Bibliograph

Africa, why economists get it wrong, Morten Jerven

Type

Label

Africa, why economists get it wrong, Morten Jerven

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-154) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Africa

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

913881793

Responsibility statement

Morten Jerven

Series statement

African arguments

Sub title

why economists get it wrong

Summary

Reframes the debate about Africa's growth or lack thereof, challenging mainstream accounts of African economic historyFor the first time in generations, Africa is spoken of these days with enthusiastic hope: no longer seen as a hopeless morass of poverty, the continent instead is described as “Africa Rising,” a land of enormous economic potential that is just beginning to be tapped. With Africa: Why Economists Get It Wrong, Morten Jerven offers a bracing corrective. Neither story, he shows, is accurate. In truth, most African economies have been growing rapidly since the 1990s--and, until a collapse in the ’70s and ’80s, they had been growing reliably for decades. Puncturing weak analysis that relies too much on those two lost decades, Jerven redraws our picture of Africa’s past, present, and potential.--Publisher website

Table Of Contents

Misunderstanding economic growth in Africa -- Trapped in history? -- African growth recurring -- Africa's statistical tragedy?

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