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An indigenous publishing industry is essential to African development. The author places the African situation in a Third World context and discusses such issues as the nature of the African reading public, the politics of language, the role of multinationals, problems of distribution, and technology. He describes the challenges faced in developing an African book industry and suggests some possible approaches to providing assistance.
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He is the author or editor of numerous books and articles on education and publishing in the Third World, including most recently Publishing and Development in the Third World.
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Altbach, P.G. Perspectives on publishing in Africa. Publishing Research Quarterly 9, 44–62 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02680632
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02680632