Poor numbers : how we are misled by African development statistics and what to do about it /

Jerven, Morten, 1978-

Poor numbers : how we are misled by African development statistics and what to do about it / Morten Jerven. - xx, 187 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-177) and index.

What do we know about income and growth in Africa? -- Measuring African wealth and progress -- Facts, assumptions and controversy : lessons from the datasets -- Data for development : a guide to African development statistics -- Conclusion : development by numbers.

9780801451638 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780801478604 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2012045248


Economic development--Statistics.--Africa, Sub-Saharan
National income--Accounting.--Africa, Southern
Economic indicators--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Desarrollo económico--Estadística.--Subsahariana (Africa)
Renta nacional--Contabilidad.--África del Sur


Africa, Sub-Saharan--Economic conditions--Statistics.
Subsahariana (Africa)--Condiciones económicas--Estadística.
Africa, Sub-Saharan--Statistical services.

500 HC 800 / J57p 2013

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