| 来源类型 | Working Paper |
| 规范类型 | 报告 |
| DOI | 10.3386/w28603 |
| 来源ID | Working Paper 28603 |
| Africa's Latent Assets | |
| Soeren J. Henn; James A. Robinson | |
| 发表日期 | 2021-03-29 |
| 出版年 | 2021 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | Despite the past centuries’ economic setbacks and challenges, are there reasons for optimism about Africa's economic prospects? We provide a conceptual framework and empirical evidence that show how the nature of African society has led to three sets of unrecognized “latent assets.” First, success in African society is talent driven and Africa has experienced high levels of perceived and actual social mobility. A society where talented individuals rise to the top and optimism prevails is an excellent basis for entrepreneurship and innovation. Second, Africans, like westerners who built the world's most successful effective states, are highly skeptical of authority and attuned to the abuse of power. We argue that these attitudes can be a critical basis for building better institutions. Third, Africa is “cosmopolitan.” Africans are the most multilingual people in the world, have high levels of religious tolerance, and are welcoming to strangers. The experience of navigating cultural and linguistic diversity sets Africans up for success in a globalized world. |
| 主题 | Public Economics ; Labor Economics ; Unemployment and Immigration ; Development and Growth ; Development |
| URL | https://www.nber.org/papers/w28603 |
| 来源智库 | National Bureau of Economic Research (United States) |
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| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/586276 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Soeren J. Henn,James A. Robinson. Africa's Latent Assets. 2021. |
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| w28603.pdf（800KB） | 智库出版物 | 限制开放 | CC BY-NC-SA | 浏览 | ||
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