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Quick view Social Progress and Sustainability: The Near East by Don Rauf When it comes to social progress and sustainability, the Near East faces many challenges. In this region where three major religions Christianity, Judaism, and Islam originated, Islam is the mostly widely followed. Religious differences have caused... View Details
Quick view Understanding Economic Systems by Tamra Orr Every society must decide how to design an economic system that will meet its specific and particular needs by managing the production, distribution, exchange, and consumption of goods and services. This book explores the different kinds of economic... View Details
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Quick view Poverty and Economic Issues by Elizabeth Obadina Desperate poverty is perhaps the greatest challenge facing Africa. Over the past 30 years, while the rest of the world has enjoyed unprecedented economic growth and prosperity, African countries have grown poorer. Today, more than 40 percent of the... View Details
Quick view Population and Overcrowding by Elizabeth Obadina Africa is the world's poorest continent, and it also has the world's fastest-growing population. Many observers have concluded that overpopulation is a root cause of Africa's poverty, and that if the continent is ever to emerge from underdevelopment its... View Details
Quick view Human Rights in Africa by Brian Baughan Africa is a complex and diverse continent, and its more than 50 countries provide a study in contrasts: democracy and despotism, immense wealth and crushing poverty, modernism and traditionalism, peaceful communities and raging civil wars. The books in... View Details
Quick view Helping Africa Help Itself: A Global Effort by Anup Shah Much of modern Africa struggles with poverty, famine, widespread disease, and violent conflict. The international community increasingly acknowledges the need to help Africa, and donor agencies and rich-nation governments have offered development... View Details
Quick view Education in Africa by Suzanne Grant Lewis Many people believe education in Africa is in a state of crisis. More than 45 million African children do not attend school. In many places, classes are held outside, under tents or trees, and schools often do not have such essential supplies as chalk... View Details
Quick view AIDS and Health Issues by LeeAnne Gelletly Millions of Africans die each year from infectious diseases, such as AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis; from poor nutrition or lack of clean drinking water; or from diseases like measles and polio that have been conquered in developed countries through the... View Details
Quick view Governance and Leadership in Africa by Robert I Rotberg Many of the problems in Africa today, including widespread poverty and civil unrest, can be traced to the continents legacy of bad governance. In the post-independence period, authoritarian strongmen took control of many countries, enriching themselves... View Details
