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Sebastian Edwards
University of Chicago Press

African Successes, Volume III: Modernization and Development Volume 3

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AuthorSebastian Edwards
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
PublishedSep 19 2016
Book FormatHardcover
ISBN-139780226315720
Dimensions9.1 X 6.1 X 1.3 inches
Weight 1.4 pounds
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CategoriesBusiness & Economics > Economic Conditions
LanguageEnglish

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Book Description

Studies of African economic development frequently focus on the daunting challenges the continent faces. From recurrent crises to ethnic conflicts and long-standing corruption, a raft of deep-rooted problems has led many to regard the continent as facing many hurdles to raise living standards. Yet Africa has made considerable progress in the past decade, with a GDP growth rate exceeding five percent in some regions. The African Successes series looks at recent improvements in living standards and other measures of development in many African countries with an eye toward identifying what shaped them and the extent to which lessons learned are transferable and can guide policy in other nations and at the international level.

The third volume in the series, African Successes: Modernization and Development looks at the rise in private production in spite of difficult institutional and physical environments. The volume emphasizes the ways that technologies, including mobile phones, have made growth in some areas especially dynamic.

Author Bio

Sebastian Edwards is the Henry Ford II Professor of International Economics at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the Co-Director of the National Bureau of Economic Research's "Africa Project" and previously served as the Chief Economist for Latin America at the World Bank.

His research interests include emerging markets, currency crises, capital markets, Latin America, monetary policy, and the Federal Reserve.

Education

University of Chicago Ph.D. (Economics), 1981
University of Chicago M.A. (Economics), 1978
Universidad Catolica, Chile, Licenciado Economia, 1975, Ingeniero Comercial, 1975

Source: Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA

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