African Successes, Volume IV : Sustainable Growth / Sebastian Edwards, Simon Johnson, David N. Weil.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edwards, Sebastian, Editor.

Johnson, Simon, Editor.

Weil, David N., Editor.

Series:

National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.

National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Africa.

Economic development.

Africa--Economic conditions--21st century.

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (392 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Studies of African economic development frequently focus on the daunting challenges the continent faces. From recurrent crises to ethnic conflicts and long-standing corruption, a raft of deep-rooted problems has led many to regard the continent as facing many hurdles to raise living standards. Yet Africa has made considerable progress in the past decade, with a GDP growth rate exceeding five percent in some regions. The African Successes series looks at recent improvements in living standards and other measures of development in many African countries with an eye toward identifying what shaped them and the extent to which lessons learned are transferable and can guide policy in other nations and at the international level. The fourth volume in the series, African Successes: Sustainable Growth combines informative case studies with careful empirical analysis to consider the prospects for future African growth.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Series Introduction

Volume Introduction

I. Agriculture

1. The Decline and Rise of Agricultural Productivity in Sub- Saharan Africa since 1961

2. Agriculture, Roads, and Economic Development in Uganda

3. The Sahel's Silent Maize Revolution. Analyzing Maize Productivity in Mali at the Farm Level

4. Contract Farming and Agricultural Productivity in Western Kenya

5. The Determinants of Food- Aid Provisions to Africa and the Developing World

6. International and Intranational Market Segmentation and Integration in West Africa

7. Cape Verde and Mozambique as Development Successes in West and Southern Africa

8. Mauritius: African Success Story

9. Indirect Rule and State Weakness in Africa

Contributors

Author Index

Subject Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780226315690

022631569X

OCLC:

959148316