Random Growth in Africa? Lessons from an Evaluation of the Growth Evidence on Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia, 1965-1995.

Given shortcomings in basic data collection and insufficient resources in preparing official statistics African growth data are unlikely to be very reliable. Estimates of an annual growth rate of 3 per cent may be consistent with a reality between 0 and 6 per cent growth. Although data from internat...

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Publicado en:Journal of Development Studies Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 274 - 295
Autor principal: Jerven, Morten
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Feb2010
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