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Ethnic diversity and economic instability in Africa : interdisciplinary perspectives / Hiroyuki Hino ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.Description: xvii, 335 p. ; ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781107025998 (hardback : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.80096 23
LOC classification:
  • HN780 .Z9
Contents:
Introduction: Findings of development economics and their limitations / Gustav Ranis -- Part I, Demystifying ethnicity -- Ethnic patriotism and markets in African history / John Lonsdale -- The concept of ethnicity: strengths and limitations for quantitative analysis / Graham Brown and Arnim Langer -- Essence of ethnicity: an African perspective / Bethwell Allan Ogot -- Part II, Does ethnic diversity hinder economic development? -- State, ethnicity and economy in Africa / Yash Pal Ghai -- Ethnic politics, economic reform and democratisation in Africa / Bruce J. Berman -- Evidence from spatial correlation of poverty and income in Kenya / Nobuaki Hamaguchi -- Part III, Relationships between ethnicity and stability -- Belonging, exclusion and ethnic competition / Parker Shipton -- Horizontal inequalities and market instability in Africa / Graham Brown and Frances Stewart -- Impact of ethnicities on market outcome: results of market experiments in Kenya / Ken-Ichi Shimomura and Takehiko Yamato -- Conclusion: Key findings of our interdisciplinary dialogue / Hiroyuki Hino.
Item type: Book
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"This book is a product of a research project entitled 'Ethnic diversity and economic instability in Africa: policies for harmonious development', which was organised and funded jointly by the Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute (JICA-RI) and Kobe University Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration (RIEB)."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Findings of development economics and their limitations / Gustav Ranis -- Part I, Demystifying ethnicity -- Ethnic patriotism and markets in African history / John Lonsdale -- The concept of ethnicity: strengths and limitations for quantitative analysis / Graham Brown and Arnim Langer -- Essence of ethnicity: an African perspective / Bethwell Allan Ogot -- Part II, Does ethnic diversity hinder economic development? -- State, ethnicity and economy in Africa / Yash Pal Ghai -- Ethnic politics, economic reform and democratisation in Africa / Bruce J. Berman -- Evidence from spatial correlation of poverty and income in Kenya / Nobuaki Hamaguchi -- Part III, Relationships between ethnicity and stability -- Belonging, exclusion and ethnic competition / Parker Shipton -- Horizontal inequalities and market instability in Africa / Graham Brown and Frances Stewart -- Impact of ethnicities on market outcome: results of market experiments in Kenya / Ken-Ichi Shimomura and Takehiko Yamato -- Conclusion: Key findings of our interdisciplinary dialogue / Hiroyuki Hino.

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