Chicago State University Emerging Africas Reinassance Discussion I attached the second reading. and this is the book if you can read it online. Banerjee, Abhijit and Esther Duflo. Poor Economics. Public Affairs (2011)
Readings
Banerjee & Duflo. Poor Economics, Foreword, Ch 1 & Ch 2 pp. 1-40
Steven Radelet Emerging Africa How 17 Countries are Leading the Way on Canvas SDGs-Africa: read Foreword, Chapter One and Chapter Three
Written Blog Post #2
Please answer these questions connected to your readings and raise at least one question. Be critical.
Part I: Question on Emerging Africa
–What are the factors that classify as good news in Africa according to Radelet?
Part II: explore one country as assigned in class:
THE COUNTRY IS REPUBLIC OF CONGO
–reflect on Banerjee/Duflos Chapter 1:Is it possible to get trapped in poverty? What are poverty traps? Which ones are present in your assigned country?
–Use the World Bank data website http://data.worldbank.org/ and report on the progress of the SDG #1 in your assigned country and region. Find other tools to explore the economic and political situation (PPP, GINI, etc.). Also check out Banerjee & Duflos website and their chapters 1 & 2 (assigned readings) that give specific info on some countries (not all links work): http://www.pooreconomics.com/data/685
Is Human capital an issue in your country?
See also info on these websites:https://allafrica.com/stories/201603250789.html
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2017/12/15/year-in-review-2017-in-12-charts
See this critical article on the IMF https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/27/imf-economics-inequality-trump-ecuador
Swaziland, Rwanda, Lesotho, Angola, Senegal, Mali, Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Namibia, Nigeria, Angola, Sudan, Togo, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Guinea-Bissau, Ghana, Mozambique, Eritrea, Zaire/DRC, Niger, Chad, Burundi, Malawi, Zambia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Cameron, Mali, South Sudan
In-Class Discussion ( do not answering them in the blog) – all bring your notes and be able to address the following questions. Be prepared to hand in your notes (they will not always be collected):
1. Do you agree with Radelets optimistic view on Africa? Which countries are leading the way
and why. Which ones are struggling and why?
2. Questions on Banerjee & Duflo Ch 2
How is nutrition a problem for the poor? Why do we need to rethink food policy?
Why are witch-hunts still occurring?
Do you agree with their take on the logic of hunger-based poverty trap? Purchase answer to see full
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