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The chapters in this volume address a contemporary conundrum: the exceptional nature of Africa’s development experience. They probe the possible reasons for Africa’s lagging development and its failure to grow, despite over a decade of policy reform. In so doing, they also contribute to theory.
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Bates, R.H. (2000). So What Have We Learned. In: Collier, P., Pattillo, C. (eds) Investment and Risk in Africa. Studies on the African economies. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15068-7_16
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