Nigeria and Indonesia
By: David Bevan, Paul Collier, Jan Willem Gunning.
Contributors: Collier, Paul.; Gunning, Jan.
Series: World Bank comparative study.
Publisher: Published for the World Bank [by] Oxford University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 464
Subjects: Poverty -- Nigeria.; Income distribution -- Nigeria.; Poverty -- Indonesia.; Income distribution -- Indonesia.; Nigeria -- Economic conditions.; Nigeria -- Economic policy.; Indonesia -- Economic conditions.; Indonesia -- Economic policy.
Description: "This volume analyzes and compares economic growth in Nigeria and Indonesia during the period from 1950 to 1985, addressing the question of why one country was so much more successful than the other. In providing some surprising answers for those who believed that the divergence would be found in deeply rooted, long-term trends, the authors also offer insight into what has become a reversal of fortune in the late 1990s, as Indonesia's economy has declined and Nigeria's economy has stabilized."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 441-452) and index.