Pdf data, metrics and monitoring in cgiar a strategic. Morten jerven will highjack the african statistical development programme unless he is stopped in his tracks. Morten jerven norges miljo og biovitenskapelige universitet. Poor numbers how we are misled by african development statistics morten jerven pdf poor numbers. Globalization has magnified the impact of security threats, human rights abuses, mass atrocities, climate change, refugee, trade and financial flows, pandemics and cyberspace traffic. African symposia on statistical development in feb 2014. His new book is also lively, readable, and thoughtprovoking.
Iqbal ahmed and erin lentz 2007 enhancing the livelihoods of the rural poor. Thanks to morten jerven, oliver morrissey, two anonymous referees, and the members of cgds data for africa development working group. Delivering on a data revolution in subsaharan africa. To call this group of people middle class renders this term empty. The numbers substantially misstate the actual state of affairs. These numbers are the result of important changes over time. Bringing about such a transformation requires optimizing a. In poor numbers, morten jerven, a young historian of statistics, draws up a. Working paper 373 july 2014 center for global development. For full access to this pdf, sign in to an existing account, or purchase an annual subscription. Denizhan duran, sarah dykstra, and yuna sakuma provided excellent research assistance. A vibrant, resilient and productive agricultural sector is fundamental to achieving the sustainable development goals.
Our suggestion engine uses more signals but entering a few keywords here will rapidly give you great content to curate. Morten jervens research shows how the statistical capacities of subsaharan african economies have fallen into disarray. How we are misled by african development statistics and what to do about it. The problem on the 5th of november, 2010, ghana statistical services announced that its gdp for the year 2010 was revised to 44.
Franchise business model escuela sabatica segundo trimestre 2015. In 1990 asia was the region with the largest number of poor people but with high and sustained economic growth, poverty in asia. Some of the problems in africa include a large informal. Jerven demystifies the pro gulf between man and beast. The southern african institute for policy and research saipar is an independent, educational research and development oriented research centre. Poor numbers are too important to be dismissed as just that. What do we know about income and growth in subsaharan africa. What environmentalists get wrong about ewaste in west. As told by the world bank, the history of poverty starts in the 1980s with the first living standard measurement study. Morten jerven is an economic historian and an associate professor at simon fraser university. Interpreting trends in the data over the past two decades. Interpreting trends in the data over the past two decades, wider working paper no.
Poor numbers is the first analysis of the production and use of african economic development statistics. How we are misled by african development statistics and. Poor numbersis the first analysis of the production and use of african economic development statistics. While it has no technical details, poor numbers is nevertheless aimed at people with at least some familiarity with development issues, african history and geography, and economics. How we are misled by african development statistics and what to do about it richard wilkinson and kate pickett, the spirit level. Jerven, morten 2014a, african growth miracle or statistical tragedy. Both experts point to the gross mismeasurement of african economies 7. H ow w e ar e m i sl ed by afr i can d evel opm ent stati sti cs and w hat to d o about it. How we are misled by african development statistics. Improving agricultural data for better policies dans morten jerven et deborah johnston 2015 statistical tragedy in africa. Andrew kerner, morten jerven and alison beatty, does it pay to be poor. This information might be about you, your preferences or your device and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to. Jerven criticises the statistics for been of such poor quality, that they often are beyond useless jerven.
Southern african institute for policy and research, suite. How we are misled by african development statistics and what to do about it ithaca londres, cornell university press, coll. Morten jerven of simon fraser university, author of poor numbers, talks with econtalk host russ roberts about the quality of data coming out of africa on income, growth, and population. The dangerous depoliticization of economic numbers 26. In his book entitled poor numbers, morten jerven cautioned against taking african development statics at face value, given the high political and financial stakes attached to these numbers, as well as the lack of institutional mechanisms to prevent political interference in many countries. How we are misled by african development statistics and what to do about it, cornell university press, ithaca. A first step towards better data is certainly made by recognizing the problem. Testing for systematically underreported gni estimates 2017 121 rev intl org 8. Readings introduction to international development. Cornell studies in political economy, 20, 176 pages. Morten jerven s research shows how the statistical capacities of subsaharan african economies have fallen into disarray. The southern african institute for policy and research saipar is an independent, educational and development oriented research centre in lusaka. Our knowledge of development through numbers is much more limited than their frequent use would.
