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Title:The exogenous effect of geography on economic development: the case of sub-Saharan Africa
Authors:Tang, MinISNI
Woods, DwayneISNI
Year:2008
Periodical:African and Asian Studies
Volume:7
Issue:2-3
Pages:173-189
Language:English
Geographic term:Subsaharan Africa
Subjects:physical geography
economic development
External link:https://doi.org/10.1163/156921008X318727
Abstract:This article examines the relevance of geography (a physical environment that encompasses latitude, flora and fauna, and climate) in the economic development and underdevelopment of sub-Saharan African countries. Geography and climate are conceptualized as exogenous factors determining a country's overall economic welfare. By employing the newly compiled G-econ dataset with a better measurement of geography, the authors find that, even controlling for institutional and social factors, geography plays a substantial role in explaining some aspects of Africa's poverty. This finding indicates there is a need to partly reformulate the policy prescriptions for African economic development that are based heavily on institutionalist explanations of bad governance and corruption. App., bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]
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