The Prospects for Sustained Growth in Africa : Benchmarking the Constraints /

A dozen countries had weak institutions in 1960 and yet sustained high rates of growth subsequently. We use data on their characteristics early in the growth process to create benchmarks with which to evaluate potential constraints on sustained growth for sub-Saharan Africa. This analysis suggests t...

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Main Author:	Subramanian, Arvind
Other Authors:	Johnson, Simon, Ostry, Jonathan D (Jonathan David), 1962-, Ostry, Jonathan
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007
Series:	IMF Working Papers ; Working Paper No. 07/52 IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/052 IMF eLibrary
Subjects:	Black market premium Commodity prices Dispute resolution Duty-free access Economic growth Export growth Export marketing Export orientation Export performance Export ratios Export sector External shocks Food exports Gdp growth Gdp per capita General Global markets Global production chains Global production Growth rate Growth rates Interstate conflicts Measure of trade Modern terms of trade Per capita growth rate Per capita income Political economy Quantitative restrictions Real gdp Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Rules of origin Skilled labor Terms of trade shocks Tradable goods Trade liberalization Trade openness Trade policies Trade shocks Transition countries Transport equipment World economy Currency Economic Development: General Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis Economic sectors Economywide Country Studies: Africa Expenditure Expenditures, Public Exports and Imports Exports Foreign Exchange Foreign exchange Health economics Health Health: General Housing Industries: Manufacturing Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General Infrastructure Institutions and Growth International economics International trade Manufacturing industries Manufacturing National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General Public Finance Public expenditure review Public finance & taxation Real exchange rates Trade: General Africa Botswana Congo, Democratic Republic of the Dominican Republic Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Guinea Indonesia Korea, Republic of Saint Lucia Singapore Thailand Vietnam Taiwan Province of China

The prospects for sustained growth in Africa : benchmarking the constraints /

by Johnson, Simon
Published 2007

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The prospects for sustained growth in Africa : benchmarking the constraints /

by Johnson, Simon
Published 2007

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The Prospects for Sustained Growth in Africa: Benchmarking the Constraints

by Subramanian, Arvind, Johnson, Simon, Ostry, Jonathan David
Published 2007

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The Prospects for Sustained Growth in Africa : Benchmarking the Constraints /

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