African Economies in Transition: Volume 1: The Changing Role of the State (Studies on the African Economies Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312177518 ISBN 13: 9780312177515

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1999

Synopsis

An authoritative assessment of the reform efforts in African economies during the 1980s and early 1990s. The focus is on the reform process in the socialist countries which began from a position of pervasive state intervention. The impact of the subsequent economic liberalization and the changing role of the state during the period of transition is the focus of this theoretical overview, with particular coverage of macroeconomic management and the privatization of state enterprises. A companion volume (0-333-71237-4) contains in-depth country studies. These books are the first in an important new series in association with the Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.

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About the Author:

CHRISTOPHER ADAM Lecturer in Development Economics and Research Associate, Centre for Study of African Economies, University of Oxford EDGARDO BARANDIARAN Principal Economist, African Region, World Bank ELLIOT BERG Consultant in African Studies, Development Alternatives Inc. DAVID BEVAN Fellow of St John's College and member of Centre for Study of African Economies, University of Oxford JAN WILLEM GUNNING Professor Economics, Free University, Amsterdam

Synopsis:

A collection of essays and studies in which the authors reflect on lessons learned from attempts to liberalize African economies. The authors, eight British economists mostly associated with the University of Oxford or employed by the World Bank, use available evidence to discuss the process, problems, and lessons from attempted market reforms. The

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0312177518
• ISBN 13: 9780312177515
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 351
• Editor: Paulson J.