Cote d’Ivoire : From Success to Failure - A Story of Growth, Specialization, and the Terms of Trade

Real GDP per capita and capital stock in Cote d'Ivoire grew strongly from 1960 to 1979, but have declined ever since, for twenty-five years. As a result, the country has traveled a full circle from economic success to failure in little more than a generation. What are the long-term factors behind this dismal growth story? Are the Ivorian development problems mostly of recent origin? Or there are more fundamental, economic factors that explain its long term performance? Four principal conclusions are as follows: First, Cote d'Ivoire's long-term growth performance is not fully explained by temporary factors (e.g., CFA overvaluation or recent conflict). Longer term factors such as capital accumulation, productivity, and terms of trade are key to understanding the country's performance as is the policy of specialization in a single commodity--cocoa. Second, the long-term decline in per capita output started well before the currency overvaluation, and at a time of political stability, and is related to a major, secular deterioration in terms of trade that started after 1976. Third, total factor productivity estimates indicate that TFP per capita also grew until it hit a plateau in 1976-78, and then shrank thereafter, despite gains in human capital accumulation. Fourth, Cote d'Ivoire has pursued a policy of specialization in cocoa beans but this bet on a single commodity has ultimately failed. The strategy that brought prosperity during the 1970s resulted in a growth failure when cocoa prices began declining since 1976.

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Main Authors: Bogetic, Zeljko, Noer, John, Espina, Carlos
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2007-11
Subjects:ACCOUNTING, AGRICULTURE, ARREARS, AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH, AVERAGE GROWTH, BASE YEAR, BENCHMARK, BENCHMARKS, CALCULATIONS, CAPITAL ACCUMULATION, CAPITAL COST, CAPITAL FORMATION, CAPITAL GOODS, CAPITAL GROWTH, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, CAPITAL STOCK, CAPITAL STOCK GROWTH, CAPITAL STOCKS, CAPITAL TIMES, CENTRAL BANK, CIVIL WAR, COMMODITIES, COMMODITY, COMMODITY EXCHANGES, COMMODITY EXPORTS, COMMODITY PRICE, COMMODITY PRICES, COMPETITIVENESS, CONSTANT RETURNS, CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE, CONSUMER, CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, CONTRIBUTION, CONTRIBUTIONS, CURRENCY, CURRENT ACCOUNT, CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE, DEMOGRAPHIC, DEPRECIATION, DEVALUATION, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT CENTER, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, DIVERSIFICATION, DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC HISTORY, ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT, ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY, ECONOMIC SUCCESS, ECONOMIC TRENDS, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, ELASTICITY, ENROLLMENT, EXCHANGE RATE, EXCHANGE RATES, EXPECTED VALUE, EXPECTED VALUES, EXPORTS, FACTOR ACCUMULATION, FACTORS OF PRODUCTION, FARMERS, FUNCTIONAL FORM, FUNCTIONAL FORMS, FUTURES, GDP PER CAPITA, GENDER, GENDER EQUALITY, GENERAL POPULATION, GINI COEFFICIENT, GLOBAL MARKET, GNP, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROWTH PERFORMANCE, GROWTH RATE, GROWTH RATE OF OUTPUT, GROWTH RATES, HOUSEHOLDS, HUMAN CAPITAL, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INCOMES, INFLATION, INITIAL CAPITAL, INSTITUTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL PRICES, INVENTORY, INVESTMENT EXPENSES, LABOR FORCE, LABOR FORCE GROWTH, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, LAND USE, LARGE COMPANIES, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LITERACY, LOCAL CURRENCY, MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, MARGINAL PRODUCT, MARKET PERFORMANCE, MARKET SHARE, MARKETING, MODEL OF GROWTH, NATIONAL INCOME, OVERVALUATION, PER CAPITA INCOME, PHYSICAL CAPITAL, POLITICAL STABILITY, POVERTY RATE, POVERTY RATES, PRICE DECLINES, PRICE ELASTICITY, PRICE LEVEL, PRICE LEVELS, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRODUCTION FUNCTION, PRODUCTION INCREASES, PRODUCTION INPUTS, PRODUCTIVITY, PROSPERITY, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, RAPID POPULATION GROWTH, RATE OF GROWTH, RATE OF RETURN, RATES OF GROWTH, RE-INVESTMENT, REAL EXCHANGE RATES, REAL GDP, REAL GROWTH RATES, RECEIPTS, REFUGEES, REGIONAL TRADE, REGRESSION ANALYSIS, SHARE OF OUTPUT, SHARE OF WORLD OUTPUT, SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, SUNK COSTS, TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS, TFP, TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY, TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY ANALYSIS, TOTAL OUTPUT, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNION, URBAN AREAS, URBAN POPULATION, URBANIZATION, VALUE ADDED, VALUE OF OUTPUT, VOLATILITY, WAGE, WORK FORCE, WORLD ECONOMY, WORLD MARKET, WORLD MARKETS,
