Africa and Asia in Comparative Economic Perspective

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgements......Page 8
Notes on the Contributors......Page 9
1 Comparing African and Asian Economic Development......Page 14
Part I Lessons for Africa of the Asian \"Success\"......Page 22
2 Why is South-East Asia Different from Taiwan and South Korea?......Page 24
3 Lessons for Africa from East Asian Economic Policy......Page 47
4 Should Africa Try to Learn from Asia?  Lessons for and from Uganda......Page 62
5 Aid, Adjustment and Public Sector Fiscal Behaviour:  Lessons from a Relatively Poor Performing East Asian Economy......Page 78
6 Population Ageing and Care of the Elderly: What Are the Lessons of Asia for Sub-Saharan Africa?......Page 91
Part II African and Asian Development Comparisons......Page 114
7 Regionalism:  Sub-Saharan African and East Asia Compared......Page 116
8 Explaining Differences in the Economic Performance......Page 141
9 Child Activities in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa:  A Comparative Analysis......Page 171
10 The Comparative Performance of African and Latin American Agriculture......Page 198
11 The Demand for Money in Selected SADC Countries:  Structure, Policy and a Comparison with the ASEAN Countries......Page 215
12 Credit to the Government:  Central Bank Operation and its Relation to Growth......Page 234
Part III:  Convergence or Divergence?......Page 254
13 Convergence or Divergence in and between Developing Regions?......Page 256
14 Productivity Growth and Convergence in Asian and African Agriculture......Page 271
Bibliography......Page 287
Index......Page 310