The Political Economy of Economic Growth in Africa, 1960-2000 - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0521127750 ISBN 13: 9780521127752

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Riassunto

The period from 1960 to 2000 was one of remarkable growth and transformation in the world economy. Why did most of Sub-Saharan Africa fail to develop over this period? Why did a few small African economies succeed spectacularly? The Political Economy of Economic Growth in Africa, 1960–2000 is by far the most ambitious and comprehensive assessment of Africa's post-independence economic performance to date. Volume 1 examines the impact of resource wealth and geographical remoteness on Africa's growth and develops a new dataset of governance regimes covering all of Sub-Saharan Africa. Separate chapters analyze the dominant patterns of governance observed over the period and their impact on growth, the ideological formation of the political elite, the roots of political violence and reform, and the lessons of the 1960–2000 period for contemporary growth strategy.

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Recensione:

'This book is chock-full of fascinating data, interesting hypotheses, and country details; it is a rich review of Africa's troubled postcolonial economic history that will be a reference and an inspiration for political economists for years to come.' Foreign Affairs

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The Political Economy of Economic Growth in Africa, 1960–2000 is by far the most ambitious and comprehensive assessment of Africa's post-independence economic performance to date. Volume 1 examines the impact of resource wealth and geographical remoteness on Africa's growth and develops a new dataset of governance regimes.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0521127750
• ISBN 13: 9780521127752
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 474
• Redattore: Ndulu Benno J.