The Routledge Handbook of African Development : Routledge : 9781138890299 : 1138890294 : 18 Apr 2018 : This handbook presents an extensive new overview of African development ? past, present and future. It addresses key core themes and topics that are pertinent to the continent's development ? including sections on history, health and food, politics, economics, rural and urban development, and development policy and practice. The volume draws on the expertise of over 60 of the world's leading scholars to provide a detailed and up-to-date analysis of the key opportunities and challenges that confront Africa, and how such issues are being addressed. Arranged by key themes, the handbook provides not only a historical understanding of the past, but also political perspectives on the future. The chapters provide critically informed analyses of their topics by drawing upon the latest conceptual viewpoints and applied experiences in Africa in the form of case studies to offer a comprehensive