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topic ACCOUNTING
AGRICULTURE
ARREARS
AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH
AVERAGE GROWTH
BASE YEAR
BENCHMARK
BENCHMARKS
CALCULATIONS
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL COST
CAPITAL FORMATION
CAPITAL GOODS
CAPITAL GROWTH
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
CAPITAL STOCK
CAPITAL STOCK GROWTH
CAPITAL STOCKS
CAPITAL TIMES
CENTRAL BANK
CIVIL WAR
COMMODITIES
COMMODITY
COMMODITY EXCHANGES
COMMODITY EXPORTS
COMMODITY PRICE
COMMODITY PRICES
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSTANT RETURNS
CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE
CONSUMER
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CONTRIBUTION
CONTRIBUTIONS
CURRENCY
CURRENT ACCOUNT
CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE
DEMOGRAPHIC
DEPRECIATION
DEVALUATION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT CENTER
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DIVERSIFICATION
DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC HISTORY
ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY
ECONOMIC SUCCESS
ECONOMIC TRENDS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
ELASTICITY
ENROLLMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPECTED VALUE
EXPECTED VALUES
EXPORTS
FACTOR ACCUMULATION
FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
FARMERS
FUNCTIONAL FORM
FUNCTIONAL FORMS
FUTURES
GDP PER CAPITA
GENDER
GENDER EQUALITY
GENERAL POPULATION
GINI COEFFICIENT
GLOBAL MARKET
GNP
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH PERFORMANCE
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATE OF OUTPUT
GROWTH RATES
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOMES
INFLATION
INITIAL CAPITAL
INSTITUTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL PRICES
INVENTORY
INVESTMENT EXPENSES
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE GROWTH
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LAND USE
LARGE COMPANIES
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LITERACY
LOCAL CURRENCY
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MARGINAL PRODUCT
MARKET PERFORMANCE
MARKET SHARE
MARKETING
MODEL OF GROWTH
NATIONAL INCOME
OVERVALUATION
PER CAPITA INCOME
PHYSICAL CAPITAL
POLITICAL STABILITY
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
PRICE DECLINES
PRICE ELASTICITY
PRICE LEVEL
PRICE LEVELS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTION INCREASES
PRODUCTION INPUTS
PRODUCTIVITY
PROSPERITY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
RAPID POPULATION GROWTH
RATE OF GROWTH
RATE OF RETURN
RATES OF GROWTH
RE-INVESTMENT
REAL EXCHANGE RATES
REAL GDP
REAL GROWTH RATES
RECEIPTS
REFUGEES
REGIONAL TRADE
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
SHARE OF OUTPUT
SHARE OF WORLD OUTPUT
SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
SUNK COSTS
TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
TFP
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY ANALYSIS
TOTAL OUTPUT
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNION
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POPULATION
URBANIZATION
VALUE ADDED
VALUE OF OUTPUT
VOLATILITY
WAGE
WORK FORCE
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD MARKET
WORLD MARKETS
ACCOUNTING
AGRICULTURE
ARREARS
AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH
AVERAGE GROWTH
BASE YEAR
BENCHMARK
BENCHMARKS
CALCULATIONS
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL COST
CAPITAL FORMATION
CAPITAL GOODS
CAPITAL GROWTH
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
CAPITAL STOCK
CAPITAL STOCK GROWTH
CAPITAL STOCKS
CAPITAL TIMES
CENTRAL BANK
CIVIL WAR
COMMODITIES
COMMODITY
COMMODITY EXCHANGES
COMMODITY EXPORTS
COMMODITY PRICE
COMMODITY PRICES
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSTANT RETURNS
CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE
CONSUMER
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CONTRIBUTION
CONTRIBUTIONS
CURRENCY
CURRENT ACCOUNT
CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE
DEMOGRAPHIC
DEPRECIATION
DEVALUATION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT CENTER
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DIVERSIFICATION
DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC HISTORY
ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY
ECONOMIC SUCCESS
ECONOMIC TRENDS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
ELASTICITY
ENROLLMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPECTED VALUE
EXPECTED VALUES
EXPORTS
FACTOR ACCUMULATION
FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
FARMERS
FUNCTIONAL FORM
FUNCTIONAL FORMS
FUTURES
GDP PER CAPITA
GENDER
GENDER EQUALITY
GENERAL POPULATION
GINI COEFFICIENT
GLOBAL MARKET
GNP
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH PERFORMANCE
