Poor Numbers : How We Are Misled by African Development Statistics and What to Do about It /

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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-capita income, are basic to the operation of governments in developing countries and vital to nongov...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jerven, Morten (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2013]
Colección:Cornell Studies in Political Economy
Temas:
Economic development > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Statistics.
Economic indicators > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
National income > Africa, Southern > Accounting.
International Studies.
Political Science & Political History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. What Do We Know about Income and Growth in Africa?
  • 2. Measuring African Wealth and Progress
  • 3. Facts, Assumptions, and Controversy
  • 4. Data for Development
  • Conclusion. Development by Numbers
  • Appendix A. A Comparison of GDP Estimates from the World Development Indicators Database and Country Estimates
  • Appendix B. Details of Interviews and Questionnaires
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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