African Successes, Volume I

Government and Institutions

Simon Johnson editor Sebastian Edwards editor David N Weil editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:The University of Chicago Press

Published:14th Oct '16

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African Successes, Volume I cover

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 first volume in the series, African Successes: Governments and Institutions considers the role governments and institutions have played in recent developments and identifies the factors that enable economists to predict the way institutions will function.

ISBN: 9780226316222

Dimensions: 23mm x 16mm x 3mm

Weight: 765g

432 pages