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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->
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| 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 | ||
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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 |
| 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 |
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Jerven Morten <1978->
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| 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 | ||
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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 |
| 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 |
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Jerven Morten <1978->
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| 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 | ||
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Africa : beyond recovery / / by Thandika Mkandawire
| Africa : beyond recovery / / by Thandika Mkandawire |
| Autore | Mkandawire P. Thandika |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Legon-Accra, Ghana : , : University of Ghana, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (90 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.96 |
| Collana | Aggrey-Fraser-Guggisberg Memorial Lectures |
| Soggetto topico | Economic development - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9988-8602-5-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The Vice-Chancellor's preface -- From recovery to development -- Social equality and development -- Bringing the universities back in. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461033303321 |
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Mkandawire P. Thandika
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| Legon-Accra, Ghana : , : University of Ghana, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Africa : beyond recovery / / by Thandika Mkandawire
| Africa : beyond recovery / / by Thandika Mkandawire |
| Autore | Mkandawire P. Thandika |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Legon-Accra, Ghana : , : University of Ghana, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (90 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.96 |
| Collana | Aggrey-Fraser-Guggisberg Memorial Lectures |
| Soggetto topico | Economic development - Africa |
| ISBN | 9988-8602-5-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The Vice-Chancellor's preface -- From recovery to development -- Social equality and development -- Bringing the universities back in. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797103503321 |
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Mkandawire P. Thandika
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| Legon-Accra, Ghana : , : University of Ghana, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Africa : beyond recovery / / by Thandika Mkandawire
| Africa : beyond recovery / / by Thandika Mkandawire |
| Autore | Mkandawire P. Thandika |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Legon-Accra, Ghana : , : University of Ghana, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (90 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.96 |
| Collana | Aggrey-Fraser-Guggisberg Memorial Lectures |
| Soggetto topico | Economic development - Africa |
| ISBN | 9988-8602-5-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The Vice-Chancellor's preface -- From recovery to development -- Social equality and development -- Bringing the universities back in. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813845203321 |
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Mkandawire P. Thandika
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| Legon-Accra, Ghana : , : University of Ghana, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Africa development indicators 2012/2013
| Africa development indicators 2012/2013 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : The World Bank, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (211 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Economic development - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8213-9617-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452630803321 |
| Washington, DC : , : The World Bank, , [2013] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Africa Development Indicators 2012/2013 / / World Bank
| Africa Development Indicators 2012/2013 / / World Bank |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : The World Bank, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (208 pages) |
| Collana | Africa Development Indicators |
| Soggetto topico | Economic development - Africa |
| ISBN | 0-8213-9617-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779752803321 |
| Washington, D.C., : The World Bank, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Africa on the Move : : Unlocking the Potential of Small Middle-Income States / / Lamin Leigh, Ali Mansoor
| Africa on the Move : : Unlocking the Potential of Small Middle-Income States / / Lamin Leigh, Ali Mansoor |
| Autore | Leigh Lamin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (183 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 338.96 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MansoorAli |
| Collana | Books |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Africa
Banks and Banking Finance: General Labor Macroeconomics Production and Operations Management Employment Unemployment Wages Intergenerational Income Distribution Aggregate Human Capital Aggregate Labor Productivity Production Cost Capital and Total Factor Productivity Capacity Demand and Supply of Labor: General Monetary Policy Macroeconomics: Production General Financial Markets: Government Policy and Regulation Labour income economics Finance Banking Civil service & public sector Total factor productivity Public employment Labor markets Productivity Financial sector stability Financial sector policy and analysis Financial inclusion Financial markets Industrial productivity Economic theory Financial services industry Labor market Foreign exchange reserves |
| ISBN |
1-4983-3930-1
1-5135-6055-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Macroeconomic vulnerability : reserves adequacy and fiscal policy / Ara Stepanyanc -- Long-term implications of fiscal policy for labor market outcomes / Ara Stepanyan -- Increasing productivity growth in small middle-income countries / Lamin Leigh ... [et al.] -- Financial inclusion and stability in Africa's middle-income countries / Yibin Mu and Jenny Lin -- Political economy of reform / Ali Mansoor. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798599803321 |
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Leigh Lamin
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| Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Africa on the Move : : Unlocking the Potential of Small Middle-Income States / / Lamin Leigh, Ali Mansoor
| Africa on the Move : : Unlocking the Potential of Small Middle-Income States / / Lamin Leigh, Ali Mansoor |
| Autore | Leigh Lamin |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (183 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 338.96 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MansoorAli |
| Collana | Books |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Africa
Banks and Banking Finance: General Labor Macroeconomics Production and Operations Management Employment Unemployment Wages Intergenerational Income Distribution Aggregate Human Capital Aggregate Labor Productivity Production Cost Capital and Total Factor Productivity Capacity Demand and Supply of Labor: General Monetary Policy Macroeconomics: Production General Financial Markets: Government Policy and Regulation Labour income economics Finance Banking Civil service & public sector Total factor productivity Public employment Labor markets Productivity Financial sector stability Financial sector policy and analysis Financial inclusion Financial markets Industrial productivity Economic theory Financial services industry Labor market Foreign exchange reserves Income economics |
| ISBN |
9781498384261
1498384269 9781498339308 1498339301 9781513560557 1513560557 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Macroeconomic vulnerability : reserves adequacy and fiscal policy / Ara Stepanyanc -- Long-term implications of fiscal policy for labor market outcomes / Ara Stepanyan -- Increasing productivity growth in small middle-income countries / Lamin Leigh ... [et al.] -- Financial inclusion and stability in Africa's middle-income countries / Yibin Mu and Jenny Lin -- Political economy of reform / Ali Mansoor. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910969275903321 |
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Leigh Lamin
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| Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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