Ethnic diversity and economic instability in Africa
Subtitle: interdisciplinary perspectives
By: Hiroyuki Hino ... [et al.].
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781107025998
Subjects: Economic aspects; Cultural pluralism; Economic conditions; Ethnic relations
Notes: "This book is a product of a research project entitled 'Ethnic diversity and economic instability in Africa: policies for harmonious development', which was organised and funded jointly by the Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute (JICA-RI) and Kobe University Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration (RIEB)."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Findings of development economics and their limitations / Gustav Ranis -- -- Part I, Demystifying ethnicity; title: Ethnic patriotism and markets in African history / John Lonsdale --; title: The concept of ethnicity: strengths and limitations for quantitative analysis / Graham Brown and Arnim Langer --; title: Essence of ethnicity: an African perspective / Bethwell Allan Ogot -- -- Part II, Does ethnic diversity hinder economic development?; title: State, ethnicity and economy in Africa / Yash Pal Ghai --; title: Ethnic politics, economic reform and democratisation in Africa / Bruce J. Berman --; title: Evidence from spatial correlation of poverty and income in Kenya / Nobuaki Hamaguchi -- -- Part III, Relationships between ethnicity and stability; title: Belonging, exclusion and ethnic competition / Parker Shipton --; title: Horizontal inequalities and market instability in Africa / Graham Brown and Frances Stewart --; title: Impact of ethnicities on market outcome: results of market experiments in Kenya / Ken-Ichi Shimomura and Takehiko Yamato --; title: Conclusion: Key findings of our interdisciplinary dialogue / Hiroyuki Hino.