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Author

Jerven, Morten, 1978-

Title Poor numbers [electronic resource] : how we are misled by African development statistics and what to do about it / Morten Jerven.

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Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2013.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	xx, 187 p. : ill.
Series	Cornell studies in political economy
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	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.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	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.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780801451638 (cloth alk. paper)
	9780801478604 (pbk. alk. paper)
	9780801467615 (electronic bk.)