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03182aam a2200421 i 4500 001 EBAAE546C7F211EAB1F2873797128E48 003 SILO 005 20200717010022 008 200325s2020 enka b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2019056684 020 $a 1108488331 020 $a 9781108488334 035 $a (OCoLC)1106076004 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d LSD $d ERASA $d UKMGB $d OCLCF $d YDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h fre 042 $a pcc 043 $a f-mg--- 050 00 $a HC895 $b .R39413 2020 100 1 $a Razafindrakoto, Mireille, $e author. 240 10 $a Enigme et le paradoxe. $l English 245 10 $a Puzzle and paradox : $b a political economy of Madagascar / $c Mireille Razafindrakoto, Francʹois Roubaud, Jean-Michel Wachsberger. 264 1 $a Cambridge, United Kingdom ; $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2020. 300 $a xxiv, 278 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "As with all countries that work in mysterious ways that need explaining, which is the exact purpose of this book, Madagascar in all its historical depth and subtle player interactions is far too complex to reveal itself outright. A key needs to be found if there is to be any hope of progressing towards this ambitious and ostensibly unattainable goal, for us in any case. In research, the greatest scientific discoveries have often sprung from a simple question whose ramifications are not always immediately apparent. We obviously do not pretend to aspire to these heights, but our approach has evolved from the same starting point. It is no secret that Madagascar is "in a bad way" with so many areas in which its performance is sorry, if not dire. Yet once this patent diagnosis has been made, where do you start? In our case, the simple question we asked as a way in to the Malagasy equation concerned economic growth, not because it is the only or most important question, but because it has certain advantages for our case in hand. First, a straightforward curve gives a clear idea of the situation, at least over the last fifty years. Second, the growth question is probably the issue that has most engaged economists, and many others besides, for centuries. We could therefore hope to draw on their theories to explain Madagascar's economic trajectory. Of course, things are never as easy as they seem"-- $c Provided by publisher. 651 0 $a Madagascar $x Politics and government $y 21st century. 651 0 $a Madagascar $x Social conditions. 651 0 $a Madagascar $x Economic policy. 650 7 $a Economic history. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00901974 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 651 7 $a Madagascar. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01209332 648 7 $a Since 1900 $2 fast 700 1 $a Roubaud, Francʹois, $e author. 700 1 $a Wachsberger, Jean-Michel, $e author. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Razafindrakoto, Mirielle. $t Puzzle and paradox $d Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020. $z 9781108770231 $w (DLC) 2019056685 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20210721015231.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=EBAAE546C7F211EAB1F2873797128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search