The Political Economy of Economic Growth in Africa, 1960 2000: Volume

Informationen zum Autor Benno J. Ndulu is Governor of the Central Bank of Tanzania. Stephen A. O'Connell is Eugene M. Lang Research Professor of Economics at Swarthmore College. Robert H. Bates is Eaton Professor of the Science of Government at Harvard University. Paul Collier is Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford. Chuwuma C. Soludo is Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Klappentext The first volume of a comprehensive analysis of the economic development of Sub-Saharan Africa! 1960 2000. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; 1. Policy plus: African growth performance 1960-2000 Benno J. Ndulu and Stephen A. O'Connell; 2. Opportunities and choices Paul Collier and Stephen A. O'Connell; 3. Anti-growth syndromes in Africa: a synthesis of the case studies Augustin Kwasi Fosu; 4. Domestic interests and control regimes Robert H. Bates; 5. Sacrificing the future: intertemporal strategies and their implications for growth Paul Collier and Jan Willem Gunning; 6. The political geography of redistribution Jean-Paul Azam; 7. Political conflict and state failure Robert H. Bates; 8. Shocks, risk and African growth Jan Willem Gunning; 9. The evolution of global development paradigms and their influence on African economic growth Benno J. Ndulu; 10. Political reform Robert H. Bates; 11. Endogenizing syndromes Paul Collier and Robert Bates with Anke Hoeffler and Steve O'Connell; 12. Harnessing growth opportunities: how Africa can advance Paul Collier, Jan Willem Gunning, Stephen A. O'Connell and Benno J. Ndulu; Index.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Robert H. Bates, Collier Paul, Stephen A. Connell, et al, Benno J. Ndulu, Ndulu Benno J., O&apos, Stephen A. O'Connell, O'Connell Stephen A., Soludo Chukwuma C.
• Edition: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 30.04.2009
• EAN: 9780521127752
• ISBN: 978-0-521-12775-2
• Dimensions: 176 mm x 248 mm x 24 mm
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Economie > Autres; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, Africa, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, c 1960 to c 1970, Political Economy, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1960 to c 1969, Development economics & emerging economies, c 1970 to c 1980, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, Development economics and emerging economies