Challenges Of African Growth

Author : B. J. Ndulu
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821368831

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Challenges of African Growth by B. J. Ndulu Pdf

Poverty in Africa is largely the outcome of slow growth. With the region hosting 10 percent of the world's population but a staggering 30 percent of the world's poor, the challenges it faces are enormous but NOT insurmountable. The message of this book is clear - poverty-eradicating development in Africa is possible. In fact, there are indications that Africa is at a turning point, and there is growing momentum among front-runner economies in the region toward higher and sustained growth. This study challenges African countries and their development partners to consolidate and continue this momentum and to exploit the advantages of the continent as a latecomer, particularly in innovation and in drawing lessons from successful export-led growth experiences in Asia and Latin America. "Challenges of African Growth" identifies opportunities, constraints, and strategic choices that African countries face in their quest for achieving the growth necessary for poverty alleviation. More important, the study provides a broad menu of stategic options for ensuring not only that countries embark on a growth path, but also that the growth is shared and sustainable. The critical areas for action rest on four pillars: the investment climate; infrastructure; innovation for increasing productivity and competitiveness; and institutional capacity.

Author : Alexius Amtaika
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Africa
ISBN : 1943533261

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Socio-economic Development in Africa by Alexius Amtaika Pdf

Author : Jakkie Cilliers
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030465902

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The Future of Africa by Jakkie Cilliers Pdf

This open access textbook offers a critical introduction to human and economic development prospects in Africa revolving around three questions: where is Africa today, what explains the current state, and, given historical trends and what we know about the world, where do we think the continent will be in 2040? And, a final question: what can we do to create a better tomorrow? It models ambitious progress in health, demographics, agriculture, education, industrialization, technological leapfrogging, increased trade, greater stability, better governance and external support. The book reviews the future of work/jobs, poverty and the impact of climate change. A combined Closing the Gap scenario presents a forecast of what could be possible by 2040. Each chapter suggests which policies might accelerate prospects for each sector. Written in an accessible style, and supported by a range of pedagogical features, this textbook introduces undergraduate and graduate students to the contemporary human and economic development prospects in Africa.

Author : Henry Kyambalesa
Publisher : Africa World Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Africa
ISBN : 1592212689

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Socio-economic Challenges by Henry Kyambalesa Pdf

This book is designed to explore the following,challenges and imperatives for African countries,in the twenty-first century: liberalisation of,commercial and industrial activities in a,deliberate effort to make them the preserve of the,private sector, generation of an appropriate,industrial and trade strategy, nurturing,technological development, redressing the debt,burden, curbing industrial strife, protection of,the fragile natural environment, and,reconsideration of the size and functions of,government.

Author : A. Elhiraika,A. Mukungu,W. Nyoike
Publisher : Springer
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137462084

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Regional Integration and Policy Challenges in Africa by A. Elhiraika,A. Mukungu,W. Nyoike Pdf

The role of integration as a catalyst for economic growth, development and insulation from global shocks has made the concept of regional integration even more attractive to states. This books contains compelling arguments and empirical observations that detail some of the key opportunities governments in Africa are pursuing.

Author : Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa,Abebe Shimeles,Nadège Désirée Yaméogo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317701224

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Urbanization and Socio-Economic Development in Africa by Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa,Abebe Shimeles,Nadège Désirée Yaméogo Pdf

The main goal of this book is to put urbanization and its challenges squarely on Africa’s development agenda. Planned urbanization can improve living conditions for the majority, help in the expansion of the middle class, and create conditions for economic transformation. However, many African cities have developed haphazardly, resulting in the decline of public services, in slum proliferation, and increases in poverty. African cities thrive on activities characterized by easy entry and low productivity, generally referred to as the "informal sector". Indeed, today some urban dwellers are poorer than their cousins in the countryside. In spite of reform attempts, many governments have not been able to create an enabling environment, with adequate infrastructure and institutions to sustain markets for easy exchange and production. This study argues that with careful policies and planning, the situation can be changed. If the recent natural resource-led economic boom that we have seen in many African countries is used for structural reforms and urban renewal, African cities could become centers of economic opportunity. The challenge for African policymakers is to ensure that urban development is orderly and that the process is inclusive and emphasizes the protection of the environment, hence green growth.

Author : Anne Goujon,Max Haller,Bernadette Müller Kmet
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781443862769

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Higher Education in Africa by Anne Goujon,Max Haller,Bernadette Müller Kmet Pdf

The idea that developing all sectors of the educational palette is influential for socio-economic development was adopted later in Sub-Saharan Africa than in other world regions. Most efforts went primarily into developing the first stages of education, and rightly so, for many children could not access education at all. Today, all African governments recognize the importance of higher education and increasingly invest in it. They are facing two major, interlinked challenges: rapid population growth and decline in the quality of education. Indeed, despite fertility decline, the region has been confronted with substantial population growth, which will continue for many decades; as such, there is a necessity to increase investment in education. This, in a situation of limited resources, has been at the expense of the quality and the burgeoning of private institutions of higher education. The contributions here discuss the development, quality, and outcomes of higher education in Africa, with a specific focus on relations between Africa and Europe. Issues related to the mobility of African students and scholars are discussed in several national and international case studies.

