The relevance of the concept of cumulative causation : understanding growth trajectories in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Resumo: | Differences in growth trajectories among countries – including the possibility of divergence –, are a central issue in economics. Mainstream economics explain growth processes via varieties of neoclassical models, even improved with concepts such as institutions. Yet such models have difficulties in providing accurate accounts of the growth trajectories of many developing countries, notably low-income ones. It is argued that the growth paths of low-income countries are more appropriately explained by the theoretical framework that relies on the nexus of concepts of cumulative causation, non-linearities, threshold effects, self-reinforcing processes, irreversibility, path dependence and traps – though this approach remains marginal in mainstream economic analyses of growth and development. Firstly, this nexus of concepts is a powerful framework concerning the possibility and explanation of dynamic divergence regarding growth between countries, as it exhibits properties such as: the possibility of cumulative, dynamically self-reinforcing, processes; the existence of thresholds and tipping points; multiple equilibria. Secondly, cumulative causation, by definition, involves a combination of causes: its conceptual framework allows for the integration of several dimensions – economic, political, social, cognitive –, whose combination results in either virtuous or vicious circles. In developing countries, these causes (and their coalescence) typically consist in economic structures (e.g., commodity-based export markets), political institutions and social norms (predatory regimes, high inequality) as well as types of public policies. |
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The relevance of the concept of cumulative causation : understanding growth trajectories in Sub-Saharan AfricaCumulative causationSub-Saharan AfricaGrowth trajectoriesLow-income countriesDifferences in growth trajectories among countries – including the possibility of divergence –, are a central issue in economics. Mainstream economics explain growth processes via varieties of neoclassical models, even improved with concepts such as institutions. Yet such models have difficulties in providing accurate accounts of the growth trajectories of many developing countries, notably low-income ones. It is argued that the growth paths of low-income countries are more appropriately explained by the theoretical framework that relies on the nexus of concepts of cumulative causation, non-linearities, threshold effects, self-reinforcing processes, irreversibility, path dependence and traps – though this approach remains marginal in mainstream economic analyses of growth and development. Firstly, this nexus of concepts is a powerful framework concerning the possibility and explanation of dynamic divergence regarding growth between countries, as it exhibits properties such as: the possibility of cumulative, dynamically self-reinforcing, processes; the existence of thresholds and tipping points; multiple equilibria. Secondly, cumulative causation, by definition, involves a combination of causes: its conceptual framework allows for the integration of several dimensions – economic, political, social, cognitive –, whose combination results in either virtuous or vicious circles. In developing countries, these causes (and their coalescence) typically consist in economic structures (e.g., commodity-based export markets), political institutions and social norms (predatory regimes, high inequality) as well as types of public policies.ISEG - CEsA (Centro de Estudos sobre àfrica e Desenvolvimento)Repositório da Universidade de LisboaSindzingre, Alice Nicole2024-02-16T11:46:18Z20242024-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/30144engSindzingre, Alice Nicole (2024). "The relevance of the concept of cumulative causation : understanding growth trajectories in Sub-Saharan Africa". CEsA/CGS - Documentos de trabalho nº 198/20242975-9692info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-02-18T01:32:00Zoai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/30144Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T02:38:44.317918Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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The relevance of the concept of cumulative causation : understanding growth trajectories in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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The relevance of the concept of cumulative causation : understanding growth trajectories in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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The relevance of the concept of cumulative causation : understanding growth trajectories in Sub-Saharan Africa Sindzingre, Alice Nicole Cumulative causation Sub-Saharan Africa Growth trajectories Low-income countries |
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The relevance of the concept of cumulative causation : understanding growth trajectories in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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The relevance of the concept of cumulative causation : understanding growth trajectories in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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The relevance of the concept of cumulative causation : understanding growth trajectories in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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The relevance of the concept of cumulative causation : understanding growth trajectories in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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The relevance of the concept of cumulative causation : understanding growth trajectories in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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Sindzingre, Alice Nicole |
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Sindzingre, Alice Nicole |
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Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
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Sindzingre, Alice Nicole |
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Cumulative causation Sub-Saharan Africa Growth trajectories Low-income countries |
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Cumulative causation Sub-Saharan Africa Growth trajectories Low-income countries |
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Differences in growth trajectories among countries – including the possibility of divergence –, are a central issue in economics. Mainstream economics explain growth processes via varieties of neoclassical models, even improved with concepts such as institutions. Yet such models have difficulties in providing accurate accounts of the growth trajectories of many developing countries, notably low-income ones. It is argued that the growth paths of low-income countries are more appropriately explained by the theoretical framework that relies on the nexus of concepts of cumulative causation, non-linearities, threshold effects, self-reinforcing processes, irreversibility, path dependence and traps – though this approach remains marginal in mainstream economic analyses of growth and development. Firstly, this nexus of concepts is a powerful framework concerning the possibility and explanation of dynamic divergence regarding growth between countries, as it exhibits properties such as: the possibility of cumulative, dynamically self-reinforcing, processes; the existence of thresholds and tipping points; multiple equilibria. Secondly, cumulative causation, by definition, involves a combination of causes: its conceptual framework allows for the integration of several dimensions – economic, political, social, cognitive –, whose combination results in either virtuous or vicious circles. In developing countries, these causes (and their coalescence) typically consist in economic structures (e.g., commodity-based export markets), political institutions and social norms (predatory regimes, high inequality) as well as types of public policies. |
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