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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 Development Indicators 2012/2013 / / World Bank
| Africa Development Indicators 2012/2013 / / World Bank |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : The World Bank, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (208 pages) |
| Disciplina | 330.960112 |
| 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 |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Indicator tables -- Users guide -- Part I. Basic indicators and national and fiscal accounts -- 1. Basic indicators -- 1.1 Basic indicators -- 2. National and fiscal accounts -- 2.1 Gross domestic product, nominal -- 2.2 Gross domestic product, nominal -- 2.3 Gross domestic product, nominal -- 2.4 Gross domestic product per capita, real -- 2.5 Gross domestic product per capita growth -- 2.6 Gross national income, nominal -- 2.7 Gross national income, World Bank Atlas method -- 2.8 Gross national income per capita, World Bank Atlas method -- 2.9 Gross domestic product deflator (U.S. dollar series) -- 2.10 Consumer price Index -- 2.11 Consumer price index, growth -- 2.12 Price indices -- 2.13 Gross domestic savings -- 2.14 Gross national savings -- 2.15 General government final consumption expenditure -- 2.16 Household final consumption expenditure -- 2.17 Final consumption expenditure plus discrepancy -- 2.18 Final consumption expenditure plus discrepancy per capita -- 2.19 Gross fixed capital formation -- 2.20 Gross general government fixed capital formation -- 2.21 Private sector fixed capital formation -- 2.22 External trade balance (exports minus imports) -- 2.23 Exports of goods and services, nominal -- 2.24 Imports of goods and services, nominal -- 2.25 Exports of goods and services as a share of GDP -- 2.26 Imports of goods and services as a share of GDP -- 2.27 Balance of payments and current account -- 2.28 Exchange rates and purchasing power parity -- 2.29 Agriculture value added -- 2.30 Industry value added -- 2.31 Services plus discrepancy value added -- 2.32 Central government finances -- 2.33 Central government expenses -- 2.34 Central government revenues -- 2.35 Structure of demand -- Part II. Millennium Development Goals.
3. Millennium Development Goals -- 3.1 Millennium Development Goal 1: eradicate extreme poverty and hunger -- 3.2 Millennium Development Goal 2: achieve universal primary education -- 3.3 Millennium Development Goal 3: promote gender equity and empower women -- 3.4 Millennium Development Goal 4: reduce child mortality -- 3.5 Millennium Development Goal 5: improve maternal health -- 3.6 Millennium Development Goal 6: combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases -- 3.7 Millennium Development Goal 7: ensure environmental sustainability -- 3.8 Millennium Development Goal 8: develop a global partnership for development -- Part III. Development outcomes -- Drivers of growth -- 4. Private sector development -- 4.1 Doing Business -- 4.2 Investment climate -- 4.3 Financial sector infrastructure -- 5. Trade and regional integration -- 5.1 International trade and tariff barriers -- 5.2 Top three exports and share in total exports, 2010 -- 5.3 Regional integration, trade blocs -- 6. Infrastructure -- 6.1 Water and sanitation -- 6.2 Transportation -- 6.3 Information and communication technology -- 6.4 Energy -- Participating in growth -- 7. Human development -- 7.1 Education -- 7.2 Health -- 8. Agriculture, rural development, and environment -- 8.1 Rural development -- 8.2 Agriculture -- 8.3 Producer food prices -- 8.4 Environment -- 8.5 Fossil fuel emissions -- 9. Labor, migration, and population -- 9.1 Labor force participation -- 9.2 Labor force composition -- 9.3 Unemployment -- 9.4 Migration and population -- 10. HIV/AIDS -- 10.1 HIV/AIDS -- 11. Malaria -- 11.1 Malaria -- 12. Capable states and partnership -- 12.1 Aid and debt relief -- 12.2 Status of Paris Declaration indicators -- 12.3 Capable states -- 12.4 Governance and anticorruption indicators -- 12.5 Country Policy and Institutional Assessment ratings -- 12.6 Polity indicators -- Technical notes. Technical notes references -- Primary data documentation -- Map of Africa -- Back Cover. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911100907303321 |
