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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Olopade, Dayo.     Subjects     Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.     Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Social conditions -- 21st century.     Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Description and travel.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Olopade, Dayo.       by title:      The bright continent...       by call number:      967.033 O521b     Search the Web     Olopade, Dayo.     Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.     Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Social conditions -- 21st century.     Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Description and travel.       MARC Display

The bright continent : breaking rules and making change in modern Africa / Dayo Olopade. by Olopade, Dayo. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, c2014. Call #: 967.033 O521b Subjects Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.   Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Social conditions -- 21st century.   Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Description and travel. ISBN:  9780547678313 (hc.) 0547678312 (hc.) Alternate title:  Breaking rules and making change in modern Africa Description:  272 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-256) and index. Contents:  Orientation : why the world needs a new map of Africa -- Kanju : walking the fine line between genius and crime -- Fail states : how bad borders made bad neighbors -- Stuff we don't want : the mistakes that make do-gooding worse -- The family map : how Africans rely on the original social network -- The technology map : leapfrogs and lessons from Africa's digital moment -- The commercial map : how to buy; and sell; a better future in Africa -- The natural map : why Africa will feed, fuel, and shape the world -- The youth map : harvesting Africa's demographic dividend -- Two publics : Who's in charge, anyway? Summary:  A Nigerian-American journalist attempts to dispel the warring, impoverished, and pitiful images of Africa so prevalent in the media with the joyful and innovative country she knows by highlighting the commercial opportunities and technological innovations to be found there. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Black Nonfiction 967.033 O521b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Halifax North Memorial Public Library Adult Black Nonfiction 967.033 O521b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Tantallon Public Library Adult Black Nonfiction 967.033 O521b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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