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Many existing classifications of developing countries are dominated by income per capita (such as the World Bank’s low, middle, and high income thresholds), thus neglecting the multidimensionality of the concept of ‘development’. Even those deemed to be the main ‘alternatives’ to the...

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Tropics, Germs, and Crops : How Endowments Influence Economic Development

Easterly, William; Levine, Ross - 2009

Does economic development depend on geographic endowments like temperate instead of tropical location, the ecological conditions shaping diseases, or an environment good for grains or certain cash crops? Or do these endowments of tropics, germs, and crops affect economic development only through...

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The Primacy of Regime Survival : State Fragility and Economic Destruction in Zimbabwe

Simpson, Mark; Hawkins, Tony - 2018

1. Introduction -- 2. The Economics of State Fragility -- 3. Zimbabwe’s First Decade: Building the One-Party State and …This book analyses the past and ongoing decline of Zimbabwe under the rule of ZANU-PF, with a primary focus on the … period 1997 to the present. In contrast to much existing literature on post-independence Zimbabwe which has focused on the …

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Mobile Phones and Economic Development in Africa

Aker, Jenny C. - 2014

Jenny Aker and Isaac Mbiti examine the growth of mobile phone technology over the past decade and consider its potential impacts upon quality of life in low-income countries, with a particular focus on sub-Saharan Africa. They first provide an overview of the patterns and determinants of mobile...

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Agriculture for economic development in Africa : evidence from Ethiopia

Till, Emelie Rohne - 2022

Part I -- 1 Introduction -- Aim and Contribution -- Case Study Approach -- References -- 2 The Role of Agriculture in Economic Development -- Agriculture for Development -- Agricultural Development -- References -- 3 The Role of the State in Agricultural Development -- Agricultural Policies --...

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Growth, Jobs and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa : No Country Left Behind

Mahmood, Moazam - 2022

1. The Narrative -- 2. The Quantum of Growth -- 3. Drivers of Growth in Sub Saharan Africa -- 4. Sectoral Growth in Sub Saharan Africa -- 5. Deindustrialisation in Sub Saharan Africa Explains Key Vulnerabilities in Growth and Productivity -- 6. The Labour Market in Sub Saharan Africa -- 7....

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The External Sector of Africa's Economy

Seck, Diery (ed.) - 2019

Part 1: Introducing Regional Integration.-The Economic Value of Regional Integration in Africa -- Current Account Im(balances) and Adjustments to Targets for Regional Integration in West Africa: One Step Forward, Two Steps Backwards -- Obstacles to Strengthening Economic Integration in the West...

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An Economic History of Development in sub-Saharan Africa : Economic Transformations and Political Changes

Hillbom, Ellen; Green, Erik - 2019 - 1st ed. 2019

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The Impact of Smart Feature Phones on Development : Internet, Literacy and Digital Skills

James, Jeffrey - 2020 - 1st ed. 2020.

This novel book, motivated by the recent introduction of a major innovation in information technology, explores the possibility of the Internet being made available to millions of poor people in developing countries, who are not yet connected. The new technology, known as a smart feature phone,...

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Mobile Phones and Economic Development in Africa

Aker, Jenny C.; Mbiti, Isaac M. - 2010

We examine the growth of mobile phone technology over the past decade and consider its potential impacts upon quality of life in low-income countries, with a particular focus on sub-Saharan Africa. We first provide an overview of the patterns and determinants of mobile phone coverage in...

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