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Africa : why economists get it wrong / / Morten Jerven
Africa : why economists get it wrong / / Morten Jerven
Autore Jerven Morten <1978->
Pubbl/distr/stampa London, [England] : , : Zed Books in association with International African Institute Royal African Society World Peace Foundation, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (172 p.)
Disciplina 330.96
Collana African Arguments
Soggetto topico Economic development - Africa
Economics - Africa
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-78360-135-3
1-78360-134-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front Cover ; African Arguments; About the Author ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Contents ; Tables and Figures ; Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; From Explaining Slow Growth to Explaining Low Income ; How Economists Have Misunderstood Growth in Africa ; 1: Misunderstanding Economic Growth in Africa; Correlation Is Not Causation ; Garbage In, Garbage Out; The African Dummy Variable ; Misrepresenting the African Economic Growth Record ; The Subtraction Approach ; Aid Dependency ; Deficient Public Services ; Bad Policies ; Bad Governance ; A Leap of Faith ; 2: Trapped in History?
The Historical Evidence of Growth Explaining Variation in Income 'Today'; Root Causes of African Underdevelopment ; Initial Conditions: Bad Geography and Wrong Technology ; Ethnicity ; Settlers and Institutions ; 'Causal History' or 'Compression of History'?; Ceteris Paribus: History Matters ; 3: African Growth Recurring; The Political Economy of Episodic Growth in Africa ; The Importance of Economic Growth ; From Slavery to Cash Crops: Growth in Precolonial and Colonial Africa ; Growth in Africa Since 1950 ; Prospects for Growth ; World Markets ; Political Conditions
The Factors of Production Poverty, Inequality and Economic Growth: Some Precautions ; 4: Africa's Statistical Tragedy?; Benchmark Years ; How Much Do We Know About Income and Growth in Africa? ; Correlates of Growth ; Interpreting the Growth Evidence ; The Politics of African Economic Statistics ; Conclusion ; How We are Misled by Mainstream Economics ; Learning from History ; Getting African Economies Right ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index ; Back Cover
Record Nr. UNINA-9910461014203321
Jerven Morten <1978->  
London, [England] : , : Zed Books in association with International African Institute Royal African Society World Peace Foundation, , 2015
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Africa : why economists get it wrong / / Morten Jerven
Africa : why economists get it wrong / / Morten Jerven
Autore Jerven Morten <1978->
Pubbl/distr/stampa London, [England] : , : Zed Books in association with International African Institute Royal African Society World Peace Foundation, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (172 p.)
Disciplina 330.96
Collana African Arguments
Soggetto topico Economic development - Africa
Economics - Africa
ISBN 1-78360-135-3
1-78360-134-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front Cover ; African Arguments; About the Author ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Contents ; Tables and Figures ; Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; From Explaining Slow Growth to Explaining Low Income ; How Economists Have Misunderstood Growth in Africa ; 1: Misunderstanding Economic Growth in Africa; Correlation Is Not Causation ; Garbage In, Garbage Out; The African Dummy Variable ; Misrepresenting the African Economic Growth Record ; The Subtraction Approach ; Aid Dependency ; Deficient Public Services ; Bad Policies ; Bad Governance ; A Leap of Faith ; 2: Trapped in History?
The Historical Evidence of Growth Explaining Variation in Income 'Today'; Root Causes of African Underdevelopment ; Initial Conditions: Bad Geography and Wrong Technology ; Ethnicity ; Settlers and Institutions ; 'Causal History' or 'Compression of History'?; Ceteris Paribus: History Matters ; 3: African Growth Recurring; The Political Economy of Episodic Growth in Africa ; The Importance of Economic Growth ; From Slavery to Cash Crops: Growth in Precolonial and Colonial Africa ; Growth in Africa Since 1950 ; Prospects for Growth ; World Markets ; Political Conditions
The Factors of Production Poverty, Inequality and Economic Growth: Some Precautions ; 4: Africa's Statistical Tragedy?; Benchmark Years ; How Much Do We Know About Income and Growth in Africa? ; Correlates of Growth ; Interpreting the Growth Evidence ; The Politics of African Economic Statistics ; Conclusion ; How We are Misled by Mainstream Economics ; Learning from History ; Getting African Economies Right ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index ; Back Cover
Record Nr. UNINA-9910797242903321
Jerven Morten <1978->  
London, [England] : , : Zed Books in association with International African Institute Royal African Society World Peace Foundation, , 2015
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Africa : why economists get it wrong / / Morten Jerven
Africa : why economists get it wrong / / Morten Jerven
Autore Jerven Morten <1978->
Pubbl/distr/stampa London, [England] : , : Zed Books in association with International African Institute Royal African Society World Peace Foundation, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (172 p.)
