Statistics Reform in Africa: Aligning Incentives with Results
论文探讨非洲统计质量低下的原因,认为激励问题比能力不足更关键,并提出六项具体改革建议,对关注非洲发展与国际援助的学者有参考价值。
While there is a strong association between limited capacity and unavailability or production of low quality statistics in Africa, poor incentives are argued to be behind Africa’s statistical tragedy. The paper explores whether incentives of leaders and donors are aligned with the production of quality statistics and proposes six concrete ways to improve the current situation.