Economic Growth and Measurement Reconsidered in Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia, 1965-1995

ISBN-13: 9780199689910 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 224 str.

Morten Jerven

Opis

How do we measure African economic performance? This volume studies how growth is measured in Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia and challenges commonly held beliefs of African economic performance.

Recenzje

This book, which includes useful notes, bibliography, and index, is highly recommended for those interested in economic growth and development.

O autorze

Morten Jerven is an economic historian and holds a PhD from the London School of Economics. Since 2009, he has been Assistant Professor at the School for International Studies at Simon Fraser University. He is author of Poor Numbers: How We Are Misled by African Development Statistics and What to Do about It and has published widely on African economic development, and particularly on patterns of economic growth and economic development statistics.