From boom to bust: avoiding economic ‘growth reversals’ in Africa
Gardner, L. A. & Broadberry, S.
(2014).
From boom to bust: avoiding economic ‘growth reversals’ in Africa.
African economies have grown rapidly over the past decade. But history shows that the pattern of growth and reversal which has characterised African economic performance in the post-war period can persist for centuries. If the current boom is to be different, African countries must develop institutions which allow people to specialise away from agriculture, and mitigate the impact of market failures
| Item Type | Online resource |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2014 The Author(s) |
| Departments |
LSE > Academic Departments > Economic History LSE > Research Centres > International Growth Centre |
| Date Deposited | 21 Jun 2017 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/81943 |