Sub-Saharan Africa

Alexander Moradi

Chapter 33 in An Economist’s Guide to Economic History, 2018, pp 285-292 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract In 2000, sub-Saharan Africa was the poorest region in the world in terms of GDP per capita—and the home of the majority of the world’s poor. Issues discussed in this chapter include the roles of geography, institutions and historical legacies, and how these factors resulted in low productivity and low incomes. It includes a devastating criticism of the historical persistence literature. The author concludes by advising new scholars on conducting research on this region.

JEL-codes: N17 N27 N37 N47 N57 N77 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-96568-0_33

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