOUGH IT IS OF OF AFRICA GROWTH UNDERSTATED DEFINITLEY SHOULD NOT BE??." WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THE RESSILIENCE OF AFRICANS, AFTER SHERE EFFORT THEY ATTARCT TO THEMSLVES TO ACHIEVE". " AFRICA WITHOUT DOUBT IS RISING,' SOMETHING THE AFRICAN HAS BEEN DEPRIVED OF FOR DECADES. WITH IMMORAL EXTORTIONARY IMF BILLS DICTATORS PUT IN PLACE BY A DICTATIVE WEST; AND OF COURSE AS MENTIONED THE FACT THAT AFRICA WAS DECIMATED BY EUROEPANS EVEN GOING AS FAR AS ENSLAVING THE PEOPLE FOR CENTURIES!!!!!!!!!!! THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING NEVER HEARD OF IN HISTORY. THEY EVEN WENT AS FAR AS REWRITING BOOKS OF HISTORY BOOKS OF THEOLGY PRESCRIBING A FAI;LURE OPPRESSIVE SYSTEM AS ONE TO GLORIFY AND EMULATE??? HISTORY HAS TAUGHT US THAT THESE FALACIES ARE FRAUDS VEREY SHORT TERM AND UNSUCCESSFUL. AS WEE THE DOWN TURN OF EUROEPAN AND WESTNERN STATES THEY ARE ALL IN DEBT THEY OWE WAY OVER THIER GDP THIER DEBT CAN NEVER BE PAID IN FIFTY LIFE TERMS SO WHO DID THIS BENIFIT THEY ALSO DESTRYED THE ECO SYSTEM CONTRIBUTING T0O GLOBAL WARMING AND SO MUCH MORE LESS AFVOURABLE ACOLADES!!!!!. WHAT HE WEST AHS SUCCEEDED AT IS CORRUPTING THE PLANET WITH CRIMINALITY SHORTCUTS WITH FRAUD AS THE MANTLE TO RICHES!!! AFRICA IS LEARNING FROM ALL THESE LESS THSAN DIGNIFIED EFFORTLES DEPLORAABLE LESS THAN ADMIRABLE WAYS TO INSURE THAT THE PEOPLE LIVE IN PEACE SERCURITY OF WELL EARNED LIFE STYLES. HONEST GOVERNMENST THAT DO NOT SUPPORT CRIMINALITY THE WAY THE WEST DOES. BANKS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS BEING REWARDED FOR THEFT SWINDLES LYING IN BED WITH DRUG BARONS MURDERERS USING DEATH AS A WAY TO INSURE PROFITS!!!! THE LIST GOES ON AND ON!!!!!
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I agree with your observation that there are other factors that influence industrial development, like support structures and incentive frameworks. And that natural resource exports are still a part of most industrialised/ emerging market economies. But I'm not entirely convinced by your critique. Rowden's analysis was imperfect -yes -but I still think it is more convincing than your outlook because you have to keep in mind that its impossible to clearly articulate everything that Africa needs to do to develop. No matter how well you try, there will always be a scenario you have not considered - and by which you fall short. Also, are you are saying is its impossible to effect industrialisation (including growth in natural resource exports) without tyranny and cruelty? Reading all these "economic" arguments on Africa, I'm not sure you are considering the fact that Africa's development will benefit from hindsight that was not available to the Koreas and Chinese. In any case, China is too big a country and population and socially and economically fragmented to apply classic market theories to it. In fact visiting China 2 years ago, I was entirely convinced of the quote that "China is a medieval country with broadband" There is contrast everywhere. I think Africa needs to be compared with Eastern Europe or the likes of Vietnam and Cambodia - who in my view have slightly more in commmon with it.
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