The political economy of economic growth in Africa, 1960-2000. Volume 1 /
The period from 1960 to 2000 was one of remarkable growth and transformation in the world economy. Why did most of Sub-Saharan Africa fail to develop over this period? Why did a few small African economies succeed spectacularly? The Political Economy of Economic Growth in Africa, 1960-2000 is by far...
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Foreword; Acronyms; Part 1 Overview; 1 Policy plus: African growth performance, 1960-2000; 2 Opportunities and choices; 3 Anti-growth syndromes in Africa: a synthesis of the case studies; Part 2 Interpretation; 4 Domestic interests and control regimes; 5 Sacrificing the future: intertemporal strategies and their implications for growth; 6 The political geography of redistribution; 7 Political conflict and state failure; 8 Shocks, risk, and African growth; Part 3 Explanation
- 9 The evolution of global development paradigms and their influence on African economic growth10 Political reform; 11 Endogenizing syndromes; Part 4 Looking ahead; 12 Harnessing growth opportunities: how Africa can advance; Index
