Author Archives: Francis Teal

Africa in the 21st century: The more things change the more they stay the same?

Posted on February 26, 2018 by

Francis Teal (Editor, Journal of African Economies) During the course of the latter part of the twentieth century Africa went through a cycle of great optimism, at the time of independence from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s, to great … Continue reading →

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Should policy seek to promote small firms or large ones in Africa?

Posted on May 4, 2016 by

Is small beautiful when it comes to firms in poor countries? Whatever one thinks is the answer to that question the pervasiveness of small scale enterprises in countries in sub-Saharan Africa is not in dispute. In a recent CSAE discussion … Continue reading →

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How useful is education in Africa?

Posted on July 17, 2014 by

Travelling around any poor country in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) the visitor is struck by how far schools outnumber factories. The large number of schools is due partly to the success of one of the MDGs which is that primary education … Continue reading →

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How to increase your GDP without anyone noticing

Posted on June 14, 2014 by

African GDP statistics have been in the news recently. Both Ghana and Nigeria in West Africa have seen revisions to their GDP which, in the case of Ghana, has made it a middle income country with per capita GDP, in … Continue reading →

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Policies for jobs in Africa: why we need more bad jobs (and fewer good ones)

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

Jobs are back on the policy agenda in a big way. The World Bank is proposing to move Jobs to the Center Stage for its 2013 World Development Report. The ILO has created a “Decent work agenda” which includes creating jobs, guaranteeing rights … Continue reading →

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