Poor Numbers
How We Are Misled by African Development Statistics and What to Do about It (Cornell Studies in Political Economy)
Morten Jerven
" Poor Numbers" sheds light on one of the urgent challenges in African economic development - the need for reliable statistical capacity. Morten Jerven's groundbreaking analysis exposes how the inaccuracies in estimates of economic growth rates and per-capita income affect the welfare of citizens in developing countries. This book reveals how the production and use of African economic development statistics have fallen into disarray, as policymakers' attempts to improve citizens' lives are frustrated. "Poor Numbers" provides far-reaching implications for aid and development policy.
Publish Date
2013-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
2013-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
3.75
ISBN
9780801478604
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Makes a strong case that a lot of GDP measurements we thought were accurate are far from it. – source