Africa and Asia in comparative economic perspective / edited by Peter Lawrence and Colin Thirtle ; in association with the ESRC Development Economics Study Group.
2001
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Title
Africa and Asia in comparative economic perspective / edited by Peter Lawrence and Colin Thirtle ; in association with the ESRC Development Economics Study Group.
Published
New York : Palgrave, 2001.
Call Number
HC412 .A23 2001
ISBN
0333790294
Description
xii, 299 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)45393876
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-295) and index.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Notes on the Contributors
Ch. 1Comparing African and Asian Economic Development / Peter Lawrence Colin Thirtle
1
Pt. I
Lessons for Africa of the Asian 'Success'
9
Ch. 2Why is South-East Asia Different from Taiwan and South Korea? / Anne Booth
11
Ch. 3Lessons for Africa from East Asian Economic Policy / Oliver Morrissey
34
Ch. 4Should Africa Try to Learn from Asia? Lessons for and from Uganda / Peter Smith
49
Ch. 5Aid, Adjustment and Public Sector Fiscal Behaviour: Lessons from a Relatively Poor Performing East Asian Economy / Mark McGillivray
65
Ch. 6Population Ageing and Care of the Elderly: What Are the Lessons of Asia for sub-Saharan Africa? / Mahmood Messkoub
78
Pt. II
African and Asian Development Comparisons
101
Ch. 7Regionalism: sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia Compared / Colin Kirkpatrick Gareth Api Richards Matsuo Watanabe
103
Ch. 8Explaining Differences in the Economic Performance of Micro-States in Africa and Asia / Harvey W. Armstrong Robert Read
128
Ch. 9Child Activities in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa: A Comparative Analysis / Sonia Bhalotra Christopher Heady
158
Ch. 10The Comparative Performance of African and Latin American Agriculture / Raul Hopkins Bilge Nomer
185
Ch. 11The Demand for Money in Selected SADC Countries: Structure, Policy and a Comparison with the ASEAN Countries / Raghbendra Jha Mridual Saggar
202
Ch. 12Credit to the Government: Central Bank Operation and its Relation to Growth / Shaikh S. Ahmed
221
Pt. III
Convergence or Divergence?
241
Ch. 13Convergence or Divergence in and between Developing Regions? / Harald V. Proff
243
Ch. 14Productivity Growth and Convergence in Asian and African Agriculture / Kecuk Suhariyanto Angela Lusigi Colin Thirtle
258
Bibliography
274
Index
297