· 2014· Book chapter
Markets and States in Tropical Africa
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Short summary
Robert Bates's seminal work, "Markets and States in Tropical Africa," is updated with a new preface and chapter addressing the recent revival of economic growth on the continent and its implications for his original arguments on Africa's 'growth tragedy.'
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Key points
- The book originally explained how post-independence African governments' policies harmed rural economies.
- It has been a foundational text for scholars and practitioners for decades.
- The updated edition incorporates recent economic growth in Africa.
- New content addresses the causes of this recovery and its impact on the book's original thesis.
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Abstract
Following independence, most countries in Africa sought to develop, but their governments pursued policies that actually undermined their rural economies. Examining the origins of Africa’s "growth tragedy," Markets and States in Tropical Africa has for decades shaped the thinking of practitioners and scholars alike. Robert H. Bates’s analysis now faces a challenge, however: the revival of economic growth on the continent. In this edition, Bates provides a new preface and chapter that address the seeds of Africa’s recovery and discuss the significance of the continent’s success for the arguments of this classic work.
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