Autor: Morten Jerven

One of the most urgent challenges in African economic development is to devise a strategy for improving statistical capacity. Reliable statistics, including estimates of economic growth rates and per …

‚A valuable corrective to the fraying narrative of [African] failure.’Foreign Affairs Not so long ago, Africa was being described as the hopeless continent. Recently, though, talk has turned to Afric …

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 …

One of the most urgent challenges in African economic development is to devise a strategy for improving statistical capacity. Reliable statistics, including estimates of economic growth rates and per …

What do we know about economic development in Africa? The answer is that we know much less than we would like to think. This collection assesses the knowledge problem present in statistics on poverty …

What do we know about economic development in Africa? The answer is that we know much less than we would like to think. This collection assesses the knowledge problem present in statistics on poverty …

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‚A valuable corrective to the fraying narrative of [African] failure.’Foreign Affairs Not so long ago, Africa was being described as the hopeless continent. Recently, though, talk has turned to Afric …