This work focuses on the early years of independence and the problems African countries faced soon after the end of colonial rule. Many of those problems still

'A superb book...genuinely innovative' Jack Spence OBE, King's College London Over the last half century, sub-Saharan Africa has not had one history, but many.

'Meredith has given a spectacularly clear view of the African political jungle' – Spectator 'This book is hard to beat... Elegantly written as well as unerrin

This book examines postcolonial strategies for economic development in Africa from the 1960s to the present day.