Author : J. O. Adésn,Yao Graham,Adebayo Olukoshi
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2006-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1842775952

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Africa and Development Challenges in the New Millennium by J. O. Adésn,Yao Graham,Adebayo Olukoshi Pdf

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Author : Gloria Jaques,Gwen N. Lesetedi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : IND:30000110404096

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The New Partnership for Africa's Development by Gloria Jaques,Gwen N. Lesetedi Pdf

This book reviews major issues involved in achieving the objectives of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). Using a simple framework for evaluation, the analysis highlights considerations relevant to policymakers in the areas of poverty reduction, macroeconomic policies, trade promotion, attracting capital flows, and governance and institutional reforms. The analysis also identifies risks involved in achieving NEPAD's objectives. To minimize these risks, it will be important to make some goals more operational, to further broaden and deepen stakeholder participation, to establish a sound basis for monitoring progress, to prepare contingency plans, and to harmonize the role of regional institutions with NEPAD initiatives.

Author : Olayinka Akanle,Jìmí Olálékan Adésìnà
Publisher : Springer
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319662428

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The Development of Africa by Olayinka Akanle,Jìmí Olálékan Adésìnà Pdf

This volume analyses many of the real development challenges confronting the African continent, presenting fresh and current objective examinations, narratives, interpretations and pathways to the continent’s development. It interrogates and answers established, critical, current and pragmatic problems confronting Africa today, and provides workable pathways out of the development problems, so that scholarship, policy and practice will be positively impacted. This volume adds great depth and extended breadth to the knowledge base on development of Africa. It provides excellent resources for academics, scholars, student, policy makers and all those interested in issues affecting Africa’s development.

Author : Gekonge, Christopher O.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781466645714

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Emerging Business Opportunities in Africa: Market Entry, Competitive Strategy, and the Promotion of Foreign Direct Investments by Gekonge, Christopher O. Pdf

Despite its often mismanaged economy, Africa remains the third largest continent in land mass and population. It continues to offer unexploited business opportunities for entrepreneurs, global corporations, and institutions. Emerging Business Opportunities in Africa: Market Entry, Competitive Strategy, and the Promotion of Foreign Direct Investments presents the basic business modeling for developing appropriate strategies in exploiting these business opportunities in the emerging economy in Africa. This book offers insight into the challenges and successes aiming to encourage researchers and students of business in creating a value for doing business in Africa.

Author : Jean Philippe Azany Grah
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781665581974

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The Contemporary Challenges of African Development: by Jean Philippe Azany Grah Pdf

In 1963 there was a French agronomist named René Dumont who published a book: False start in Africa in this book it explains the economic and development difficulties that Africa was facing so since then what is the real situation of Africa today? The book is a theory-led conceptual account of the contemporary challenges that face African Development and the factors that may interact and influence at the interface of Africa development. African natural resources play vital roles in the world economic by providing the raw materials that most of the industrialized countries need for manufacturing goods and supplying services in every sector for economic growth and well-being. How come that Africa which is full of these natural resources can be the poorest continent? Africa has steadily engaged in the challenges of the twenty-first century, which began at the beginning of liberalization, which has increased economic integration, even for less developed countries or LDCs to benefit. However, there are questions about the capabilities of countries belonging LDC, especially Africa, which has cast doubt on the continent's economic progress and development. The growing list of number of key considerations and aspects that Africa needs to deal with is seemed to be impossible to know what to start.

Author : S.K.B. Asante
Publisher : Springer
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349257799

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Regionalism and Africa’s Development by S.K.B. Asante Pdf

A critical appraisal of regionalism as a key strategy in Africa's development explaining the failures thus far of attempts at regional integration on the continent. This is the first text to highlight the main features of the new post-1990 regional initiatives such as the all-embracing African Economic Community and World Bank, IMF, African Development Bank, EC and French initiatives and the challenges to Africa from trading blocs elsewhere in the post-Uruguay Round environment.

Author : Obioma M. Iheduru
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2001-02-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780313001017

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Contending Issues in African Development by Obioma M. Iheduru Pdf

Taking a forward-looking approach, this book critically examines the issues and dynamics central to Africa's problematic development and situates these issues within the contents unique cultural, political, economic, and social milieu. Moving away from a simple litany of problems bedeviling Africa's economy, the book is the culmination of several scholars' efforts to identify specific causative factors. Each chapter delineates a specific issue, demonstrates the role it plays in overall development, and speculates on probable ways to meet the challenges it poses. The major conceptual and epistemological constructs considered include the tamed African State, social capacity, management of change, reconceptualized gender roles, and economic integration. Although the contributors' various approaches diverge and disagree, the epistemological variations contribute cumulatively to an understanding of the issues at the root of Africa's slow pace of development. While traversing the spectrum of issues that affect development, the book uniquely points out that the management of change is pivotal to fostering development. The authors' efforts provide a useful base for future research and help to chart a course of action leading to success in the 21st century.

Author : Debby Potts,T.A.S. Bowyer-Bower
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317904915

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Eastern and Southern Africa by Debby Potts,T.A.S. Bowyer-Bower Pdf

A unique and comprehensive introduction to contemporary development issues in East and Southern Africa, and represents a significant departure from the often descriptive approach adopted by existing regional and development texts on African regions. Each contribution is carefully chosen to highlight the theoretical basis to development issues, and the practical problems of implementing development plans, in this vital subregion. Overall this produces comprehensive and balanced coverage of historical, economic, political and social issues. The twin issues of globalisation and modernisation give the book a clear focus.