In the Shadow of South Africa: Lesotho's Economic Future

by Mats Lundahl, Colin McCarthy, Lennart Petersson

Lesotho is a resource-poor mountainous country that has relied heavily upon South Africa for many years. As the 21st century gets under way the country has fewer economic possibilities and its larger neighbour has less to offer. This text analyzes the changes taking place.

224 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2003

About the author

Mats Lundahl is a Swedish economist, and a tenured professor at the Stockholm School of Economics. His specialties are foreign aid and development economics.