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Chair of Africa &
International Development
University of Edinburgh
Professor in Development Studies,
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
&
Visiting Professor in Economic History, Lund University
B.Sc. (Budapest), M.Sc., Ph.D. (LSE)
Morten Jerven is an economic
historian, with a PhD from the
London School of Economics [read more]
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Tag Archives: Nicolas van de Walle
Reviews of Poor Numbers
It takes a little while, about a year, between publication and when academic reviews start appearing. Andrew Jack at the Financial Times was early with a review of the book before it was published, and Bill Gates similarly asked for … Continue reading
Posted in Book review, Canadian Journal of Development Studies, Foreign Affairs, IMF, Poor Numbers
Tagged African Affairs, African Studies Review, Bill Gates, Busani Ngcaweni, Erin Lentz, Financial Times, Jack Warner, Jane Guyer, Journal of Development Studies, Journal of Economic History, Marlous van Waijenburg, Michael Lipton, Nicolas van de Walle, Rodrigo Garcia-Verdu, Sandrine Mesplé-Somps
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Reading lists for 2014
In Foreign Affairs, health Nicolas van de Walle picks his top three books on Africa in 2013. Poor Numbers is one of the them. For review of the the other books, there on the ANC and on corruption in Nigeria, … Continue reading
Posted in Poor Numbers
Tagged Foreign Affairs, Global Observatory, Nicolas van de Walle
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Foreign Affairs reviews Poor Numbers
According to Nicolas van de Walle in Foreign Affairs Jerven demonstrates with devastating clarity that African governments produce imprecise economic statistics that should not be trusted. Read the full review here.
Posted in National Accounts, Poor Numbers, Review
Tagged Foreign Affairs, Nicolas van de Walle
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