01792cam a2200421 i 4500 117646 20230410103931.0 121107s2013 nyu b 001 0 eng c 17523150 2012045248 9780801451638 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780801478604 (pbk. : alk. paper) eng pcc fb----- 500 HC 800 J57p 2013 338.967 Jerven, Morten, 1978- author. Poor numbers : how we are misled by African development statistics and what to do about it / Morten Jerven. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2013. xx, 187 pages ; 23 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-177) and index. What do we know about income and growth in Africa? -- Measuring African wealth and progress -- Facts, assumptions and controversy : lessons from the datasets -- Data for development : a guide to African development statistics -- Conclusion : development by numbers. Economic development Africa, Sub-Saharan Statistics. National income Africa, Southern Accounting. Economic indicators Africa, Sub-Saharan. Desarrollo económico Subsahariana (Africa) Estadística. Renta nacional África del Sur Contabilidad. Africa, Sub-Saharan Economic conditions Statistics. Subsahariana (Africa) Condiciones económicas Estadística. Africa, Sub-Saharan Statistical services. lcc bk NICCIP 2012-11-08 YSL 28737 28737 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-10 1 0 500 HC 800 J57p 2013 00000110373 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 bk