Morten Jerven

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

Серия: Cornell Studies in Political Economy
Издательство: Cornell University Press, 2013 г.
978-0-8014-7860-4
Книгопечатная продукция
Объем: 210 стр.

One of the most urgent challenges in African economic development is to devise a strategy for improving statistical capacity. Reliable statistics, including estimates of economic growth rates and per-capita income, are basic to the operation of governments in developing countries and vital to nongovernmental organizations and other entities that provide financial aid to them. Rich countries and international financial institutions such as the World Bank allocate their development resources on the basis of such data. The paucity of accurate statistics is not merely a technical problem; it has a massive impact on the welfare of citizens in developing countries. Where do these statistics originate? How accurate are they? POOR NUMBERS is the first analysis of the production and use of African economic development statistics. Morten Jerven`s research shows how the statistical capacities of sub-Saharan African economies have fallen into disarray.

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