Description
Analyses the economic and political history of Madagascar from independence to the early twenty-first century.
About the Author
Mireille Razafindrakoto is Senior Researcher at the French Institute of Research for Sustainable Development (IRD). She is the co-editor of many books, including Madagascar d'une crise l'autre: ruptures et continuite (2018), The Informal Economy in Developing Countries (2014) and The New International Poverty Reduction Strategies (2003). Francois Roubaud is Senior Research Fellow at the French Institute of Research for Sustainable Development (IRD). He is the co-editor of many books, including Randomized Control Trials in the Field of Development: Critical Perspectives (2020), Madagascar d'une crise l'autre: ruptures et continuite (2018), and The New International Poverty Reduction Strategies (2003). Jean-Michel Wachsberger is a Lecturer of Sociology at the University of Lille. He is the co-editor of many books, including Madagascar d'une crise l'autre: ruptures et continuite (2018) and L'integration sociale hierarchisee: L'exemple d'une metropole en developpement (2014).
Reviews
'The economy of Madagascar is quite unlike that of other states on the African continent. Puzzle and Paradox is a rare attempt to understand this phenomenon at a fundamental level. This book is sure to make us reconsider the entire issue of development much more critically.' Maurice Bloch, London School of Economics
'This book develops a skillful and timely perspective of Madagascar's political economy in order to address why income per head in Madagascar declined by one third between 1950 and 2015, while tripling in other sub-Saharan economies. This assessment of the potential causes, underlying the unusual short cyclicity of economic booms and political bursts, will be helpful in designing sustainable progressive reforms, especially at a time when sustainable development goals are focusing on local developments.' Pascal Petit, CNRS Director of Research, Centre d'Economie de Paris Nord, University of Paris
'This book provides a convincing answer to the riddle of Madagascar, a poor country despite its many assets. Madagascar's misfortune has its roots in a hierarchical, atomized society whose secular immobilism is marked by brief surges of hope repeatedly dashed by ruinous political and economic crises.' Jean Fremigacci, University of Tananarive
Book Information
ISBN 9781108488334
Author Mireille Razafindrakoto
Format Hardback
Page Count 302
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 540g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 156mm * 21mm