THE HISTORY OF AFRICAN POVERTY BY NUMBERS : EVIDENCE AND VANTAGE POINTS

Poverty has a long history in Africa. Yet, the most conventional and influential history of African poverty is a very short one. As told by the World Bank, the history of poverty starts in the 1980s with the first Living Standard Measurement Study. This history of poverty by numbers is also a very n...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of African History. - Cambridge University Press. - 59(2018), 3, Seite 449-461
1. Verfasser: Jerven, Morten (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2018
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