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How Africa Works: Success and Failure on the World's Last Developmental Frontier Joe Studwell Main edition
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How Africa Works: Success and Failure on the World's Last Developmental Frontier
Joe Studwell
A radical reassessment of one of the most pervading myths of our time: that the African continent is uniquely ill-suited to economic development.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | January 29, 2026 |
| ISBN13 | 9781788167994 |
| Publishers | Profile Books Ltd |
| Pages | 448 |
| Dimensions | 165 × 243 × 40 mm · 676 g |
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