Africa and Asia in Comparative Economic Perspective

Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Comparing African and Asian Economic Development; P.Lawrence & C.Thirtle PART I: LESSONS FOR AFRICA OF THE ASIAN 'SUCCESS' Why is South East Asia Different from Taiwan and South Korea?; A.Booth Lessons for African from East Asian Economic Policy; O.Morrissey Should Africa Try to Learn from Asia? Lessons for and from Uganda; P.Smith Aid, Adjustment and Public Sector Fiscal Behaviour: Lessons from a Relatively Poor Performing East Asian Economy; M.McGillivray Population Ageing and Care of the Elderly: What are the Lessons to Asia for Sub-Saharan Africa; M.Messkoub PART II: AFRICAN AND ASIAN DEVELOPMENT COMPARISONS Regionalism: Sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia Compared; C.Kirkpatrick, G.A.Richards & M.Watanabe Explaining Differences in the Economic Performance of Micro-States in Africa and Asia; H.W.Armstrong & R.Read Child Activities in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa: a Comparative Analysis; S.Bhalotra & C.Heady The Comparative Performance of African and Latin American Agriculture; R.Hopkins & B.Nomer The Demand for Money in Selected SADC Countries: Structure, Policy and a Comparison with the ASEAN Countries; R.Jha & M.Saggar Credit to the Government: Central Bank Operation and its Relations to Growth; S.S.Ahmed PART III: CONVERGENCE OR DIVERGENCE? Convergence or Divergence in and between Developing Regions; H.Proff Agricultural Productivity Growth and Convergence: A Comparison of African and Asian Countries; A.Lusigi, K.Suhariyanto & C.Thirtle Bibliography Index