It now remains for researchers in development to pick up the thread. Morten jerven is an economic historian and a specialist on african development statistics. He has a phd in economic history from the london school of economics and has published widely on african economic development, particularly on patterns of economic growth and on economic. It was also the first of many rebasings undertaken by african economies, most of which led to significant upward revisions. Development by numbers a primer development research. Few countries illustrate his case more starkly than rwanda. If information is shared on a gon website, it is usually shared as a pdf rather than in a machinereadable or accessible. Background paper prepared for the united nations world food programmes 2008 world hunger series.
Specify pdf document of north carolina press 2000, bioinformatics for systems biology, blackstone and the wolf of wall pain, bioinformatics for vaccinology, trading for dummies and stupid people a complete. Southern african journal of policy and development vol. Yet, the most conventional and influential history of african poverty is a very short one. The past of the present james ferguson, global shadows in the neoliberal world order morten jerven, poor numbers.
When you visit any website, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. How we are misled by african development statistics and what to do about it by morten jerven the idealist. Jeffrey sachs and the quest to end poverty by nina munk tyranny of experts. The datalogue a blog about social media, big data and. Associate professor, school for international studies dal yong jin. S949 theory and practice of public policy spring 2015 mit department of urban studies and planning. Jerven begins with a brief introduction to the concept of gross domestic product and some of its complexities. For morten jerven, a solution for poor numbers in african economy is more knowledge and research emphasizing the relevance and quality of data in african development. Economists, dictators, and the forgotten rights of the poor by william easterly. How we are misled by african development statistics and what to do about it by morten jerven school for international studies simon fraser university. Academic integrity mcgill university values academic integrity.
Official pdf, 49 pages world bank documents world bank group. Poor numbers by morten jerven pdf, ebook read online perlego. It is an open secret that economic policy is often based on shaky statistical. African countries are neither third world countries nor. Jerven argues that the inconsistency of the numbers and methodology. Through interdisciplinary research, publications, seminars, and dialogue facilitation, the. Africas statistical tragedy as does morten jerven, of simon fraser university, in his new book, poor numbers. Political economy of development darin christensen. How we are misled by african development statistics and what to do about it find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Lentz 2008 making markets work for the hungry poor. But the early efforts focused on collecting more data, not necessarily better data, may divert atten. Improving agricultural data for better policies in morten jerven and deborah johnston 2015 statistical. In part ii, we examine explanations of continuity and change in.
How we are misled by african development statistics and what to do about it, the author casts considerable doubt on data sources from african countries, sources that are nevertheless relied upon by economists and policymakers. Morten jerven will highjack the african statistical development programme. Country authorities send data to us electronically in files that we. Overseas development institute odi briefing files 3095. A radical rethinking of the way to fight global poverty. In november 2010, the government of ghana made a number of changes to the way it calculated gdp, resulting in a 60% upward change in its estimate. The data are unreliable and potentially seriously misleading. How we are misled by african development statistics and what to do about it, was just published by cornell. Instead, we need to embed economic numbers in the messy social and historical contexts they are meant to describe. How we are misled by african development statistics and what to do about it, by morten jerven. In a short space of time, morten jerven s work has influenced debates about economic growth and the nature of the underlying data, especially in the case of subsaharan africa. View enhanced pdf access article on wiley online library html view download pdf for offline viewing. Economist morten jerven has also put into question how trustworthy the data we use regarding africa is.
Data gathering is difficult, timeconsuming, and expensive. Pdf version of your exam to the course website by 6p. How we are misled by african development statistics and what to do about it cornell studies in political economy morten jerven isbn. By redirecting your social media traffic to your website, scoop.
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