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245 0 _aAfrica and Asia in comparative economic perspective/
_cedited by Peter Lawrence and Colin Thirtle
260 _aHoundmills:
_bPalgrave,
_c2001.
300 _a299 p.;
_c23 cm.
505 _aAcknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Comparing African and Asian Economic Development / P.Lawrence & C.Thirtle PART I: LESSONS FOR AFRICA OF THE ASIAN 'SUCCESS' Why is South East Asia Different from Taiwan and South Korea? / A.Booth -- Lessons for African from East Asian Economic Policy / O.Morrissey -- Should Africa Try to Learn from Asia? Lessons for and from Uganda / P.Smith -- Aid, Adjustment and Public Sector Fiscal Behaviour: Lessons from a Relatively Poor Performing East Asian Economy / M.McGillivray -- Population Ageing and Care of the Elderly: What are the Lessons to Asia for Sub-Saharan Africa / M.Messkoub PART II: AFRICAN AND ASIAN DEVELOPMENT COMPARISONS Regionalism: Sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia Compared / C.Kirkpatrick, G.A.Richards & M.Watanabe -- Explaining Differences in the Economic Performance of Micro-States in Africa and Asia / H.W.Armstrong & R.Read Child Activities in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa: a Comparative Analysis / S.Bhalotra & C.Heady -- The Comparative Performance of African and Latin American Agriculture / R.Hopkins & B.Nomer -- The Demand for Money in Selected SADC Countries: Structure, Policy and a Comparison with the ASEAN Countries / R.Jha & M.Saggar -- Credit to the Government: Central Bank Operation and its Relations to Growth / S.S.Ahmed PART III: CONVERGENCE OR DIVERGENCE? Convergence or Divergence in and between Developing Regions / H.Proff -- Agricultural Productivity Growth and Convergence: A Comparison of African and Asian Countries / A.Lusigi, K.Suhariyanto & C.Thirtle
700 _aLawrence, Peter, ed.
700 _aThirtle, Colin
942 _cWB16