Poor Numbers: How we are misled by African development statistics and what to do about it
Jerven, M.
(2013).
Poor Numbers: How we are misled by African development statistics and what to do about it.
Morten Jerven asks: What do we know about income and growth in sub-Saharan Africa? The answer is: much less than we like to think. The data are unreliable and potentially seriously misleading. The question is of great importance. Economic growth rates or per capita income estimates are commonly used in statements about development in Africa.
| Item Type | Online resource |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2013 The Author(s) |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 02 May 2017 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/74897 |