The launch of the special issue in the Journal of Development Studies took place at the Center of Global Development today. All the papers are available free here.
Tag: Andrew Dabalen
Just Published: Measuring African Development: Past and Present
Very happy to the see Measuring African Development: Past and Present in print. You can read an open access of the introduction to the book here. The volume takes you through the very first household budget surveys and national account estimates during colonial rule...
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Measuring African Development: Past and Present – Special Issue
In 2013 the chief economist for the World Bank's Africa region, Shanta Devarajan, delivered a devastating assessment of the capacity of African states to measure development and declared “Africa's Statistical Tragedy”. Is there a “statistical tragedy” unfolding in Africa now?If so then examining the...
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