The Oxford Handbook of Africa and Economics
Volume 2: Policies and Practices
(Sprache: Englisch)
Identifies the central themes, issues, questions, and methods of analysis of economics, and discusses how they have been approached in the African context over time. Reviews and document how the study of African societies has contributed to and shaped major...
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Identifies the central themes, issues, questions, and methods of analysis of economics, and discusses how they have been approached in the African context over time. Reviews and document how the study of African societies has contributed to and shaped major fields of the discipline of economics.
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A popular myth about the travails of Africa holds that the continent's long history of poor economic performance reflects the inability of its leaders and policymakers to fulfill the long list of preconditions to be met before sustained growth can be achieved. These conditions are said to vary from the necessary quantity and quality of physical and human capital to the appropriate institutions and business environments. While intellectually charming and often elegantly formulated, that conventional wisdom is actually contradicted by historical evidence and common sense. It also suggests a form of intellectual mimicry that posits a unique path to prosperity for all countries regardless of their level of development and economic structure. In fact, the argument underlining that reasoning is tautological, and the policy prescriptions derived from it are fatally teleological: low-income countries are by definition those where such ingredients are missing. None of today's high-income countries started its growth process with the "required " and complete list of growth ingredients. Unless one truly believes that the continent of Africa-and most developing countries-are ruled predominantly if not exclusively by plutocrats with a high propensity for sadomasochism, the conventional view must be re-examined, debated, and questioned.
This volume-the second of the Oxford Handbook of Africa and Economics-aims at reassessing the economic policies and practices observed across the continent since independence. It offers a collection of analyses by some of the leading economists and development thinkers of our time, and reflects a wide range of perspectives and viewpoints-even on the same topic. Africa's emergence as a potential economic powerhouse in the years and decades ahead amply justifies the scope and ambition of the book.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „The Oxford Handbook of Africa and Economics “
- Introduction: Africa's Evolving Policy Frameworks
- Part I: The Macroeconomics of Growth and Structural Transformation
- 1: Augustin Kwasi Fosu and Eric Kehinde Ogunleye: African Growth Strategies: The Past, Present and Future
- 2: Margaret McMillan and Kenneth Harttgen: Africa's Quiet Revolution
- 3: Andrew Berg, Stephen O'Connell, Catherine Pattillo, Rafael Portillo, and D. Filiz Unsal: Monetary Policy Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa
- 4: Paul Masson, Xavier Debrun, and Catherine Pattillo: The Future of African Monetary Geography
- 5: Jean-Claude Tchatchouang: The CFA Franc: A Biography
- 6: Benno Ndulu and Joseph Leina Masawe: Challenges of Central Banking in Africa
- 7: Willi Leibfritz: Fiscal Policy in Africa
- 8: Marcelo Giugale and Mark Roland Thomas: African Debt and Debt Relief
- 9: Léonce Ndikumana: Savings, Capital Flight, and African Development
- 10: Jaime de Melo and Yvonne Tsikata: Regional Integration in Africa
- 11: Ibrahim Elbadawi and Nadir Mohammed: Natural Resources: Utilizing the Precious Boon
- 12: John Page: Rediscovering Structural Change: Manufacturing, Natural Resources and Industrialization
- 13: Keun Lee and Calestous Juma: Innovation Capabilities for Sustainable Development in Africa
- Part II: Microeconomic and Sectoral Issues
- 14: Keijiro Otsuka and Frank Place: Land Tenure and Agricultural Intensification in Sub-Saharan Africa
- 15: Ousmane Badiane and Tsitsi Makombe: Agriculture, Growth, and Development in Africa: Theory and Practice
- 16: Frannie A. Léautier: Capacity Development for Transformation
- 17: Michael Kevane: Gold Mining and Economic and Social Change in West Africa
- 18: Jenny Aker and Joshua Blumenstock: The Economic Impacts of New Technologies in Africa
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19: Jean-Jacques Dethier: Infrastructure in Africa
20: Asli Demirguc-Kunt, Leora Klapper, and Peter Van Oudheusden: Financial Inclusion in Africa : Obstacles and Opportunities
21: Kalu Ojah and Odongo Kodongo: Financial Markets Development in Africa
22: Wafik Grais: Islamic Finance in North Africa
23: Ioannis Kessides: Regulatory Reform for Closing Africa's Competitiveness Gap
Part III: Institutional and Social Economics
24: Ruth Uwaifo Oyelere: School Enrolment, Attainment, and Returns to Education in Africa
25: Yaw Nyarko: Mobility, Human Capital, Remittances, and Economic Transformation
26: Germano Mwabu: Health, Growth, and Development in Africa
27: Jean-Claude Berthelemy and Josselin Thuilliez: The Economics of Malaria
28: Ragui Assaad, and Caroline Krafft: An Empirical Analysis of the Economics of Marriage in Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia
29: Sophie Bessis: Economics, Women, and Gender: The African Story
30: Stephanie Seguino and Maureen Were: Gender, Economic Growth, and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
31: Mina Baliamoune: Gender Economics in North Africa
32: Julia Cage: The Economics of the African Media
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Autoren-Porträt
Célestin Monga is Managing Director at the United a Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). He previously worked as senior advisor and program director at the World Bank and has held various board and senior positions in academia and financial services. A graduate of MIT, Harvard, and the universities of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Bordeaux and Pau, Dr Monga was the Economics editor for the 5-volume New Encyclopedia of Africa (Charles Scribner's, 2007). His published works have been translated into multiple languages.Justin Yifu Lin is Councillor of the State Council and professor and honorary dean of the National School of Development at Peking University. He was the Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank, 2008-2012. Prior to this, Professor Lin served for 15 years as Founding Director and Professor of the China Centre for Economic Research (CCER) at Peking University. He is a member of the Standing Committee, Chinese People's Political Consultation Conference, and Vice Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce. He is a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy and a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences for Developing World.
Bibliographische Angaben
- 2015, 992 Seiten, Maße: 17 x 25,5 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Célestin Monga, Justin Yifu Lin
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0199687102
- ISBN-13: 9780199687107
- Erscheinungsdatum: 23.07.2015
Sprache:
Englisch
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