| Washington, D.C., : 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 |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : The World Bank, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (208 pages) |
| Disciplina | 330.960112 |
| 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 |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Indicator tables -- Users guide -- Part I. Basic indicators and national and fiscal accounts -- 1. Basic indicators -- 1.1 Basic indicators -- 2. National and fiscal accounts -- 2.1 Gross domestic product, nominal -- 2.2 Gross domestic product, nominal -- 2.3 Gross domestic product, nominal -- 2.4 Gross domestic product per capita, real -- 2.5 Gross domestic product per capita growth -- 2.6 Gross national income, nominal -- 2.7 Gross national income, World Bank Atlas method -- 2.8 Gross national income per capita, World Bank Atlas method -- 2.9 Gross domestic product deflator (U.S. dollar series) -- 2.10 Consumer price Index -- 2.11 Consumer price index, growth -- 2.12 Price indices -- 2.13 Gross domestic savings -- 2.14 Gross national savings -- 2.15 General government final consumption expenditure -- 2.16 Household final consumption expenditure -- 2.17 Final consumption expenditure plus discrepancy -- 2.18 Final consumption expenditure plus discrepancy per capita -- 2.19 Gross fixed capital formation -- 2.20 Gross general government fixed capital formation -- 2.21 Private sector fixed capital formation -- 2.22 External trade balance (exports minus imports) -- 2.23 Exports of goods and services, nominal -- 2.24 Imports of goods and services, nominal -- 2.25 Exports of goods and services as a share of GDP -- 2.26 Imports of goods and services as a share of GDP -- 2.27 Balance of payments and current account -- 2.28 Exchange rates and purchasing power parity -- 2.29 Agriculture value added -- 2.30 Industry value added -- 2.31 Services plus discrepancy value added -- 2.32 Central government finances -- 2.33 Central government expenses -- 2.34 Central government revenues -- 2.35 Structure of demand -- Part II. Millennium Development Goals.
3. Millennium Development Goals -- 3.1 Millennium Development Goal 1: eradicate extreme poverty and hunger -- 3.2 Millennium Development Goal 2: achieve universal primary education -- 3.3 Millennium Development Goal 3: promote gender equity and empower women -- 3.4 Millennium Development Goal 4: reduce child mortality -- 3.5 Millennium Development Goal 5: improve maternal health -- 3.6 Millennium Development Goal 6: combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases -- 3.7 Millennium Development Goal 7: ensure environmental sustainability -- 3.8 Millennium Development Goal 8: develop a global partnership for development -- Part III. Development outcomes -- Drivers of growth -- 4. Private sector development -- 4.1 Doing Business -- 4.2 Investment climate -- 4.3 Financial sector infrastructure -- 5. Trade and regional integration -- 5.1 International trade and tariff barriers -- 5.2 Top three exports and share in total exports, 2010 -- 5.3 Regional integration, trade blocs -- 6. Infrastructure -- 6.1 Water and sanitation -- 6.2 Transportation -- 6.3 Information and communication technology -- 6.4 Energy -- Participating in growth -- 7. Human development -- 7.1 Education -- 7.2 Health -- 8. Agriculture, rural development, and environment -- 8.1 Rural development -- 8.2 Agriculture -- 8.3 Producer food prices -- 8.4 Environment -- 8.5 Fossil fuel emissions -- 9. Labor, migration, and population -- 9.1 Labor force participation -- 9.2 Labor force composition -- 9.3 Unemployment -- 9.4 Migration and population -- 10. HIV/AIDS -- 10.1 HIV/AIDS -- 11. Malaria -- 11.1 Malaria -- 12. Capable states and partnership -- 12.1 Aid and debt relief -- 12.2 Status of Paris Declaration indicators -- 12.3 Capable states -- 12.4 Governance and anticorruption indicators -- 12.5 Country Policy and Institutional Assessment ratings -- 12.6 Polity indicators -- Technical notes. Technical notes references -- Primary data documentation -- Map of Africa -- Back Cover. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911132033603321 |
| Washington, D.C., : The World Bank, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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