{"product_id":"9780544483996","title":"The Bright Continent : Breaking Rules and Making Change in Modern Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Olopade, Dayo \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 01\/01\/1800,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 288 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780544483996,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe path to progress in Africa lies in the surprising and innovative solutions Africans are finding for themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A hopeful narrative about a continent on the rise.' -\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDayo Olopade knew from personal experience that Western news reports on conflict, disease, and poverty obscure the true story of modern Africa. So she crossed sub-Saharan Africa to document how ordinary people deal with their daily challenges. She found what cable news ignores: a continent of ambitious reformers and young social entrepreneurs, driven by \u003cem\u003ekanju\u003c\/em\u003e-creativity born of African difficulty. It's a trait found in pioneers like Kenneth Nnebue, who turned cheap VHS tapes into the multimillion-dollar film industry Nollywood. Or Ushahidi, a technology collective that crowdsources citizen activism and disaster relief. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA shining counterpoint to the conventional wisdom,\u003cem\u003e The Bright Continent \u003c\/em\u003erewrites Africa's challenges as opportunities to innovate and celebrates a history of doing more with less as a powerful model for the rest of the world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'For anyone who wants to understand how the African economy really works, The Bright Continent is a good place to start.' -Reuters \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[An] upbeat study of development in Africa...The book is written more in wonder at African ingenuity than in anger at foreign incomprehension.' -\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697786716204,"sku":"9780544483996","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780544483996.jpg?v=1722603293","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.live\/products\/9780544483996","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}