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATE OF OUTPUT
GROWTH RATES
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOMES
INFLATION
INITIAL CAPITAL
INSTITUTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL PRICES
INVENTORY
INVESTMENT EXPENSES
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE GROWTH
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LAND USE
LARGE COMPANIES
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LITERACY
LOCAL CURRENCY
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MARGINAL PRODUCT
MARKET PERFORMANCE
MARKET SHARE
MARKETING
MODEL OF GROWTH
NATIONAL INCOME
OVERVALUATION
PER CAPITA INCOME
PHYSICAL CAPITAL
POLITICAL STABILITY
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
PRICE DECLINES
PRICE ELASTICITY
PRICE LEVEL
PRICE LEVELS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTION INCREASES
PRODUCTION INPUTS
PRODUCTIVITY
PROSPERITY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
RAPID POPULATION GROWTH
RATE OF GROWTH
RATE OF RETURN
RATES OF GROWTH
RE-INVESTMENT
REAL EXCHANGE RATES
REAL GDP
REAL GROWTH RATES
RECEIPTS
REFUGEES
REGIONAL TRADE
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
SHARE OF OUTPUT
SHARE OF WORLD OUTPUT
SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
SUNK COSTS
TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
TFP
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY ANALYSIS
TOTAL OUTPUT
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNION
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POPULATION
URBANIZATION
VALUE ADDED
VALUE OF OUTPUT
VOLATILITY
WAGE
WORK FORCE
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD MARKET
WORLD MARKETS
spellingShingle ACCOUNTING
AGRICULTURE
ARREARS
AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH
AVERAGE GROWTH
BASE YEAR
BENCHMARK
BENCHMARKS
CALCULATIONS
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL COST
CAPITAL FORMATION
CAPITAL GOODS
CAPITAL GROWTH
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
CAPITAL STOCK
CAPITAL STOCK GROWTH
CAPITAL STOCKS
CAPITAL TIMES
CENTRAL BANK
CIVIL WAR
COMMODITIES
COMMODITY
COMMODITY EXCHANGES
COMMODITY EXPORTS
COMMODITY PRICE
COMMODITY PRICES
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSTANT RETURNS
CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE
CONSUMER
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CONTRIBUTION
CONTRIBUTIONS
CURRENCY
CURRENT ACCOUNT
CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE
DEMOGRAPHIC
DEPRECIATION
DEVALUATION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT CENTER
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DIVERSIFICATION
DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC HISTORY
ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY
ECONOMIC SUCCESS
ECONOMIC TRENDS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
ELASTICITY
ENROLLMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPECTED VALUE
EXPECTED VALUES
EXPORTS
FACTOR ACCUMULATION
FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
FARMERS
FUNCTIONAL FORM
FUNCTIONAL FORMS
FUTURES
GDP PER CAPITA
GENDER
GENDER EQUALITY
GENERAL POPULATION
GINI COEFFICIENT
GLOBAL MARKET
GNP
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH PERFORMANCE
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATE OF OUTPUT
GROWTH RATES
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOMES
INFLATION
INITIAL CAPITAL
INSTITUTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL PRICES
INVENTORY
INVESTMENT EXPENSES
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE GROWTH
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LAND USE
LARGE COMPANIES
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LITERACY
LOCAL CURRENCY
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MARGINAL PRODUCT
MARKET PERFORMANCE
MARKET SHARE
MARKETING
MODEL OF GROWTH
NATIONAL INCOME
OVERVALUATION
PER CAPITA INCOME
PHYSICAL CAPITAL
POLITICAL STABILITY
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
PRICE DECLINES
PRICE ELASTICITY
PRICE LEVEL
PRICE LEVELS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTION INCREASES
PRODUCTION INPUTS
PRODUCTIVITY
PROSPERITY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
RAPID POPULATION GROWTH
RATE OF GROWTH
RATE OF RETURN
RATES OF GROWTH
RE-INVESTMENT
REAL EXCHANGE RATES
REAL GDP
REAL GROWTH RATES
RECEIPTS
REFUGEES
REGIONAL TRADE
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
SHARE OF OUTPUT
SHARE OF WORLD OUTPUT
SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
SUNK COSTS
TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
TFP
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY ANALYSIS
TOTAL OUTPUT
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNION
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POPULATION
URBANIZATION
VALUE ADDED
VALUE OF OUTPUT
VOLATILITY
WAGE
WORK FORCE
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD MARKET
