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In 2000, sub-Saharan Africa was the poorest region in the world in terms of GDP per capita—and the home of the majority of the world’s poor. Issues discussed in this chapter include the roles of geography, institutions and historical legacies, and how these factors resulted in low productivity and low incomes. It includes a devastating criticism of the historical persistence literature. The author concludes by advising new scholars on conducting research on this region.

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Moradi, A. (2018). Sub-Saharan Africa. In: Blum, M., Colvin, C. (eds) An Economist’s Guide to Economic History. Palgrave Studies in Economic History. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96568-0_33

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