African economic development evidence, theory, policy

Unevenness and inequalities form a central fact of African economic experiences. This book challenges conventional wisdoms about economic performance and possible policies for economic development in African countries, using the striking variation in economic performance as a starting point.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Cramer, Christopher (Professor of political economy), author (author), Sender, John, author, Oqubay, Arkebe, author
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press 2020.
Edición:First edition
Colección:Oxford scholarship online.
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009425008206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Uneven, contradictory, and brtual economic development in Africa
  • Varieties of common sense
  • Investment, wage goods, and industrial policy
  • The trade imperative
  • Unbalanced development
  • Wage employment in Africa
  • Working out the solution to rural poverty
  • Technical change and agricultural productivity
  • High-yielding variety politics in Africa.