Asia and Africa in the Global Economy
Contributors: Ernest Aryeetey (Editor); Julius Court (Editor); Machiko Nissanke (Editor); Beatrice Weder (Editor); International Conference Multiwavelength Cosmology (Editor)
Edition: 1 Amer ed edition
Publisher: United Nations University Press
Published: October 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9789280810899
Subjects: Economics; Third World Development; Economic policy; Business / Economics / Finance; Commercial policy; International - Economics; Political Science; Development - Economic Development; Business/Economics; ASIA; Africa; Developing Countries; Asia, Southeastern; Globalization; Southeast Asia; Africa, Sub-Saharan; Congresses
First sentence: Since the growth performance of Southeast Asia (SE Asia) and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) began to diverge markedly in the 1980s, the highly positive economic performance of Southeast Asia in the precrisis period had frequently been juxtaposed with the much less commendable achievements of Sub-Saharan Africa in the past.