WORLD MARKETS
ACCOUNTING
AGRICULTURE
ARREARS
AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH
AVERAGE GROWTH
BASE YEAR
BENCHMARK
BENCHMARKS
CALCULATIONS
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL COST
CAPITAL FORMATION
CAPITAL GOODS
CAPITAL GROWTH
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
CAPITAL STOCK
CAPITAL STOCK GROWTH
CAPITAL STOCKS
CAPITAL TIMES
CENTRAL BANK
CIVIL WAR
COMMODITIES
COMMODITY
COMMODITY EXCHANGES
COMMODITY EXPORTS
COMMODITY PRICE
COMMODITY PRICES
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSTANT RETURNS
CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE
CONSUMER
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CONTRIBUTION
CONTRIBUTIONS
CURRENCY
CURRENT ACCOUNT
CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE
DEMOGRAPHIC
DEPRECIATION
DEVALUATION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT CENTER
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DIVERSIFICATION
DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC HISTORY
ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY
ECONOMIC SUCCESS
ECONOMIC TRENDS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
ELASTICITY
ENROLLMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPECTED VALUE
EXPECTED VALUES
EXPORTS
FACTOR ACCUMULATION
FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
FARMERS
FUNCTIONAL FORM
FUNCTIONAL FORMS
FUTURES
GDP PER CAPITA
GENDER
GENDER EQUALITY
GENERAL POPULATION
GINI COEFFICIENT
GLOBAL MARKET
GNP
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH PERFORMANCE
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATE OF OUTPUT
GROWTH RATES
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOMES
INFLATION
INITIAL CAPITAL
INSTITUTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL PRICES
INVENTORY
INVESTMENT EXPENSES
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE GROWTH
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LAND USE
LARGE COMPANIES
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LITERACY
LOCAL CURRENCY
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MARGINAL PRODUCT
MARKET PERFORMANCE
MARKET SHARE
MARKETING
MODEL OF GROWTH
NATIONAL INCOME
OVERVALUATION
PER CAPITA INCOME
PHYSICAL CAPITAL
POLITICAL STABILITY
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
PRICE DECLINES
PRICE ELASTICITY
PRICE LEVEL
PRICE LEVELS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTION INCREASES
PRODUCTION INPUTS
PRODUCTIVITY
PROSPERITY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
RAPID POPULATION GROWTH
RATE OF GROWTH
RATE OF RETURN
RATES OF GROWTH
RE-INVESTMENT
REAL EXCHANGE RATES
REAL GDP
REAL GROWTH RATES
RECEIPTS
REFUGEES
REGIONAL TRADE
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
SHARE OF OUTPUT
SHARE OF WORLD OUTPUT
SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
SUNK COSTS
TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
TFP
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY ANALYSIS
TOTAL OUTPUT
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNION
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POPULATION
URBANIZATION
VALUE ADDED
VALUE OF OUTPUT
VOLATILITY
WAGE
WORK FORCE
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD MARKET
WORLD MARKETS
Bogetic, Zeljko
Noer, John
Espina, Carlos
Cote d’Ivoire : From Success to Failure - A Story of Growth, Specialization, and the Terms of Trade
description Real GDP per capita and capital stock in Cote d'Ivoire grew strongly from 1960 to 1979, but have declined ever since, for twenty-five years. As a result, the country has traveled a full circle from economic success to failure in little more than a generation. What are the long-term factors behind this dismal growth story? Are the Ivorian development problems mostly of recent origin? Or there are more fundamental, economic factors that explain its long term performance? Four principal conclusions are as follows: First, Cote d'Ivoire's long-term growth performance is not fully explained by temporary factors (e.g., CFA overvaluation or recent conflict). Longer term factors such as capital accumulation, productivity, and terms of trade are key to understanding the country's performance as is the policy of specialization in a single commodity--cocoa. Second, the long-term decline in per capita output started well before the currency overvaluation, and at a time of political stability, and is related to a major, secular deterioration in terms of trade that started after 1976. Third, total factor productivity estimates indicate that TFP per capita also grew until it hit a plateau in 1976-78, and then shrank thereafter, despite gains in human capital accumulation. Fourth, Cote d'Ivoire has pursued a policy of specialization in cocoa beans but this bet on a single commodity has ultimately failed. The strategy that brought prosperity during the 1970s resulted in a growth failure when cocoa prices began declining since 1976.
