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Morten Jerven is Assistant Professor in the School for International Studies at Simon Fraser University.

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Jerven's opening question "What do we know about income and growth in Sub-Saharan Africa?" is both simultaneously rhetorical and legitimate as this still remains an issue nearly three years after the publication of this book. The book opens with an overview of GDP of 45 African countries as determined by three different development agencies. The differences in these values is striking and sets a stage for an overview of the amount of variation present both within countries and year to year reporting. Jerven combines both on the ground research with a deep dive into the literature and presents a balanced and nuanced view of the realities of statistics departments of African countries. I am not an economist but I found this book was very accessible to the layperson and kept the interest level high by limiting the book to only 176 pages. Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in African economics or just another view of Africa in general.… (plus d'informations)
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