{"product_id":"the-real-reasons-africa-is-poor-culture-uncomfortable-truths-and-the-path-to-africas-rise-9789786869094","title":"The Real Reasons Africa Is Poor: Culture, Uncomfortable Truths and the Path to Africa's Rise","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kizito Okokhere\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Benny and Mudi Classic Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Benny and Mudi Classic Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Public Policy - Economic Policy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy is Africa still poor?\u003cbr\u003eFor decades, the dominant explanations have blamed slavery, colonialism, leadership, or corruption. But what if the real reasons run much deeper?\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Real Reasons Africa is Poor\u003c\/i\u003e, Kizito Okokhere delivers a bold, unflinching examination of Sub-Saharan Africa's persistent underdevelopment. Drawing on history, economics, culture, and personal insight, he argues that Africa's greatest obstacles are internal: a culture that tolerates disorder, weak institutions, fragmented loyalties, and a resistance to the discipline and structure required for industrialization.\u003cbr\u003eFrom the informal sector and failed family businesses to the role of religion, leadership, followership, and the underutilized African diaspora, this book confronts uncomfortable truths while offering realistic pathways forward - regional integration, deliberate industrialization, education reform, infrastructure through private partnership, and a necessary cultural reset.\u003cbr\u003eProvocative yet practical, this is not another book of blame or wishful thinking. It is a call for honest reckoning and bold action.\u003cbr\u003eIf you care about Africa's future - whether as a policymaker, entrepreneur, student, or concerned global citizen - this book will challenge your assumptions and expand your understanding of what it will truly take for Africa to rise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe question is no longer why Africa is poor.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe question is: Will Africa choose a different path?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benny and Mudi Classic Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47968906838167,"sku":"9789786869094","price":1538.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789786869094.webp?v=1782919791","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-real-reasons-africa-is-poor-culture-uncomfortable-truths-and-the-path-to-africas-rise-9789786869094","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}