Should sub-Saharan Africa expand cotton exports? (English)

In the 1980s, cotton production in sub - Saharan Africa expanded significantly. Annual production growth averaged 4.7 percent between 1980 and 1990, compared with only 1.2 percent for 1964-79. At the same time, cotton exports grew an average 8 percent a year, compared with almost no growth between 1964 and 1979. Concern has been expressed, at the World Bank and elsewhere, about the adding-up problem of expanding exports for commodities that are highly...

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Coleman, Jonathan R.;

Thigpen, M. Elton;
Document Date
1993/05/31
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS1139
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Should sub-Saharan Africa expand cotton exports?
Keywords
cotton export

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Coleman, Jonathan R.; Thigpen, M. Elton.

Should sub-Saharan Africa expand cotton exports? (English). Policy, Research working papers|no. WPS 1139. International trade Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/819941468767668934

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