Africa is a diverse continent. But is there a pattern to the diversity?
Are there commonalities across the countries?
And what does economics tell us about the diversity and the commonalities?
The Oxford Companion to the Economics of Africa is a definitive and comprehensive
account of the key issues and topics affecting Africa's ability to grow and develop.
It includes 53 thematic and 48 country perspectives by a veritable who's who of
more than 100 leading economic analysts of Africa. The contributors include: bright new
African researchers based in Africa; renowned academics from the top Universities in
Africa, Europe and North America; present and past Chief Economists of the African
Development Bank; present and past Chief Economists for Africa of the World Bank; present
and past Chief Economists of the World Bank; African Central Bank governors and finance
ministers; and four Nobel Laureates in Economics.
- 100 entries on the economics of Africa by leading economists
- Authoritative perspective on African economic development
- Contributions from Chief Economists of the African Development
Bank and the World Bank, governors and finance ministers of the African Central Bank, and
four Nobel Laureates in Economics.
- Structured around thematic perspectives - grouped under
distinctive topic headings - and alphabetic country perspectives
- Includes a directory of contributors cross referenced with each
article, creating multiple access points for readers to dip in and out and navigate
through the topics
- Features a chapter on post-war Libya, looking at the challenges
and opportunities now faced
Preface
Entries by Subject
Thematic Perspectives
Country Perspectives
Directory of Contributors
Overview
Thematic Perspectives
African Development Prospects
Agriculture
Aid
Conflict and Reconstruction
Employment
Environment
Globalization
Governance and Political Economy
Human and Social Development
Industry, Investment, and infrastructure
Macroeconomics and Finance
Natural Resources
Country Perspectives
688 pages, Hardcover