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Record Nr.

UNINA9910418355303321

Autore

Cramer Christopher (Professor of political economy)

Titolo

African economic development : evidence, theory, policy / / Christopher Cramer, John Sender, and Arkebe Oqubay [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2020

ISBN

0-19-256837-X

0-19-187097-8

0-19-256838-8

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 319 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour); digital file(s)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

338.96

Soggetti

Economic development - Africa

Africa Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

This edition also issued in print: 2020.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Uneven, contradictory, and brtual economic development in Africa -- Varieties of common sense -- Investment, wage goods, and industrial policy -- The trade imperative -- Unbalanced development -- Wage employment in Africa -- Working out the solution to rural poverty -- Technical change and agricultural productivity -- High-yielding variety politics in Africa.

Sommario/riassunto

Unevenness and inequalities form a central fact of African economic experiences. This book challenges conventional wisdoms about economic performance and possible policies for economic development in African countries, using the striking variation in economic performance as a starting point.