Trade, exchange rate, and growth in sub-Saharan Africa /

In this sophisticated yet accessible analysis of the open economies of Sub-Saharan Africa, Jean-Paul Azam analyses international trade, exchange rate issues, and longer-term growth, taking due account of the distinctive features of African economies. In particular, he examines the informal as well a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Azam, Jean-Paul
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Temas:
Foreign exchange > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Informal sector (Economics) > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Change > Afrique subsaharienne.
Secteur informel (Économie politique) > Afrique subsaharienne.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > Marketing.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > Trade & Tariffs.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Exports & Imports.
Commerce
Commercial policy
Foreign exchange
Informal sector (Economics)
Africa, Sub-Saharan > Commercial policy.
Africa, Sub-Saharan > Commerce.
Afrique subsaharienne > Politique commerciale.
Afrique subsaharienne > Commerce.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction and overview
  • pt. I. Unrecorded trade in goods and currencies
  • The welfare implications of unrecorded cross-border trade
  • Parallel trade and currency convertibility
  • pt. II. Foreign exchange constraints
  • Dollars for sale : inflation and the black market premium
  • The public debt constraint in the CFA zone
  • Currency crises, food, and the "Cola nut" effect
  • pt. III. Longer-term growth in African countries
  • Exchange rate, growth, and poverty
  • Export crops, human capital, and endogenous growth
  • Ethnic rents and the politics of redistribution.

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