01394nam a22001217a 450000500170000024500850001725000250010226000430012730000250017050400660019552009790026165000320124020260622100506.0  aHow Africa worksbsuccess and failure on the world's last developmental frontier  aFirst Grove Atlantic  aNew YorkbAtlantic Monthly Pressc2026  ax, 435p. bmap 24 cm  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 337-402) and index  aThe acclaimed author of How Asia Works brings his "pithy, well-written and intellectually vigorous" (Financial Times) reporting to Africa, revealing essential, promising lessons about the engines of economic growth across the continent. In the 1980s, countries across Asia stunned the world with meteoric economic growth-but when eyes turn to Africa today, it is often to lament corruption, violence and poverty rather than to scout the next developmental frontrunners. Yet some African nations, even in the face of challenging geography and the crippling legacies of colonialism, have found remarkable success. In How Africa Works, Joe Studwell draws on extensive research and travel across the continent to explore what's worked and what hasn't, and shows how the rapidly rising population-seen as alarming by so many-will be foundational to Africa's flourishing. Studwell's book is essential reading for anyone looking to understand the next chapter of global development  aEconomic development-Africa