PROF Christopher Cramer's Outputs (13)

Tigers or Tiger Prawns?: The African Growth “Tragedy” and “Renaissance” in Perspective (2014)
Book Chapter
Cramer, C., & Chang, H.-J. (2015). Tigers or Tiger Prawns?: The African Growth “Tragedy” and “Renaissance” in Perspective. In C. Monga, & J. Y. Lin (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Africa and Economics: Volume 1: Context and Concepts. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199687114.013.45

This chapter examines Africa’s “renaissance” following a “growth tragedy,” or “chronic growth failure,” between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s. It puts the African growth experiences of the last 50 years into perspective by analyzing these so-called... Read More about Tigers or Tiger Prawns?: The African Growth “Tragedy” and “Renaissance” in Perspective.

Hard science or waffly crap? Evidence-based policy versus policy-based evidence in the field of violent conflict (2011)
Book Chapter
Cramer, C., & Goodhand, J. (2011). Hard science or waffly crap? Evidence-based policy versus policy-based evidence in the field of violent conflict. In K. Bayliss, B. Fine, & E. Van Waeyenberge (Eds.), The Political Economy of Development. The World Bank, Neo-Liberalism and Development Reseearch (215-238). Pluto Press

Discretion and Heterogeneity in Mozambican Rural Labour Markets (2008)
Book Chapter
Oya, C., Cramer, C., & Sender, J. (2008). Discretion and Heterogeneity in Mozambican Rural Labour Markets. In L. de Brito, C. N. Castel-Branco, S. Chichava, & A. Francisco (Eds.), Reflecting on Economic Questions (50-71). IESE

Gerald K. Helleiner (2005)
Book Chapter
Cramer, C. (2005). Gerald K. Helleiner. In D. Simon (Ed.), Fifty Key Thinkers on Development. Routledge, UK

Angola and the Theory of War (2005)
Book Chapter
Cramer, C. (2005). Angola and the Theory of War. In P. Chabal, U. Engel, & A.-M. Gentili (Eds.), Is Violence Inevitable in Africa? Theories of Conflict and Approaches to Conflict Prevention (17-34). Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789047407782_004

'Try Again. Fail Again. Fail Better?' (2003)
Book Chapter
Cramer, C., & Goodhand, J. (2003). 'Try Again. Fail Again. Fail Better?'. In J. Milliken (Ed.), State Failure, Collapse and Reconstruction: Issues and Responses. Blackwell

Privatisation and Economic Strategy in Mozambique (2003)
Book Chapter
Cramer, C., & Castel-Branco, C. N. (2003). Privatisation and Economic Strategy in Mozambique. In T. Addison (Ed.), From Conflict to Recovery in Africa (155-170). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199261031.003.0010

Conflicts, agriculture and food security (2002)
Book Chapter
Weeks, J., & Cramer, C. (2002). Conflicts, agriculture and food security. In The State of Food and Agriculture: Lessons from the Past 50 Years. FAO

War, Peace and Capitalism (2002)
Book Chapter
Cramer, C. (2002). War, Peace and Capitalism. In A. Saad Filho (Ed.), Anti-Capitalism: A Marxist Introduction. Pluto

The Economics and Political Economy of Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa (2002)
Book Chapter
Cramer, C. (2002). The Economics and Political Economy of Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa. In I. Livingstone (Ed.), Renewing Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Policy, Performance and Prospects (55-80). Routledge

Macroeconomic Stabilization and Structural Adjustment (2002)
Book Chapter
Cramer, C., & Weeks, J. (2002). Macroeconomic Stabilization and Structural Adjustment. In E. W. Nafziger, & R. Väyrynen (Eds.), The Prevention of Humanitarian Emergencies (43-61). UNU/WIDER: Palgrave. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403905321_3

Claims that structural adjustment and stabilization (henceforth ‘adjustment’) programmes are directly responsible for conflict lack empirical support1 and smack of economism. Yet, to the extent that economic forces contribute to the origins of CHEs,... Read More about Macroeconomic Stabilization and Structural Adjustment.

Disuguaglianza economiche e guerre civil (2002)
Book Chapter
Cramer, C. (2002). Disuguaglianza economiche e guerre civil. In M. C. Ercolessi (Ed.), I signori della guerra: stati e micropolitica dei conflitti (129-148). l'Ancora

Privatisation and the Post-Washington Consensus: Between the Laboratory and the Real World (2001)
Book Chapter
Cramer, C., & Bayliss, K. (2001). Privatisation and the Post-Washington Consensus: Between the Laboratory and the Real World. In B. Fine, C. Lapavitsas, & J. Pincus (Eds.), Development policy in the 21st century: beyond the post-Washington consensus (52-79). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203418796-7