OHB AFRICA & ECON VOL2 OHBK C

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-19-968710-7
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 992 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 1759 g

A popular myth about the travails of Africa holds that the continent's long history of poor economic performance reflects the inability of its leaders and policymakers to fulfill the long list of preconditions to be met before sustained growth can be achieved. These conditions are said to vary from the necessary quantity and quality of physical and human capital to the appropriate institutions and business environments. While intellectually charming and often elegantly formulated, that conventional wisdom is actually contradicted by historical evidence and common sense. It also suggests a form of intellectual mimicry that posits a unique path to prosperity for all countries regardless of their level of development and economic structure.

In fact, the argument underlining that reasoning is tautological, and the policy prescriptions derived from it are fatally teleological: low-income countries are by definition those where such ingredients are missing. None of today's high-income countries started its growth process with the "required " and complete list of growth ingredients. Unless one truly believes that the continent of Africa-and most developing countries-are ruled predominantly if not exclusively by plutocrats with a high propensity for sadomasochism, the conventional view must be re-examined, debated, and questioned.

This volume-the second of the Oxford Handbook of Africa and Economics-aims at reassessing the economic policies and practices observed across the continent since independence. It offers a collection of analyses by some of the leading economists and development thinkers of our time, and reflects a wide range of perspectives and viewpoints-even on the same topic. Africa's emergence as a potential economic powerhouse in the years and decades ahead amply justifies the scope and ambition of the book.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Monga, Célestin

Lin, Justin Yifu

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Makroökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Geschichte der VWL
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Arbeitsmarkt
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Introduction: Africa's Evolving Policy Frameworks

- Part I: The Macroeconomics of Growth and Structural Transformation

- 1: Augustin Kwasi Fosu and Eric Kehinde Ogunleye: African Growth Strategies: The Past, Present and Future

- 2: Margaret McMillan and Kenneth Harttgen: Africa's Quiet Revolution

- 3: Andrew Berg, Stephen O'Connell, Catherine Pattillo, Rafael Portillo, and D. Filiz Unsal: Monetary Policy Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa

- 4: Paul Masson, Xavier Debrun, and Catherine Pattillo: The Future of African Monetary Geography

- 5: Jean-Claude Tchatchouang: The CFA Franc: A Biography

- 6: Benno Ndulu and Joseph Leina Masawe: Challenges of Central Banking in Africa

- 7: Willi Leibfritz: Fiscal Policy in Africa

- 8: Marcelo Giugale and Mark Roland Thomas: African Debt and Debt Relief

- 9: Léonce Ndikumana: Savings, Capital Flight, and African Development

- 10: Jaime de Melo and Yvonne Tsikata: Regional Integration in Africa

- 11: Ibrahim Elbadawi and Nadir Mohammed: Natural Resources: Utilizing the Precious Boon

- 12: John Page: Rediscovering Structural Change: Manufacturing, Natural Resources and Industrialization

- 13: Keun Lee and Calestous Juma: Innovation Capabilities for Sustainable Development in Africa

- Part II: Microeconomic and Sectoral Issues

- 14: Keijiro Otsuka and Frank Place: Land Tenure and Agricultural Intensification in Sub-Saharan Africa

- 15: Ousmane Badiane and Tsitsi Makombe: Agriculture, Growth, and Development in Africa: Theory and Practice

- 16: Frannie A. Léautier: Capacity Development for Transformation

- 17: Michael Kevane: Gold Mining and Economic and Social Change in West Africa

- 18: Jenny Aker and Joshua Blumenstock: The Economic Impacts of New Technologies in Africa

- 19: Jean-Jacques Dethier: Infrastructure in Africa

- 20: Asli Demirguc-Kunt, Leora Klapper, and Peter Van Oudheusden: Financial Inclusion in Africa: Obstacles and Opportunities

- 21: Kalu Ojah and Odongo Kodongo: Financial Markets Development in Africa

- 22: Wafik Grais: Islamic Finance in North Africa

- 23: Ioannis Kessides: Regulatory Reform for Closing Africa's Competitiveness Gap

- Part III: Institutional and Social Economics

- 24: Ruth Uwaifo Oyelere: School Enrolment, Attainment, and Returns to Education in Africa

- 25: Yaw Nyarko: Mobility, Human Capital, Remittances, and Economic Transformation

- 26: Germano Mwabu: Health, Growth, and Development in Africa

- 27: Jean-Claude Berthelemy and Josselin Thuilliez: The Economics of Malaria

- 28: Ragui Assaad, and Caroline Krafft: An Empirical Analysis of the Economics of Marriage in Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia

- 29: Sophie Bessis: Economics, Women, and Gender: The African Story

- 30: Stephanie Seguino and Maureen Were: Gender, Economic Growth, and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

- 31: Mina Baliamoune: Gender Economics in North Africa

- 32: Julia Cage: The Economics of the African Media

- Part IV: Old and New Development Players

- 33: Chris Elbers and Jan Willem Gunning: What Do Development NGOs Achieve?

- 34: Haroon Bhorat, Karmen Naidoo, and Derek Yu: Trade Unions in South Africa

- 35: Ernest Aryeetey: African Development Banks: Lessons for Development Economics

- 36: Hamed El-Said: The Political Economy of Aid in North Africa

- 37: Finn Tarp, Tony Addison, and Saurabh Singhal: Aid to Africa: The Changing Context

- 38: Christian Nsiah-Baldwin Wallace University and Bichaka Fayisssa: Remittances to Africa and Economics

- 39: John Anyanwu: Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: Lessons for Economics

- 40: Mwanza Nkusu and Malokele Nanivazo: International Capital Flows to Africa

- 41: Emmanuel Akyeampong and Liang Xu: The Three Phases/Faces of China in Independent Africa

- 42: Peter Quartey and Gloria Afful-Mensah: Aid to Africa: merging Trends and Issues

- 43: Justin Yifu Lin and Yan Wang: China-Africa Cooperation in Structural Transformation

- Part V: Looking Forward

- 44: Justin Yifu Lin: China's Rise and Structural Transformation in Africa: Ideas and Opportunities

- 45: Akbar Noman and Joseph Stiglitz: Economics and Policy: Some Lessons from Africa's Experience

- 46: Kaushik Basu and Alaka Basu: The Prospects for an Imminent Demographic Dividend in Africa: The Case for Cautious Optimism

- 47: Jeffrey Sachs: Africa's Demographic Transition and Economic Prospects

Über Autor(innen)

Célestin Monga is Managing Director at the United a Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). He previously worked as senior advisor and program director at the World Bank and has held various board and senior positions in academia and financial services. A graduate of MIT, Harvard, and the universities of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Bordeaux and Pau, Dr Monga was the Economics editor for the 5-volume New Encyclopedia of Africa (Charles Scribner's, 2007). His published works have been translated into multiple languages.

Justin Yifu Lin is Councillor of the State Council and professor and honorary dean of the National School of Development at Peking University. He was the Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank, 2008-2012. Prior to this, Professor Lin served for 15 years as Founding Director and Professor of the China Centre for Economic Research (CCER) at Peking University. He is a member of the Standing Committee, Chinese People's Political Consultation Conference, and Vice Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce. He is a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy and a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences for Developing World.