topic_facet ACCOUNTING
AGRICULTURE
ARREARS
AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH
AVERAGE GROWTH
BASE YEAR
BENCHMARK
BENCHMARKS
CALCULATIONS
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL COST
CAPITAL FORMATION
CAPITAL GOODS
CAPITAL GROWTH
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
CAPITAL STOCK
CAPITAL STOCK GROWTH
CAPITAL STOCKS
CAPITAL TIMES
CENTRAL BANK
CIVIL WAR
COMMODITIES
COMMODITY
COMMODITY EXCHANGES
COMMODITY EXPORTS
COMMODITY PRICE
COMMODITY PRICES
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSTANT RETURNS
CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE
CONSUMER
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CONTRIBUTION
CONTRIBUTIONS
CURRENCY
CURRENT ACCOUNT
CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE
DEMOGRAPHIC
DEPRECIATION
DEVALUATION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT CENTER
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DIVERSIFICATION
DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC HISTORY
ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY
ECONOMIC SUCCESS
ECONOMIC TRENDS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
ELASTICITY
ENROLLMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPECTED VALUE
EXPECTED VALUES
EXPORTS
FACTOR ACCUMULATION
FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
FARMERS
FUNCTIONAL FORM
FUNCTIONAL FORMS
FUTURES
GDP PER CAPITA
GENDER
GENDER EQUALITY
GENERAL POPULATION
GINI COEFFICIENT
GLOBAL MARKET
GNP
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH PERFORMANCE
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATE OF OUTPUT
GROWTH RATES
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOMES
INFLATION
INITIAL CAPITAL
INSTITUTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL PRICES
INVENTORY
INVESTMENT EXPENSES
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE GROWTH
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LAND USE
LARGE COMPANIES
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LITERACY
LOCAL CURRENCY
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MARGINAL PRODUCT
MARKET PERFORMANCE
MARKET SHARE
MARKETING
MODEL OF GROWTH
NATIONAL INCOME
OVERVALUATION
PER CAPITA INCOME
PHYSICAL CAPITAL
POLITICAL STABILITY
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
PRICE DECLINES
PRICE ELASTICITY
PRICE LEVEL
PRICE LEVELS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTION INCREASES
PRODUCTION INPUTS
PRODUCTIVITY
PROSPERITY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
RAPID POPULATION GROWTH
RATE OF GROWTH
RATE OF RETURN
RATES OF GROWTH
RE-INVESTMENT
REAL EXCHANGE RATES
REAL GDP
REAL GROWTH RATES
RECEIPTS
REFUGEES
REGIONAL TRADE
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
SHARE OF OUTPUT
SHARE OF WORLD OUTPUT
SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
SUNK COSTS
TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
TFP
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY ANALYSIS
TOTAL OUTPUT
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNION
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POPULATION
URBANIZATION
VALUE ADDED
VALUE OF OUTPUT
VOLATILITY
WAGE
WORK FORCE
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD MARKET
WORLD MARKETS
author Bogetic, Zeljko
Noer, John
Espina, Carlos
author_facet Bogetic, Zeljko
Noer, John
Espina, Carlos
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title Cote d’Ivoire : From Success to Failure - A Story of Growth, Specialization, and the Terms of Trade
title_short Cote d’Ivoire : From Success to Failure - A Story of Growth, Specialization, and the Terms of Trade
title_full Cote d’Ivoire : From Success to Failure - A Story of Growth, Specialization, and the Terms of Trade
title_fullStr Cote d’Ivoire : From Success to Failure - A Story of Growth, Specialization, and the Terms of Trade
title_full_unstemmed Cote d’Ivoire : From Success to Failure - A Story of Growth, Specialization, and the Terms of Trade
title_sort cote d’ivoire : from success to failure - a story of growth, specialization, and the terms of trade
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
