Ethnic diversity and economic instability in Africa : interdisciplinary perspectives / Hiroyuki Hino [and others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hino, Hiroyuki, 1945- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cultural pluralism--Economic aspects--Africa.

Cultural pluralism.

Equality--Economic aspects--Africa.

Equality.

Africa--Ethnic relations--Economic aspects.

Africa.

Africa--Economic conditions--1960-.

Africa--Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 335 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Ethnic Diversity & Economic Instability in Africa

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There is growing consensus in the development economics literature that ethnic diversity is a very significant factor in explaining Africa's poor economic performance. Ethnic Diversity and Economic Instability in Africa challenges this conventional wisdom. Drawing on the insights of historians, anthropologists and political scientists as well as development economists, this book questions whether ethnicity is the most useful organising principle by which to examine the economic development of Africa, arguing that it is a more fluid and contingent concept than economic models allow. Instead, the authors explore the actual experience of ethnicity in Africa and propose new methods of measuring ethnic diversity and inequalities. Finally some tentative conclusions are reached regarding appropriate policy reforms.

Contents:

Introduction: Findings of development economics and their limitations / Gustav Ranis

Part I, Demystifying ethnicity

Ethnic patriotism and markets in African history / John Lonsdale

The concept of ethnicity: strengths and limitations for quantitative analysis / Graham Brown and Arnim Langer

Essence of ethnicity: an African perspective / Bethwell Allan Ogot

Part II, Does ethnic diversity hinder economic development?

State, ethnicity and economy in Africa / Yash Pal Ghai

Ethnic politics, economic reform and democratisation in Africa / Bruce J. Berman

Evidence from spatial correlation of poverty and income in Kenya / Nobuaki Hamaguchi

Part III, Relationships between ethnicity and stability

Belonging, exclusion and ethnic competition / Parker Shipton

Horizontal inequalities and market instability in Africa / Graham Brown and Frances Stewart

Impact of ethnicities on market outcome: results of market experiments in Kenya / Ken-Ichi Shimomura and Takehiko Yamato

Conclusion: Key findings of our interdisciplinary dialogue / Hiroyuki Hino.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-23645-2

1-139-54046-7

1-283-52227-6

1-139-52768-1

9786613834720

1-139-52648-0

1-139-53234-0

1-139-19899-8

1-139-53115-8

1-139-52887-4

OCLC:

804664914