{"product_id":"puzzle-and-paradox-a-political-economy-of-madagascar-hardback-9781108488334","title":"Puzzle and Paradox; A Political Economy of Madagascar (Hardback) 9781108488334","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePuzzle and Paradox\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Political Economy of Madagascar\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnalyses the economic and political history of Madagascar from independence to the early twenty-first century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMireille Razafindrakoto (Author), François Roubaud (Author), Jean-Michel Wachsberger (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108488334, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 February 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e302 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2.1 cm, 0.54 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This book provides a convincing answer to the riddle of Madagascar, a poor country despite its many assets. Madagascar's misfortune has its roots in a hierarchical, atomized society whose secular immobilism is marked by brief surges of hope repeatedly dashed by ruinous political and economic crises.' Jean Fremigacci, University of Tananarive\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMadagascar's long-term trajectory is unique: not only has GDP per capita been trending downward since 1960 (the puzzle), but every time the country has set out on the path of growth, it has been stopped in its tracks by a socio-political crisis that has shattered the hopes it raised (the paradox). No satisfactory explanation of this failure has been provided so far. This book elaborates a model of intelligibility of Madagascar's downfall, based on an integrated political economy approach as well as mobilizing the most recent development theories. Combining a review of historical literature with original and sometimes unique statistical surveys, it proposes a general interpretative framework for the workings of Malagasy society. Richly documented and accessible, Puzzle and Paradox allows readers to understand Madagascar's sociopolitical history while more broadly offering an opportunity to grasp the different dimensions of development in the Global South.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations and acronyms\u003cbr\u003e General introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Malagasy mystery through the lens of economic growth and development theories\u003cbr\u003e 2. Milestones for a political economy of Madagascar's trajectory\u003cbr\u003e 3. Structural assets\u003cbr\u003e 4. Obstacles\u003cbr\u003e 5. Elites in Madagascar: a sociography\u003cbr\u003e General conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Timeline\u003cbr\u003e Glossary of Malagasy terms\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political economy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political economy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20economy%20%5BKCP%5D%22\"\u003eKCP\u003c\/a\u003e], Development economics \u0026amp; emerging economies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Development economics \u0026amp; emerging economies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Development%20economics%20\u0026amp;%20emerging%20economies%20%5BKCM%5D%22\"\u003eKCM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46000885170456,"sku":"9781108488334","price":83.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108488334i.jpg?v=1696706537","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/puzzle-and-paradox-a-political-economy-of-madagascar-hardback-9781108488334","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}