Industries Without Smokestacks
Title | Industries Without Smokestacks PDF eBook |
Author | Richard S. Newfarmer |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 472 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0198821883 |
A study prepared by the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
An evolving paradigm of agricultural mechanization development: How much can Africa learn from Asia?
Title | An evolving paradigm of agricultural mechanization development: How much can Africa learn from Asia? PDF eBook |
Author | Diao, Xinshen, ed. |
Publisher | Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Pages | 548 |
Release | 2020-12-07 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0896293807 |
Agricultural mechanization in Africa south of the Sahara — especially for small farms and businesses — requires a new paradigm to meet the needs of the continent’s evolving farming systems. Can Asia, with its recent success in adopting mechanization, offer a model for Africa? An Evolving Paradigm of Agricultural Mechanization Development analyzes the experiences of eight Asian and five African countries. The authors explore crucial government roles in boosting and supporting mechanization, from import policies to promotion policies to public good policies. Potential approaches presented to facilitating mechanization in Africa include prioritizing market-led hiring services, eliminating distortions, and developing appropriate technologies for the African context. The role of agricultural mechanization within overall agricultural and rural transformation strategies in Africa is also discussed. The book’s recommendations and insights should be useful to national policymakers and the development community, who can adapt this knowledge to local contexts and use it as a foundation for further research.
Challenges of Growth and Globalization in the Middle East and North Africa
Title | Challenges of Growth and Globalization in the Middle East and North Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Mr.Hamid R Davoodi |
Publisher | International Monetary Fund |
Pages | 44 |
Release | 2003-09-05 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9781589062290 |
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is an economically diverse region. Despite undertaking economic reforms in many countries, and having considerable success in avoiding crises and achieving macroeconomic stability, the region’s economic performance in the past 30 years has been below potential. This paper takes stock of the region’s relatively weak performance, explores the reasons for this out come, and proposes an agenda for urgent reforms.
Our Continent, Our Future
Title | Our Continent, Our Future PDF eBook |
Author | P. Thandika Mkandawire |
Publisher | IDRC |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2014-05-14 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 155250204X |
Our Continent, Our Future presents the emerging African perspective on this complex issue. The authors use as background their own extensive experience and a collection of 30 individual studies, 25 of which were from African economists, to summarize this African perspective and articulate a path for the future. They underscore the need to be sensitive to each country's unique history and current condition. They argue for a broader policy agenda and for a much more active role for the state within what is largely a market economy. Finally, they stress that Africa must, and can, compete in an increasingly globalized world and, perhaps most importantly, that Africans must assume the leading role in defining the continent's development agenda.
Africa's Development Dynamics, 2018
Title | Africa's Development Dynamics, 2018 PDF eBook |
Author | African Union Commission |
Publisher | Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Africa |
ISBN | 9789264302495 |
This first edition explores the dynamics of growth, jobs, and inequalities. It proposes ten decisive actions to promote sustainable economic and social development and to strengthen institutions in Africa.
Structural Transformation in South Africa
Title | Structural Transformation in South Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Antonio Andreoni |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 411 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0192894315 |
Taking South Africa as an important case study of the challenges of structural transformation, the book offers a new micro-meso level framework and evidence linking country-specific and global dynamics of change, with a focus on the current challenges and opportunities faced by middle-income countries.
Accelerating Poverty Reduction in Africa
Title | Accelerating Poverty Reduction in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Kathleen Beegle |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 481 |
Release | 2019-10-09 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1464812330 |
Sub-Saharan Africa's turnaround over the past couple of decades has been dramatic. After many years in decline, the continent's economy picked up in the mid-1990s. Along with this macroeconomic growth, people became healthier, many more youngsters attended schools, and the rate of extreme poverty declined from 54 percent in 1990 to 41 percent in 2015. Political and social freedoms expanded, and gender equality advanced. Conflict in the region also subsided, although it still claims thousands of civilian lives in some countries and still drives pressing numbers of displaced persons. Despite Africa’s widespread economic and social welfare accomplishments, the region’s challenges remain daunting: Economic growth has slowed in recent years. Poverty rates in many countries are the highest in the world. And notably, the number of poor in Africa is rising because of population growth. From a global perspective, the biggest concentration of poverty has shifted from South Asia to Africa. Accelerating Poverty Reduction in Africa explores critical policy entry points to address the demographic, societal, and political drivers of poverty; improve income-earning opportunities both on and off the farm; and better mobilize resources for the poor. It looks beyond macroeconomic stability and growth—critical yet insufficient components of these objectives—to ask what more could be done and where policy makers should focus their attention to speed up poverty reduction. The pro-poor policy agenda advanced in this volume requires not only economic growth where the poor work and live, but also mitigation of the many risks to which African households are exposed. As such, this report takes a "jobs" lens to its task. It focuses squarely on the productivity and livelihoods of the poor and vulnerable—that is, what it will take to increase their earnings. Finally, it presents a road map for financing the poverty and development agenda.