The Political Economy of Economic Growth in Africa, 1960–2000: Volume 2, Country Case Studies

Volume 2 of an analysis of the economic development of Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960–2000.

Benno J. Ndulu (Edited by), Stephen A. O'Connell (Edited by), Jean-Paul Azam (Edited by), Robert H. Bates (Edited by), Augustin K. Fosu (Edited by), Jan Willem Gunning (Edited by), Dominique Nijinkeu (Edited by)

9781107496262, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 19 February 2015

760 pages, 62 b/w illus. 170 tables
24.3 x 17.1 x 3.9 cm, 1.301 kg

'This book is chock-full of fascinating data, interesting hypotheses, and country details; it is a rich review of Africa's troubled postcolonial economic history that will be a reference and an inspiration for political economists for years to come.' Foreign Affairs

The period from 1960 to 2000 was one of remarkable growth and transformation in the world economy. Why did most of Sub-Saharan Africa fail to develop over this period? Why did a few small African economies succeed spectacularly? The Political Economy of Economic Growth in Africa, 1960–2000 is by far the most ambitious and comprehensive assessment of Africa's post-independence economic performance to date. Volume 2 supports and extends the analysis of African economic growth presented in the first volume by providing twenty-six case studies of individual African economies. The book is broken into three parts based on the three main types of economy found in Sub-Saharan Africa: landlocked, coastal and resource-rich. Eighteen of the case studies are contained in the book and a further eight are included on an accompanying CD-Rom. This is an invaluable resource for researchers and policy-makers concerned with the economic development of Africa.

List of figures
List of tables
List of contributors
List of contributors to the CD-ROM
Foreword
List of acronyms
1. Overview Stephen A. O'Connell
Part I. Landlocked Economies: 2. Why has Burundi grown so slowly? The political economy of redistribution Janvier D. Nkurunziza and Floribert Ngaruko
3. Cotton, war and growth in Chad (1960–2000) Jean-Paul Azam and Nadjiounoum Djimtoingar
4. The political economy of growth in Ethiopia Alemayehu Geda
5. Man-made opportunities and growth in Malawi Chinyamata Chipeta and Mjedo Mkandawire
6. Climate vulnerability, political instability, investment and growth in a landlocked, Sahelian economy: Niger, 1960–2000 Ousmane Samba Mamadou and Mahaman Sani Yakoubou
7. Explaining Sudan's economic growth performance Ali Abdel Gadir Ali and Ibrahim A. Elbadawi
8. Restarting and sustaining growth in a post-conflict economy: the case of Uganda Louis A. Kasekende and Michael Atingi-Ego
Part II. Coastal Economies: 9. Economic growth in Ghana: 1960–2000 Ernest Aryeetey and Augustin K. Fosu
10. Explaining African economic growth performance: the case of Kenya Francis M. Mwega and Njuguna S. Ndung'u
11. A shared growth story of economic success: the case of Mauritius Shyam Nath and Yeti Nisha Madhoo
12. State control and poor economic growth performance in Senegal Mansour Ndiaye
13. Tanzania: explaining four decades of episodic growth Nkunde Mwase and Benno Ndulu
14. Togo: lost opportunities for growth Tchabouré Aimé Gogué and Kodjo Evlo
Part III. Resource-rich Economies: 15. The indigenous developmental state and growth in Botswana Gervase S. Maipose and Thalepo C. Matsheka
16. The political economy of Cameroon's post-independence growth experience Georges Kobou, Dominique Njinkeu and Bruno Powo Fosso
17. Explaining economic growth in Africa: the case of Guinea Sékou F. Doumbouya and Fodé Camara
18. Explaining African economic growth performance: the case of Nigeria Milton A. Iyoha and Dickson E. Oriakhi
19. Sierra Leone's economic growth performance, 1961–2000 Victor A. B. Davies
Index. On the CD-ROM: Appendix to Part I - Landlocked Economies: 20. Analyzing growth in Burkina Faso over the last four decades Kimseyinga Savadogo, Siaka Coulibaly and Coleen A. McCracken
21. Mali: du 'tout Etat' à la croissance invisible Massa Coulibaly and Amadou Diarra
Appendix to Part II - Coastal Economies: 22. Economic growth in Benin: lost opportunities Antonin S. Dossou, Jean-Yves Sinzogan and Sylviane Mensah
23. Explication de la croissance en Cote d'Ivoire Kouadio Benie Marcel
24. Mozambique's growth performance, 1960–96 Clara de Sousa and José Sulemane
Appendix to Part III - Resource-rich Economies: 25. Croissance off-shore au Congo et economie rentière Célestin Tsassa and Benjamin Yamb
26. A case study of Namibia Tekaligne Godana and John E. Odada
27. Zambia Inyambo Mwanawina and James Mulungushi.

Subject Areas: Political economy [KCP], Development economics & emerging economies [KCM], Economic growth [KCG], African history [HBJH]