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Dictators and Democracy in African Development
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 309

Dictators and Democracy in African Development

This book argues that the structure of the policy-making process in Nigeria explains variations in government performance better than other commonly cited factors.

Toxic Aid
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 315

Toxic Aid

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The Historical Origin of the African Economic Crisis
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 179

The Historical Origin of the African Economic Crisis

This book illuminates the answers to various major questions on African development related to international trade and finance. It explores the economic interaction between Africa and the now-developed countries (the West) in the past and China today, as well as the legacy of these interactions for Africa’s growth and poverty reduction effort today. In addition, it discusses the implication of this legacy for Africa’s future development, and considers whether lessons can be drawn from this experience in terms of the continent’s future development? By providing in-depth historical and economic analysis conducted in non-technical terms, the book represents a valuable resource for policy makers, researchers, and students, as well as international organizations that focus on African development.

Diversity in Economic Growth
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 450

Diversity in Economic Growth

Drawing on the knowledge and understanding of the local circumstances of researchers from the case-study countries, this text outlines the value of diversity in economic growth.

Toward a Better World
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 343

Toward a Better World

In his memoir, Towards a Better World, Helleiner recounts his profound trip to Africa, a trip that propelled him into a career devoted to the research, advice and teaching of economic development and the reduction of global poverty.

Trade, Growth and Development
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 470

Trade, Growth and Development

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2003-09-02
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  • Publisher: Routledge

Since the end of the second world war the economic gap between rich and poor countries has steadily widened. Trade, Growth and Development examines this disparity and assesses the reasons why some developing countries have been more successful than others. The book is divided into four parts: Part I examines recent developments in the theory of trade, growth and economic development; Parts II to IV present an empirical analysis of policy and performance in Latin America, Asia and Africa. As well as offering an analysis of traditional economic factors the book also emphasises the role of politics and institutions in the process of economic development.

The Oxford Companion to the Economics of Africa
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1435

The Oxford Companion to the Economics of Africa

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2012-01-19
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  • Publisher: OUP Oxford

Africa is a diverse continent. But is there a pattern to the diversity? Are there commonalities across the countries? And what does economics tell us about the diversity and the commonalities? The Oxford Companion to the Economics of Africa is a definitive and comprehensive account of the key issues and topics affecting Africa's ability to grow and develop. It includes 53 thematic and 48 country perspectives by a veritable who's who of more than 100 leading economic analysts of Africa. The contributors include: bright new African researchers based in Africa; renowned academics from the top Universities in Africa, Europe and North America; present and past Chief Economists of the African Development Bank; present and past Chief Economists for Africa of the World Bank; present and past Chief Economists of the World Bank; African Central Bank governors and finance ministers; and four Nobel Laureates in Economics.

Inward and Outward Spillovers in the SACU Area
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 24

Inward and Outward Spillovers in the SACU Area

Spillovers from South Africa into the other members of the Souther Africa Customs Union (known as the BLNS for Botstwana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Swaziland) are substantial reflecting sizeable real and financial interlinkages. However, shocks to real GDP growth in South Africa do not seem to systematically affect growth developments in BLNS countries as a group. Nevertheless, vector autoregressions, which allow country-specific parameters, suggest some strong spillovers onto the smaller economies.

Changing the Rules
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 284

Changing the Rules

Changing the Rules: The Politics of Liberalization and the Urban Informal Economy in Tanzania provides a comprehensive examination of Tanzania's informal economy, highlighting its critical role as both a survival mechanism and a force for political and economic change. Amid the economic crises of the 1980s, Tanzanians increasingly turned to informal activities to bridge the vast gap between formal wages and the cost of living. This shift not only redefined economic participation but also challenged the statist and socialist frameworks that had dominated Tanzania's post-independence policies. The book explores how the informal economy reshaped dependencies, strengthened grassroots initiatives...

The Oxford Handbook of the Politics of Development
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 753

The Oxford Handbook of the Politics of Development

In The Oxford Handbook of the Politics of Development, two of America's leading political scientists on the issue, Carol Lancaster and Nicolas van de Walle, assemble an international cast of leading scholars who craft a comprehensive, examination of development policy and its effects on the political and economic climates of a country.