Governing by Numbers in Africa

Governing by Numbers in Africa
No 258, 2016/2 - 204 pages
Pages 5 to 6

Editorial

By Vincent Foucher

Governing by Numbers in Africa

Pages 9 to 23

The Data Revolution and Statistical Challenges in Africa: Introduction to the Special Report

By Florent Bédécarrats, Jean-Pierre Cling, François Roubaud
Pages 25 to 39

Demography, Demographers and the ‘Data Revolution’ in Africa

By Tom A. Moultrie
Pages 41 to 57

Pathways to and out of Statistical Invisibility in African Demographic Data

By Sara Randall
Pages 59 to 71

Elaborating Public Finance Balance Sheets in Africa

By Marc Raffinot
Pages 73 to 93

SDG 16 on Governance and its Measurement

By Jean-Pierre Cling, Mireille Razafindrakoto, François Roubaud
Pages 95 to 111

Is the Data Revolution Underway?

By Thomas Roca, Emmanuel Letouzé
Pages 113 to 129

French Approaches to Statistics in Africa

By Bertrand Savoye

Signposts

Pages 132 to 134

Feedback on the Amira Experience, 1975-1988

By François Doligez
Pages 135 to 140

Collection, Archiving and Statistics in Africa

By Francis Gendreau, Françoise Gubry
Pages 141 to 144

The Creation of Educational Statistics in a Primary School in Benin

By Sarah Fichtner
Pages 145 to 147

Nigeria, a Real Economic Crisis, Not a Statistical Artifact

By Slim Dali
Pages 148 to 151

Are International Aid and SDGs an Effective Form of Aid?

By Hubert de Milly
Pages 152 to 153

Innovation in the Acquisition of Data in Africa

By Emmanuel Bonnet

Debate

Pages 157 to 171

Will Economics Absorb the Other Social Sciences?

By Alice Nicole Sindzingre

Reviews

Pages 175 to 180

Pierre Cahuc, André Zylberberg. Le Négationnisme économique et comment s’en débarrasser. Jean Tirole. Économie du bien commun

By Philippe Hugon
Pages 181 to 183

Gabrielle Hecht. Uranium africain, une histoire globale

By Roberto Cantoni
Pages 184 to 186

Christopher S. Chivvis. The French War on Al Qa’ida in Africa

By Bruno Charbonneau
Pages 187 to 189

Estelle Biénabe, Denis Lœillet, Alain Rival (ed.). Développement durable et filières tropicales

By Pierre Jacquemot
Pages 190 to 191

Alex de Waal. The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa. Money, War and the Business of Power

By Jean-Bernard Véron
Pages 192 to 193

Leye Adenle. Lagos Lady

By Vincent Hiribarren
Pages 194 to 196

Lisa Åkesson, Maria Eriksson Baaz. Africa’s Return Migrants. The New Developers?

By Giulia Fabbiano