The Regeneration of Africa – President Mbeki
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In continuing of the first part published in the previous issue of the South Bulletin, following is the second part of the extracts from the above titled-paper by Deepak Nayyar. This part considers some important correctives, learning from the past and present, for strategies of development. It also calls for ‘rethinking’ to understand and foster the process of development, as thinking about development in theory and policy has become narrower with the passage of time.
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