Ethnic diversity and economic instability in Africa (Record no. 7599)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781107443006
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 305.800ETH
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name edited by Hiroyuki, Hino.
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Ethnic diversity and economic instability in Africa
Remainder of title interdisciplinary perspectives
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Cambridge University Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2012
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xvii, 335 p. ; ill. ; 24 cm.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. There is growing consensus in the development economics literature that ethnic diversity is a very significant factor in explaining Africa's poor economic performance. Ethnic Diversity and Economic Instability in Africa challenges this conventional wisdom. Drawing on the insights of historians, anthropologists and political scientists as well as development economists, this book questions whether ethnicity is the most useful organising principle by which to examine the economic development of Africa, arguing that it is a more fluid and contingent concept than economic models allow. Instead, the authors explore the actual experience of ethnicity in Africa and propose new methods of measuring ethnic diversity and inequalities. Finally some tentative conclusions are reached regarding appropriate policy reforms.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Cultural pluralism--Economic aspects--Africa.
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        UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma Africa 01/17/2025   305.800ETH URD000063 01/31/2025 01/17/2025 Book