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

• Autore: Cramer Christopher (Professor of political economy)
• Pubblicazione: Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2020
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 319 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour); digital file(s)
• Disciplina: 338.96
• Soggetto topico: Economic development - Africa
• Soggetto geografico: Africa Economic conditions
• Persona (resp. second.): SenderJohn; OqubayArkebe
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: African economic development
• ISBN: 0-19-256837-X; 0-19-187097-8; 0-19-256838-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910418355303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.