What are the most convincing arguments for why the development experience in Sub-Saharan Africa has been – in many ways – disappointing?

March 21, 2024March 21, 2024 Discipline: Other

use the following readings to support your arguments:

UNECA (2016), ‘From “African Growth Tragedy” to “Africa Rising”: Debunking the Myths’, Chapter 2 in Transformative Industrial Policy in Africa, Addis Ababa: UNECA. http://www.uneca.org/sites/default/files/PublicationFiles/tipa-chap2_en.pdf
Page, J. (2011) ‘Can Africa Industrialise?’ Journal of African Economies, 21(suppl 2), pp. ii86–ii124. doi: 10.1093/jae/ejr045.
Austin, Gareth (2015), ‘The Economics of Colonialism in Africa’, Chapter 27 in Monga, C. and Lin, J. Y. (eds.) (2015) The Oxford handbook of Africa and economics: Volume 1: Context and concepts. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
Chang, Ha-Joon and Christopher Cramer (2015), ‘Tigers or Tiger Prawns? The African Growth “Tragedy” and “Renaissance” in Perspective’, Chapter 25 in Monga, C. and Lin, J. Y. (eds.) (2015) The Oxford handbook of Africa and economics: Volume 1: Context and concepts. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
Collier P and Gunning W. (1999),”Why Has Africa Grown Slowly?, Journal of Economic Perspectives, No. 3, Summer.
Jerven, Morten (2015), ‘Measuring Economic Progress in the African Context’, Chapter 20 in Monga, C. and Lin, J. Y. (eds.) (2015) The Oxford handbook of Africa and economics: Volume 1: Context and concepts. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
Hino, H., Lonsdale, J., Ranis, G. and Stewart, F. (eds.) (2012) ‘Ethnic patriotism and markets in African history’, Ethnic Diversity and Economic Instability in Africa, pp. 19–55. doi: 10.1017/cbo9781139198998.005.
Sender, J. (1999), “Africa’s Economic Performance: Limitations of the Current Consensus”, Journal of Economic Perspectives, No. 3, Summer.
Stiglitz, J., Lin, J., Monga, C. and Patel, E. (2013) ‘Industrial policy in the African context’, Policy Research Working Papers, . doi: 10.1596/1813-9450-6633
Austin, Gareth (2015), ‘The Economics of Colonialism in Africa’, Chapter 27 in Monga, C. and Lin, J. Y. (eds.) (2015) The Oxford handbook of Africa and economics: Volume 1: Context and concepts. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
Chang, Ha-Joon and Christopher Cramer (2015), ‘Tigers or Tiger Prawns? The African Growth “Tragedy” and “Renaissance” in Perspective’, Chapter 25 in Monga, C. and Lin, J. Y. (eds.) (2015) The Oxford handbook of Africa and economics: Volume 1: Context and concepts. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
Collier P and Gunning W. (1999),”Why Has Africa Grown Slowly?, Journal of Economic Perspectives, No. 3, Summer.
Jerven, Morten (2015), ‘Measuring Economic Progress in the African Context’, Chapter 20 in Monga, C. and Lin, J. Y. (eds.) (2015) The Oxford handbook of Africa and economics: Volume 1: Context and concepts. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
Hino, H., Lonsdale, J., Ranis, G. and Stewart, F. (eds.) (2012) ‘Ethnic patriotism and markets in African history’, Ethnic Diversity and Economic Instability in Africa, pp. 19–55. doi: 10.1017/cbo9781139198998.005.
Sender, J. (1999), “Africa’s Economic Performance: Limitations of the Current Consensus”, Journal of Economic Perspectives, No. 3, Summer.
Stiglitz, J., Lin, J., Monga, C. and Patel, E. (2013) ‘Industrial policy in the African context’, Policy Research Working Papers, . doi: 10.1596/1813-9450-6633

Are you struggling with your paper? Let us handle it - WE ARE EXPERTS!

Whatever paper you need - we will help you write it

Get started

Starts at $9 /page

Login Register Reset

How our paper writing service works

It's very simple!

  • Fill out the order form

    Complete the order form by providing as much information as possible, and then click the submit button.

  • Choose writer

    Select your preferred writer for the project, or let us assign the best writer for you.

  • Add funds

    Allocate funds to your wallet. You can release these funds to the writer incrementally, after each section is completed and meets your expected quality.

  • Ready

    Download the finished work. Review the paper and request free edits if needed. Optionally, rate the writer and leave a review.

Place order now