Contents
Introduction
1. What Do We Know about Income and Growth in Africa?
2. Measuring African Wealth and Progress
3. Facts, Assumptions, and Controversy: Lessons from the Datasets
4. Data for Development: Using and Improving African Statistics
Conclusion: Development by Numbers
Appendix A. A Comparison of GDP Estimates from the World Development Indicators Database and Country Estimates
Appendix B. Details of Interviews and Questionnaires
Notes
References
Index
Introduction
1. What Do We Know about Income and Growth in Africa?
2. Measuring African Wealth and Progress
3. Facts, Assumptions, and Controversy: Lessons from the Datasets
4. Data for Development: Using and Improving African Statistics
Conclusion: Development by Numbers
Appendix A. A Comparison of GDP Estimates from the World Development Indicators Database and Country Estimates
Appendix B. Details of Interviews and Questionnaires
Notes
References
Index