The Wealth and Poverty of African States: Economic Growth, Living Standards and Taxation since the Late Nineteenth Century
Author:   Morten Jerven
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Edition:   New edition
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9781108440707


Pages:   280
Publication Date:   13 January 2022
Format:   Paperback
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The Wealth and Poverty of African States: Economic Growth, Living Standards and Taxation since the Late Nineteenth Century


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Author:   Morten Jerven
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.290kg
ISBN:  

9781108440707


ISBN 10:   1108440703
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   13 January 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Overview of the book; 1. A new economic history for Africa?; 2. Seeing like an African state in the twentieth century; 3. New data and new perspectives on economic growth in Africa; 4. State capacity across the twentieth century: evidence from taxation with Thilo Albers and Marvin Suesse; 5. Wages and poverty: from roots of poverty to trajectories of living standards; 6. Conclusion; List of references; Endnotes; Index.

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Morten Jerven has a Ph.D. in Economic History from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences. His previous publications include Poor Numbers: How We Are Misled by African Development Statistics and What to Do about It (2013) and Africa: Why Economists Get It Wrong (2015).

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