Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: evidence from eight countries

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has been absent from recent debates about comparative long-run growth owing to the lack of data on aggregate economic performance before 1950. This paper provides estimates of GDP per capita on an annual basis for eight Anglophone African economies for the period since 1885,...

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Main Authors: Broadberry, S, Gardner, L
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021