Africa : why economists get it wrong
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Jerven, Morten, 1978-
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International African Institute, issuing body.
Royal African Society, issuing body.
World Peace Foundation, issuing body.
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HC800 .J45 2015
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Africa -- Economic conditions -- 1960-
Africa -- Economic policy -- 20th century.
Economic development -- Africa -- 20th century.
Economics -- Africa.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Africa
Economic development
Economic history
Economic policy
Economics
Other Subjects
Afrika.
Afrique -- Conditions économiques -- 1960-
Afrique -- Politique économique -- 20e siècle.
Afrique.
Conditions économiques.
Croissance économique.
Desenvolupament econòmic -- Àfrica.
Développement économique -- Afrique -- 20e siècle.
Développement économique.
Ekonomisk historia.
Ekonomisk utveckling.
Ekonomiska förhållanden.
Histoire économique.
Nationalekonomi.
Àfrica -- Condicions econòmiques.
Àfrica -- Política econòmica.
Économie politique -- Afrique.

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Book
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160 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-154) and index.
Description
Reframes the debate about Africa's growth or lack thereof, challenging mainstream accounts of African economic history.
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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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Jerven, M. (2015). Africa: why economists get it wrong . Zed Books, in association with International African Institute, Royal African Society, World Peace Foundation.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jerven, Morten, 1978-. 2015. Africa: Why Economists Get It Wrong. London: Zed Books, in association with International African Institute, Royal African Society, World Peace Foundation.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jerven, Morten, 1978-. Africa: Why Economists Get It Wrong London: Zed Books, in association with International African Institute, Royal African Society, World Peace Foundation, 2015.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Jerven, M. (2015). Africa: why economists get it wrong. London: Zed Books, in association with International African Institute, Royal African Society, World Peace Foundation.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Jerven, Morten. Africa: Why Economists Get It Wrong Zed Books, in association with International African Institute, Royal African Society, World Peace Foundation, 2015.

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