Leandro Prados de la Escosura
Human development in Africa: A long-run perspective
abstract longrun trends africas wellbeing provided basis new index human development alternative undps hdi longrun improvement african human development found falls short experienced developing regions closer look africa reveals distinctive behaviour north south sahara subsaharan africa falling behind developing regions north africa catching education human developments driving force time since late 1980s stagnating life expectancy largely due spread hivaids arresting effect economic mismanagement political turmoil growth help explain africas falling behind human development advancement since midtwentieth century positively associated coastal resourcerich country negatively politicaleconomic distortions large country variance recovery last decade suggests cautious futures prospects