Results for 'morten jerven'

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  1. The Wealth and Poverty of African States
    1. Morten Jerven

    The Wealth and Poverty of African States

    Economic Growth, Living Standards and Taxation since the Late Nineteenth Century

    A wealth of new data have been unearthed in recent years on African economic growth, wages, living standards, and taxes. In The Wealth and Poverty of African States, Morten Jerven shows how these findings transform our understanding of African economic development. He focuses on the central themes and questions that these state records can answer, tracing how African states evolved over time and the historical footprint they have left behind. By connecting the history of the colonial and postcolonial periods, he reveals an aggregate pattern of long-run growth from the late nineteenth century into the 1970s, giving way to widespread failure and decline in the 1980s, and then followed by two decades of expansion since the late 1990s. The result is a new framework for understanding the causes of poverty and wealth and the trajectories of economic growth and state development in Africa across the twentieth century.

    € 34,50
  2. The Wealth and Poverty of African States
    1. Morten Jerven

    The Wealth and Poverty of African States

    Economic Growth, Living Standards and Taxation since the Late Nineteenth Century

    A wealth of new data have been unearthed in recent years on African economic growth, wages, living standards, and taxes. In The Wealth and Poverty of African States, Morten Jerven shows how these findings transform our understanding of African economic development. He focuses on the central themes and questions that these state records can answer, tracing how African states evolved over time and the historical footprint they have left behind. By connecting the history of the colonial and postcolonial periods, he reveals an aggregate pattern of long-run growth from the late nineteenth century into the 1970s, giving way to widespread failure and decline in the 1980s, and then followed by two decades of expansion since the late 1990s. The result is a new framework for understanding the causes of poverty and wealth and the trajectories of economic growth and state development in Africa across the twentieth century.

    € 107,95
  3. Poor Numbers
    1. Morten Jerven

    Poor Numbers

    How We Are Misled by African Development Statistics and What to Do About It

    Poor Numbers is the first analysis of the production and use of African economic development statistics.

    € 80,50
  4. Poor Numbers
    1. Morten Jerven

    Poor Numbers

    How We Are Misled by African Development Statistics and What to Do About It

    Poor Numbers is the first analysis of the production and use of African economic development statistics.

    € 24,95
  5. Taxing Africa
    1. Mick Moore
    2. Wilson Prichard
    3. Odd-Helge Fjeldstad

    Taxing Africa

    Coercion, Reform and Development

    An accessible and comprehensive introduction to the crucial debates around taxation and development in Africa.

    € 27,50
  6. Africa
    1. Morten Jerven

    Africa

    Why Economists Get It Wrong

    An accessible, eye-opening account that fundamentally challenges mainstream accounts of economic growth in Africa

    € 124,95
  7. Africa
    1. Morten Jerven

    Africa

    Why Economists Get It Wrong

    An accessible, eye-opening account that fundamentally challenges mainstream accounts of economic growth in Africa

    € 26,50
  8. Statistical Tragedy in Africa?

    Statistical Tragedy in Africa?

    Evaluating the Database for African Economic Development

    Morten Jerven is an Associate Professor in the School for International Studies at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, and Associate Professor in Global Change and International Relations at Norwegian University of Life Sciences in Ås, Norway. Deborah Johnston is a Reader in Development Economics at SOAS, University of London, UK. She has published widely on poverty, HIV, nutrition, and labour in African countries, and published a recent book, Economics and HIV: The Sickness of Economics (Routledge, 2013).

    € 138,50
  9. Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics
    1. Nanjala Nyabola

    Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics

    How the Internet Era is Transforming Politics in Kenya

    A fascinating account of how the digital age has impacted Kenyan politics, and the consequences for understanding the role of social media in democracies across Africa, and beyond.

    € 24,95
  10. Taxing Africa
    1. Mick Moore
    2. Wilson Prichard
    3. Odd-Helge Fjeldstad

    Taxing Africa

    Coercion, Reform and Development

    An accessible and comprehensive introduction to the crucial debates around taxation and development in Africa.

    € 124,95
  11. Economic Growth and Measurement Reconsidered in Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia, 1965-1995
    1. Morten Jerven

    Economic Growth and Measurement Reconsidered in Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia, 1965-1995

    A study of how growth is measured in Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia. It looks at average economic growth, GDP measurements, and the association, or lack thereof, between economic growth and orthodox economic policies.

    € 166,50
  12. Understanding West Africa's Ebola Epidemic

    Understanding West Africa's Ebola Epidemic

    Towards a Political Economy

    A comprehensive critique of the socio-economic issues revealed by the world’s deadliest outbreak of the Ebola virus.

    € 34,50