TY - T1 - Economic Growth in Sub Saharan Africa 1965-2000 SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/13206 T3 - A1 - Ingutia, Rose Anyiko A2 - PB - Y1 - 2007 LA - en AB - The aim of this study is to find causes that have led to economic growth decline in SSA, and differences in growth rates across countries in SSA and overtime. At independence (early 60s) SSA was characterised by young political institutions that turned out to be of authoritarian rule, an acute shortage of skilled labour, a predominance of peasantry, widespread poverty and resurgent ethnic rivalries. These kinds of background on several occasions led to conflicts and has not been conducive for ec... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Africa; Sub Saharan Africa; Sahara; economic growth; economic decline; causes; determinants; democracy; freedom N1 - PP - ER -