This panel responds to the recent efforts of tracing the historical roots of current divergence of incomes and occurrences of poverty in the world. It has been argued that the fundamental cause of current income levels is the lack of pro-growth institutions which originated under the colonial system. This session welcomes new research that suggests new evidence and methods to explain long term economic and social change in African countries.
Gauging Growth through a 'Business Community' – The Lebanese in Ghana and
Implications for the Development of Pro-Growth Institutions, c.1925-2000