Overview
Presents an up to date picture of the state and patterns of growth and development in Africa
Uses up to date consistent data as well as current analytical tools, which readers can use for comparative and related studies of their own
Studies growth in both regions of Africa and Africa as a whole
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Financing Growth
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Front Matter
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Sources of Productivity Growth
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Macroeconomic Determinants of Growth
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Economic growth
- Sub-saharan Africa
- FDI inflows to Africa
- Foreign aid
- Financial development
- Institutional quality
- Total factor productivity
- Human capital
- Low and Middle Income African Countries
- Kenyan manufacturing and service industries
- Trade-Economic growth nexus
- Market efficiency and welfare
- Foreign Direct Investment
- Remittances
- Real Exchange rate
- development aid
- development policy
About this book
This volume is a collection of selected empirical studies on determinants of economic growth in Africa. Grouped into three parts, chapters examine the influence of financial sources and economic growth; sources of productivity growth; and prices, exchange rates and trade relationships with growth in regions in Africa or the continent as a whole.
This edited book is authored by African experts in the field who employ diverse up-to-date data and methods to provide robust empirical results based on representative firms, household surveys and secondary country level data covering individuals or multiple countries on the continent. It contains a wealth of empirical evidence, deep analyses and sound recommendations for policymakers and researchers for designing and implementing effective social and national policies and strategies to prevent and to reduce poverty and its negative effects on poor households and in poor regions.The volume will be a useful resource for policymakers and researchers involved in promoting economic growth and fighting poverty. It will also appeal to a broader audience interested in economic development, resource economics, policies, economic welfare and inclusive growth.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Almas Heshmati is Professor of Economics at Jönköping University, Sweden, and Sogang University, Seoul. He has held similar positions at Korea University, Seoul National University, University of Kurdistan Hawler, RATIO Institute (Sweden) and MTT Agrifood Research (Finland) and the Stockholm University of Economics. He was Research Fellow at the World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), The United Nations University during 2001-04. His research interests include applied microeconomics, globalization, development strategy, efficiency and productivity and growth with application to manufacturing and services. In addition to more than 200 articles in scientific journals he has published books on the EU Lisbon Process, Global Inequality, East Asian Manufacturing, the Chinese Economy, Technology Transfer, Information Technology, Water Resources, Landmines, Power Generation, Renewable Energy, Development Economics, World Values, Poverty, Economic Growth and International Airlines.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Determinants of Economic Growth in Africa
Editors: Almas Heshmati
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76493-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-76492-4Published: 06 June 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09502-4Published: 12 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-76493-1Published: 16 May 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 392
Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations
Topics: Economic Growth, African Economics, Development Economics, Development Aid, Development Policy