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The quest for the African dummy: explaining African post-colonial economic performance revisited

Jerven, Morten (2011) The quest for the African dummy: explaining African post-colonial economic performance revisited. Journal of International Development, 23 (2). pp. 288-307. ISSN 1099-1328

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Identification Number: 10.1002/jid.1603

Abstract

Cross-sectional studies of growth in post-colonial Africa have overwhelmingly focussed on explaining the failure of growth in Africa. This prompting stylised fact has its qualifications and when these are taken into consideration the explanations of African economic growth appear incoherent. The notion of a chronic African growth failure has diverted attention from the process of economic growth and left important questions unaddressed. The quest for the African dummy has delivered transferable conclusions with a strong impact on the writing of African economic history. This critical survey of the literature argues that African economic performance needs to be evaluated from a different perspective.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jid.160...
Additional Information: © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Divisions: Economic History
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Date Deposited: 08 Jun 2011 13:37
Last Modified: 05 Jan 2024 20:24
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/33687

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