To what extent does the colonial legacy explains the poor development record of most African countries today?
This essay aims at discussing the extent to which the colonial legacy explains the poor development record of most African countries today.
According to Furtado (cited in Msiska: 2000:1), the development of a nation entails an increase in the efficiency of the production system of a society, the satisfaction of the population's basic needs and the attainment of the objectives sought by various groups in a society in which certain conditions prevail for human beings. Therefore, …
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…very expensive price whose debt we are still paying.
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Thompson A. R. (1983), Development in Africa, Macmillan. London
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