The Prospects for Sustained Growth in Africa : Benchmarking the Constraints /

A dozen countries had weak institutions in 1960 and yet sustained high rates of growth subsequently. We use data on their characteristics early in the growth process to create benchmarks with which to evaluate potential constraints on sustained growth for sub-Saharan Africa. This analysis suggests t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Subramanian, Arvind
Other Authors: Johnson, Simon, Ostry, Jonathan
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/052
Online Access:Full text available on IMF