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In addressing the shortcomings of mainstream development economics and other theories, Obeng-Odoom proposes two alternatives: socialisms and Africanisms. The strength of I Property, Institutions and Social Stratification in Africa i lies in its unique adoption of stratification economics to analyse inequality, poverty, and economic growth in Africa. Typical of him, Obeng-Odoom introduces "The Problem" by devoting a considerable number of pages in the first part of the book to "unapologetically" criticise mainstream neoclassical development economics and its variant of new institutional economics for their superficial diagnosis of the dynamics of inequality, poverty, and economic growth in Africa. [Extracted from the article]

Reviews the book 'First Past the Post,' by Bernard M. Zlotowitz, Dina Maiben and Raquel Sweeny.