Poor numbers : how we are misled by African development statistics and what to do about it - Jerven, Morten, 1978- (2013)
What do we know about income and growth in Africa? -- Measuring African wealth and progress -- Facts, assumptions and controversy : lessons from the datasets -- Data for development : a guide to African development statistics -- Conclusion : development by numbers.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-177) and index.
Keywords: Economic development -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Statistics; National income -- Africa, Southern -- Accounting; Economic indicators -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.; Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Economic conditions -- Statistics; Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Statistical services