The Time-Travelling Economist

This insightful and original book explores the key issues that countries in Africa and South Asia need to address in order to escape poverty. Challenging traditional assumptions about the world's poorest countries, the top priorities to address are identified as adult literacy, electricity for manufacturing, and the consequence of the relationship between fertility and savings.

These suggestions are placed within a historical perspective, placing discussions on modern day Africa and South Asia alongside the development of East Asia, Europe, and the Americas in previous generations and centuries.

The Time-Travelling Economist aims to move conversations about development beyond the resource curse or private sector failings, with a fresh focus on the policies that governments can embark on independently and affordably that will transform their future. It will be of interest to anyone interested in the future of the world's low income countries.

Challenges traditional assumptions about the development of poor countries Places the challenges faced by countries in Africa and South Asia within historical perspective Provides constructive and practical policy recommendations

Autorentext

Charlie Robertson is Global Chief Economist at Renaissance Capital. He is a leading emerging markets specialist, who covers the global economic themes having the greatest impact on emerging markets.

Inhalt

Education: No Take Off Without Adult Literacy.- Electricity: Power to the People.- Sex and Money: How Many Babies Are Too Many?.- Debt: A Debt Crisis Is Probably Unavoidable in a Bid to Create Jobs.- Demographics and Growth: Who Booms, When?.- What the Future Holds: Democracy, Corruption, ESG and Emigration.- Conclusion. <p