The Political Economy of Economic Performance. Voxi Heinrich Amavilah

      

      The Political Economy of

      Economic Performance

      The Political Economy of

      Economic Performance

      Sub-Saharan Africa before

      the Global Recession and

      the Way Forward

      Voxi Heinrich Amavilah

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      Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction

2 Intensity of Technology Use and Economic Performance

3 Technology-as-Knowledge and Economic Performance

       4 Resources, Governance, and Global Links and Economic Performance

       5 Globalization, Governance, and Economic Performance

       6 Spread of Innovations and Economic Performance

       7 Resource Intra- and Inter-actions: Implications for Technological Change and Economic Performance

       Conclusion

       References

       Index

       About the Author

List of Figures and Tables

      Figures

Figure 7.1	Basic Production Function Approaches
Figure 7.2	Resource Intra-actions and Interactions

      Tables

Table 2.1	Fundamental Determinants of Per Capita GDP across African Countries, 2004–2005
Table 2.2	Auxiliary Determinants of Per Capita GDP across African Countries, 2004–2005
Table 3.1	Key Variables and Data Sources
Table 3.2	Determinants of Real GDP Per Capita, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa, 1976–2004
Table 3.3	Determinants of Real GDP Per Capita, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa, 1976–2004
Table 3.4	Determinants of Real GDP Per Capita, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa, 1976–2004
Table 3.5	Determinants of Real GDP Per Capita, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa, 1976–2004
Table 3.6	Apparent Convergence across Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa, 1976–2004
Table 3.7	Apparent Convergence across Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa, 1976–2004
Table 4.1	Governance Indicators
Table 4.2	Africa’s GDP: Resources, Institutions, and External Relations—2000, 2002, 2007
Table 4.3	Africa’s GDP: Resources, Institutions, and External Relations—2000, 2002, 2007
Table 4.4	Africa’s GDP: Resources, Institutions, and External Relations—2000, 2002, 2007
Table 5.1	Resources, Globalization, and WGI Governance, and the Performance of SSACs—2000, 2002, 2007
Table 5.2	Resources, Globalization, and MIGI Governance, and the Performance of SSACs—2000, 2002, 2007