Disciplina 330.96
Collana African Arguments
Soggetto topico Economic development - Africa
Economics - Africa
ISBN 1-78360-135-3
1-78360-134-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front Cover ; African Arguments; About the Author ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Contents ; Tables and Figures ; Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; From Explaining Slow Growth to Explaining Low Income ; How Economists Have Misunderstood Growth in Africa ; 1: Misunderstanding Economic Growth in Africa; Correlation Is Not Causation ; Garbage In, Garbage Out; The African Dummy Variable ; Misrepresenting the African Economic Growth Record ; The Subtraction Approach ; Aid Dependency ; Deficient Public Services ; Bad Policies ; Bad Governance ; A Leap of Faith ; 2: Trapped in History?
The Historical Evidence of Growth Explaining Variation in Income 'Today'; Root Causes of African Underdevelopment ; Initial Conditions: Bad Geography and Wrong Technology ; Ethnicity ; Settlers and Institutions ; 'Causal History' or 'Compression of History'?; Ceteris Paribus: History Matters ; 3: African Growth Recurring; The Political Economy of Episodic Growth in Africa ; The Importance of Economic Growth ; From Slavery to Cash Crops: Growth in Precolonial and Colonial Africa ; Growth in Africa Since 1950 ; Prospects for Growth ; World Markets ; Political Conditions
The Factors of Production Poverty, Inequality and Economic Growth: Some Precautions ; 4: Africa's Statistical Tragedy?; Benchmark Years ; How Much Do We Know About Income and Growth in Africa? ; Correlates of Growth ; Interpreting the Growth Evidence ; The Politics of African Economic Statistics ; Conclusion ; How We are Misled by Mainstream Economics ; Learning from History ; Getting African Economies Right ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index ; Back Cover
Record Nr. UNINA-9910815514803321
Jerven Morten <1978->  
London, [England] : , : Zed Books in association with International African Institute Royal African Society World Peace Foundation, , 2015
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Poor numbers [[electronic resource] ] : how we are misled by African development statistics and what to do about it / / Morten Jerven
Poor numbers [[electronic resource] ] : how we are misled by African development statistics and what to do about it / / Morten Jerven
Autore Jerven Morten <1978->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (208 p.)
Disciplina 338.967
Collana Cornell Studies in Political Economy
Cornell studies in political economy
Soggetto topico Economic development - Africa, Sub-Saharan
National income - Africa, Southern - Accounting
Economic indicators - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 0-8014-6760-8
1-322-50362-1
0-8014-6761-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto What do we know about income and growth in Africa? -- Measuring African wealth and progress -- Facts, assumptions and controversy : lessons from the datasets -- Data for development : a guide to African development statistics -- Conclusion : development by numbers.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910452775203321
Jerven Morten <1978->  
Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2013
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Poor numbers [[electronic resource] ] : how we are misled by African development statistics and what to do about it / / Morten Jerven
Poor numbers [[electronic resource] ] : how we are misled by African development statistics and what to do about it / / Morten Jerven
Autore Jerven Morten <1978->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (208 p.)
Disciplina 338.967
Collana Cornell Studies in Political Economy
Cornell studies in political economy
Soggetto topico Economic development - Africa, Sub-Saharan
National income - Africa, Southern - Accounting
Economic indicators - Africa, Sub-Saharan
ISBN 0-8014-6760-8
1-322-50362-1
0-8014-6761-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto What do we know about income and growth in Africa? -- Measuring African wealth and progress -- Facts, assumptions and controversy : lessons from the datasets -- Data for development : a guide to African development statistics -- Conclusion : development by numbers.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910779668703321
Jerven Morten <1978->  
Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2013
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui