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 Leiden University catalogue |
| Title: | Yes Africa can: success stories from a dynamic continent |
| Editors: | Chuhan-Pole, Punam Angwafo, Manka |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Pages: | 477 |
| Language: | English |
| City of publisher: | Washington, DC |
| Publisher: | World Bank |
| ISBN: | 0821387456; 9780821387450 |
| Geographic term: | Subsaharan Africa |
| Subjects: | economic development infrastructure exports agricultural productivity social development |
| Abstract: | This 6-part book looks at success stories in sub-Saharan Africa. It begins with an Overview by P. Chuhan-Pole and S. Devarajan. Part 1, Tracking successful growth experiences, looks at growth acceleration in Tanzania (D.O. Robinson, M. Gaertner, C. Papageorgiou); growth in Uganda (S. Ssewanyana, J.M. Matovu, E. Twimukye); economic transformation in Mozambique (A.M.D.Nucifora, L.A. Pereira da Silva); economic success in Botswana (M. Lewin) and Mauritius (A. Zafar); and cotton dependence in Burkina Faso (J. Kaminski). Part 2, Post conflict situations: building institutions and governance, reports on reform in Liberia (V. Gujadhur); decentralization in Sierra Leone (V. Srivastava, M. Larizza); and progress in Somaliland (J-P Azam). Part 3, Leveraging sectoral advantages to expand exports, discusses: mango growing in Mali (Y. Sangho, P. Labaste, C. Ravry); coffee in Rwanda (K.C. Boudreaux); cocoa in Ghana (S. Kolavalli, M. Vigneri); clothing exports from Lesotho (M. Shakya); and tourism in Rwanda (H. Nielsen, A. Spenceley). Part 4, Boosting agricultural efficiency and output through targeted interventions, reports on increasing rice productivity in Africa (A. Diagne, S-K Gnonna Midingoyi, M. Wopereis, I. Akintayo); use of fertilizer in Kenya (J. Ariga, T.S. Jayne); an agricultural input subsidy programme in Malawi (A. Dorward, E. Chirwa, T.S. Jayne); increased use of irrigation pumps in sub-Saharan Africa (I.V. Sijali, M.G. Mwago). Part 5, Engaging the private sector to upgrade infrastructure, deals with ICT in sub-Saharan Africa (K. Kimura, D.W. Omole, M. Williams); mobile phones in Kenya (I. Mas, D. Radcliffe); and independent power projects in sub-Saharan Africa (A. Eberhard, K.N. Gratwick). Part 6, Improving human development outcomes with innovative policies, is composed of: financing health in Rwanda (C. Sekabaraga, A. Soucat, F. Diop, G. Martin); malaria control (A-M Pierre-Louis, J. Qamruddin, I. Espinosa, S. Challa|); health extension workers in Ethiopia (N.K. Bilal, C.H. Herbst, Feng Zhao, A. Soucat, C. Lemiere); trends in family planning (M. Sharan, S. Ahmed, J. May, A. Soucat); and success in achieving universal primary education in Uganda (B. Essama-Nssah). [ASC Leiden abstract] |
