The Ivory Coast Economic 'Miracle
What Benefits for Peasant Farmers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4252642 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert M Hecht, Robert Hecht (0000-0001-8420-7233, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 25-53 |
| Publication date | 1983-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Modern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-278X • E-ISSN: 1469-7777 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022278x0002303x |
| OpenAlex | W2121356000 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
| References cited | 6 |
The pattern of rapid economic growth in the Ivory Coast since the early 1950s has been frequently described with some hyperbole, by foreign experts and Ivorian politicians, as an economic 'miracle'. While most African nations, with the exception of the oil-exporters, have taken a rough ride on the economic roller-coaster during the past two decades, and while some like Guinea, Ghana, and Uganda, have followed a steadily downward trajectory, the economic fortunes of the Ivory Coast have improved consistently
Archaeology · Art · Cote d ivoire · Development economics · Economic miracle · Economics · Economy · Geography · Humanities · Hyperbole · Miracle · Peasant · Political instability · Political science · Politics · Roller coaster · Agriculture and Rural Development Research · Engineering
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From Stability to Insurgency
Political Topographies of the African State
The Ivory Coast at the Semi-Periphery of the World-Economy
Displacing the French? Ivorian Development and the Question of Economic Decolonisation, 1946–1975
Informal Institutions and Citizenship in Rural Africa
Political Topographies of the African State
State Action and Class Interests in the Ivory Coast
Price-Setting Power in Global Value Chains
State Decay
Is there a pilot in the chain? Identifying the key drivers of change in the fresh pineapple sector
Trade, taxes, and tribute
Balance-of-payments adjustment in low-income developing countries
The Caisse de Stabilisation in the coffee sector of the Ivory Coast
Land registration in Africa
The political economy of the ‘green revolution’ in Africa
The origins of agricultural policy in Ivory Coast 1960–86
The Role of Syndicat Agricole Africain (SAA) in Ivorian Independent Movement
The politics of organising the countryside
Land tenure reform and politics in post-conflict Côte d'Ivoire
State Capacity and Economic Development
Against the Grain of Urban Bias
Beyond Miracle and Malaise. Social Capability in Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal during the Development Era 1930–1980
Commerce in Côte d'Ivoire
Economic Miracles and Their Hypes
The Political Uses of Agricultural Markets in Zambia
The Apotheosis of Côte d'lvoire's Nana Houphouët-Boigny
Comparative Advantage as a Development Model
Waiting for the Miracle
| Citations per year | 0.71 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1985 - 2026 (42) |
| Highly cited | No |