The Special Collections Book of the Week this week is:

The Political Economy of Africa, edited by V Padayachee

This book addresses the real possibilities in the coming decades when seen in the light of economic performance over the last half-century. This involves an effort to emancipate our thinking from the grip of western economic models that have often ignored Africa’s diversity in their rush to peddle simple nostrums of dubious merit. It also addresses the seemingly intractable economic problems of the African continent, and traces their origin.  It contains a selection of country-specific case studies from a range of international contributors.

Access: https://univofpretoria.on.worldcat.org/oclc/455871605

This book is available at Special Collections, housed on level 5 of the Merensky 2 Library, and is part of our Tukkiana (TUK) Collection.

The Special Collections unit of the Department of Library Services plays a stewardship role in the acquisition and preservation of the Library's rare and valuable information resources, making t hem accessible to students, staff and researchers, as well as safeguarding them for future generations.