Having read very little about Africa, much less about African economic development, this was a very informative book. It gave me the opportunity to learn more about what goes on in African countries politically and economically as well as to learn more about conventional development programs and why they have not worked. I really appreciated the emphasis on “Africa is not a country” and “Nigeria is not a country,” but the authors do not go anywhere with it. The biggest colonial legacy left to these countries is the ethnic fragmentation that plagues society and politics, but this wasn’t given much thought in their policy recommendations.