Poor Numbers

Released on by Morten Jerven
preview-18

  • Poor Numbers Book Detail

  • Author : Morten Jerven
  • Release Date : 2013-02-01
  • Publisher : Cornell University Press
  • Genre : Political Science
  • Pages : 208
  • ISBN 13 : 0801467616
  • File Size : 29,29 MB
DOWNLOAD BOOK

Poor Numbers by Morten Jerven PDF Summary

Book Description: One of the most urgent challenges in African economic development is to devise a strategy for improving statistical capacity. Reliable statistics, including estimates of economic growth rates and per-capita income, are basic to the operation of governments in developing countries and vital to nongovernmental organizations and other entities that provide financial aid to them. Rich countries and international financial institutions such as the World Bank allocate their development resources on the basis of such data. The paucity of accurate statistics is not merely a technical problem; it has a massive impact on the welfare of citizens in developing countries. Where do these statistics originate? How accurate are they? Poor Numbers is the first analysis of the production and use of African economic development statistics. Morten Jerven's research shows how the statistical capacities of sub-Saharan African economies have fallen into disarray. The numbers substantially misstate the actual state of affairs. As a result, scarce resources are misapplied. Development policy does not deliver the benefits expected. Policymakers' attempts to improve the lot of the citizenry are frustrated. Donors have no accurate sense of the impact of the aid they supply. Jerven's findings from sub-Saharan Africa have far-reaching implications for aid and development policy. As Jerven notes, the current catchphrase in the development community is "evidence-based policy," and scholars are applying increasingly sophisticated econometric methods-but no statistical techniques can substitute for partial and unreliable data.

Disclaimer: www.yourbookbest.com does not own Poor Numbers books pdf, neither created or scanned. We just provide the link that is already available on the internet, public domain and in Google Drive. If any way it violates the law or has any issues, then kindly mail us via contact us page to request the removal of the link.

Poor Numbers

Poor Numbers

File Size : 4,4 MB
Total View : 8244 Views
DOWNLOAD

One of the most urgent challenges in African economic development is to devise a strategy for improving statistical capacity. Reliable statistics, including est

Know the Beginning Well

Know the Beginning Well

File Size : 13,13 MB
Total View : 6620 Views
DOWNLOAD

With this book, the author offers a personal look at some of the landmark policies, people, and institutions that have shaped Africa's post-independence history