Poor numbers : how we are misled by African development statistics and what to do about it /
by Jerven, Morten [author.].
Material type:
BookPublisher: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2013Description: xx, 187 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780801451638 (cloth : alk. paper); 0801451639 (cloth : alk. paper); 9780801478604 (pbk. : alk. paper); 080147860X (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Economic development -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Statistics | National income -- Africa, Southern -- Accounting | Economic indicators -- Africa, Sub-Saharan | Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Economic conditions -- Statistics | Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Statistical services
Contents:
What do we know about income and growth in Africa? -- Measuring African wealth and progress -- Facts, assumptions and controversy : lessons from the datasets -- Data for development : a guide to African development statistics -- Conclusion : development by numbers.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
What do we know about income and growth in Africa? -- Measuring African wealth and progress -- Facts, assumptions and controversy : lessons from the datasets -- Data for development : a guide to African development statistics -- Conclusion : development by numbers.
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