The Political Economy of Economic Growth in Africa, 1960-2000

by Ndulu, Benno J.

• ISBN13: 9780521878494
• ISBN10: 0521878497
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-02-29
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

The period from 1960 to 2000 was one of remarkable growth and transformation in the world economy. Why did most of Sub-Saharan Africa fail to develop over this period? Why did a few small African economies succeed spectacularly? The Political Economy of Economic Growth in Africa, 1960-2000 is by far the most ambitious and comprehensive assessment of Africa's post-independence economic performance to date. Volume 2 supports and extends the analysis of African economic growth presented in the first volume by providing twenty-six case studies of individual African economies. The book is broken into three parts based on the three main types of economy found in Sub-Saharan Africa: landlocked, coastal and resource-rich. Eighteen of the case studies are contained in the book and a further eight are included on an accompanying CD-Rom. This is an invaluable resource for researchers and policy-makers concerned with the economic development of Africa.

Table of Contents

List of figures

List of tables

List of contributors

Overview Stephen A. O'Connell

Landlocked Economies

Why Has Burundi Grown So Slowly? The Political Economy of Redistribution

Cotton, War and Growth in Chad (1960-2000)

The Political Economy of Growth in Ethiopia

Man-Made Opportunities and Growth in Malawi

Climate Vulnerability, Political Instability, Investment and Growth in a Landlocked, Sahelian Economy: Niger, 1960-2000 Ousmane

Explaining Sudan's Economic Growth Performance

Restarting and Sustaining Growth in a Post-Conflict Economy: The Case of Uganda

Coastal Economies

Economic Growth in Ghana: 1960-2000 Ernest Aryeetey

Explaining African Economic Growth Performance: The Case of Kenya

A shared growth story of economic success: The case of Mauritius

State Control and Poor Economic Growth Performance in

Tanzania: Explaining Four Decades of Episodic Growth Nkunde Mwase

Togo: Lost Opportunities for Growth TchabourT AimT GoguT and Kodjo Evlo

Resource-rich Economies

The Indigenous Developmental State and Growth in Botswana

The Political Economy of Cameroon's Post-Independence Growth Experience

Explaining Economic Growth in Africa: The Case of Guinea

Explaining African Economic Growth Performance: The Case of Nigeria

Sierra Leone's Economic Growth Performance, 1961-2000 Victor A. B. Davies; Index On the CD-Rom: Appendix to Part I - Landlocked Economies

Analyzing Growth in Burkina Faso over the Last Four Decades Kimseyinga Savadogo, Siaka Coulibaly and Coleen A. McCracken

Mali: Du "tout Etat" a la croissance invisible Massa Coulibaly and Amadou Diarra; Appendix to Part II - Coastal Economies

Economic Growth in Benin: Lost Opportunities Antonin S. Dossou, Jean-Yves Sinzogan and Sylviane Mensah

Explication de la Croissance en Cote d'Ivoire Kouadio Benie Marcel

Mozambique's Growth Performance, 1960-96 Clara de Sousa and JosT Sulemane; Appendix to Part III - Resource-rich Economies

Croissance Off-shore au Congo et Economie RentiFre CTlestin Tsassa

A Case Study of Namibia Tekaligne Godana

Zambia Inyambo Mwanawina

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