African economic development : evidence, theory, policy / Christopher Cramer, John Sender, and Arkebe Oqubay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cramer, Christopher (Professor of political economy), author.

Sender, John, author.

Oqubay, Arkebe, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Africa.

Economic development.

Africa--Economic conditions.

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 319 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour); digital file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

African Economic Development

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

This edition also issued in print: 2020.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 29, 2020).

ISBN:

0-19-256837-X

0-19-187097-8

0-19-256838-8