Poor Numbers - How We Are Misled by African Development Statistics and What to Do about It

One of the most urgent challenges in African economic development is to devise a strategy for improving statistical capacity. Reliable statistics, including estimates of economic growth rates and per-capita income, are basic to the operation of governments in developing countries and vital to nongovernmental organizations and other entities that provide financial aid to them.

Softcover. English. Struik. 2013. ISBN: 9780801478604. 187 pp. Good condition in slightly worn softcover. Book No: 2503109