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spelling dig-okr-1098676552024-08-08T16:50:16Z Cote d’Ivoire : From Success to Failure - A Story of Growth, Specialization, and the Terms of Trade Bogetic, Zeljko Noer, John Espina, Carlos ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURE ARREARS AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH AVERAGE GROWTH BASE YEAR BENCHMARK BENCHMARKS CALCULATIONS CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL COST CAPITAL FORMATION CAPITAL GOODS CAPITAL GROWTH CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CAPITAL STOCK CAPITAL STOCK GROWTH CAPITAL STOCKS CAPITAL TIMES CENTRAL BANK CIVIL WAR COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY EXCHANGES COMMODITY EXPORTS COMMODITY PRICE COMMODITY PRICES COMPETITIVENESS CONSTANT RETURNS CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE CONSUMER CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTIONS CURRENCY CURRENT ACCOUNT CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE DEMOGRAPHIC DEPRECIATION DEVALUATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT CENTER DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIVERSIFICATION DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY ECONOMIC SUCCESS ECONOMIC TRENDS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELASTICITY ENROLLMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXPECTED VALUE EXPECTED VALUES EXPORTS FACTOR ACCUMULATION FACTORS OF PRODUCTION FARMERS FUNCTIONAL FORM FUNCTIONAL FORMS FUTURES GDP PER CAPITA GENDER GENDER EQUALITY GENERAL POPULATION GINI COEFFICIENT GLOBAL MARKET GNP GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATE OF OUTPUT GROWTH RATES HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOMES INFLATION INITIAL CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL PRICES INVENTORY INVESTMENT EXPENSES LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE GROWTH LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LAND USE LARGE COMPANIES LIFE EXPECTANCY LITERACY LOCAL CURRENCY MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE MARGINAL PRODUCT MARKET PERFORMANCE MARKET SHARE MARKETING MODEL OF GROWTH NATIONAL INCOME OVERVALUATION PER CAPITA INCOME PHYSICAL CAPITAL POLITICAL STABILITY POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES PRICE DECLINES PRICE ELASTICITY PRICE LEVEL PRICE LEVELS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTION INCREASES PRODUCTION INPUTS PRODUCTIVITY PROSPERITY PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES RAPID POPULATION GROWTH RATE OF GROWTH RATE OF RETURN RATES OF GROWTH RE-INVESTMENT REAL EXCHANGE RATES REAL GDP REAL GROWTH RATES RECEIPTS REFUGEES REGIONAL TRADE REGRESSION ANALYSIS SHARE OF OUTPUT SHARE OF WORLD OUTPUT SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUNK COSTS TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS TFP TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY ANALYSIS TOTAL OUTPUT UNEMPLOYMENT UNION URBAN AREAS URBAN POPULATION URBANIZATION VALUE ADDED VALUE OF OUTPUT VOLATILITY WAGE WORK FORCE WORLD ECONOMY WORLD MARKET WORLD MARKETS Real GDP per capita and capital stock in Cote d'Ivoire grew strongly from 1960 to 1979, but have declined ever since, for twenty-five years. As a result, the country has traveled a full circle from economic success to failure in little more than a generation. What are the long-term factors behind this dismal growth story? Are the Ivorian development problems mostly of recent origin? Or there are more fundamental, economic factors that explain its long term performance? Four principal conclusions are as follows: First, Cote d'Ivoire's long-term growth performance is not fully explained by temporary factors (e.g., CFA overvaluation or recent conflict). Longer term factors such as capital accumulation, productivity, and terms of trade are key to understanding the country's performance as is the policy of specialization in a single commodity--cocoa. Second, the long-term decline in per capita output started well before the currency overvaluation, and at a time of political stability, and is related to a major, secular deterioration in terms of trade that started after 1976. Third, total factor productivity estimates indicate that TFP per capita also grew until it hit a plateau in 1976-78, and then shrank thereafter, despite gains in human capital accumulation. Fourth, Cote d'Ivoire has pursued a policy of specialization in cocoa beans but this bet on a single commodity has ultimately failed. The strategy that brought prosperity during the 1970s resulted in a growth failure when cocoa prices began declining since 1976. 2012-06-11T15:36:45Z 2012-06-11T15:36:45Z 2007-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/11/8789097/cote-divoire-success-failure-story-growth-specialization-terms-trade https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7655 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4414 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank application/pdf text/plain World Bank, Washington, DC