Investment and Risk in Africa

by Paul Collier (Editor), Catherine A. Pattillo (Editor)

This book brings together academics in the fields of economics, political science, and law, with business practitioners in the fields of risk assessment and portfolio management. Their contributions tell the story of why investment is discouraged in Africa, perceived as being a highly risky continent. These risks are partly exaggerated but they are also capable of being mitigated by insurance and reduced by political restraints such as central banks, investment charters, and international agreements.

388 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Paul Collier, CBE is a Professor of Economics, Director for the Centre for the Study of African Economies at the University of Oxford and Fellow of St Antony's College. He is the author of The Plundered Planet; Wars, Guns, and Votes; and The Bottom Billion, winner of Estoril Distinguished Book Prize, the Arthur Ross Book Award, and the Lionel Gelber Prize.