Africa : why economists get it wrong /
Jerven, Morten, 1978-
Africa : why economists get it wrong / Morten Jerven. - 160 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm - African arguments . - African arguments. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-154) and index.
Misunderstanding economic growth in Africa -- Trapped in history? -- African growth recurring -- Africa's statistical tragedy?
Reframes the debate about Africa's growth or lack thereof, challenging mainstream accounts of African economic history. For 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.
9781783601332 1783601337 9781783601325 1783601329
Univ of Chicago Pr, Attn: John Kessler 11030 S Langley Ave, Chicago, IL, USA, 60628, (773)5681550 SAN 202-5280
2021301916
GBB533934 bnb
017104889 Uk
Since 1900
Economic development--Africa--20th century.
Economics--Africa.
Développement économique.
Conditions économiques.
Croissance économique.
Histoire économique.
Economic development.
Economic history.
Economic policy.
Economics.
Ekonomiska förhållanden.
Ekonomisk historia.
Ekonomisk utveckling.
Nationalekonomi.
Africa--Economic conditions--1960-
Africa--Economic policy--20th century.
Afrika
Afrique.
Africa.
HC800 / .J45 2015
330.9/6
Africa : why economists get it wrong / Morten Jerven. - 160 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm - African arguments . - African arguments. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-154) and index.
Misunderstanding economic growth in Africa -- Trapped in history? -- African growth recurring -- Africa's statistical tragedy?
Reframes the debate about Africa's growth or lack thereof, challenging mainstream accounts of African economic history. For 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.
9781783601332 1783601337 9781783601325 1783601329
Univ of Chicago Pr, Attn: John Kessler 11030 S Langley Ave, Chicago, IL, USA, 60628, (773)5681550 SAN 202-5280
2021301916
GBB533934 bnb
017104889 Uk
Since 1900
Economic development--Africa--20th century.
Economics--Africa.
Développement économique.
Conditions économiques.
Croissance économique.
Histoire économique.
Economic development.
Economic history.
Economic policy.
Economics.
Ekonomiska förhållanden.
Ekonomisk historia.
Ekonomisk utveckling.
Nationalekonomi.
Africa--Economic conditions--1960-
Africa--Economic policy--20th century.
Afrika
Afrique.
Africa.
HC800 / .J45 2015
330.9/6