African Political Economy: Contemporary Issues in DevelopmentM.E. Sharpe, 1997 - 230 من الصفحات From an interdisciplinary political economy perspective, delineates the main components of Africa's rapid decline in the 1970s and 1980s, and identifies the challenges of policy reform and change in the near future. Among the factors found contributing to the continent's poverty are a weakening balance of payments, declining agricultural productivity and foreign investment, deterioration of the physical infrastructure and environment, escalating unemployment and crime, famine and malnutrition, and socioeconomic inequality. Paper edition (unseen), $24.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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... Lesotho ( 1.96 percent ) and Mozambique ( 1.79 percent ) , all of the Southern African countries had average annual labor - force growth rates that exceeded 2 percent during 1965–95 , and it is projected that during 1995-2005 the ...
... Lesotho ( 1.96 percent ) and Mozambique ( 1.79 percent ) , all of the Southern African countries had average annual labor - force growth rates that exceeded 2 percent during 1965–95 , and it is projected that during 1995-2005 the ...
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... Lesotho , all of the countries had double - digit ( exceeding 15 percent ) debt service ratios ( debt service as a percentage of exports ) by 1993 , with both Zambia and Zimbabwe exceeding 30 percent . Furthermore , and again with the ...
... Lesotho , all of the countries had double - digit ( exceeding 15 percent ) debt service ratios ( debt service as a percentage of exports ) by 1993 , with both Zambia and Zimbabwe exceeding 30 percent . Furthermore , and again with the ...
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... Lesotho , whose dependence on the South African economy cast it in the role of an exporter of labor and dependent on remittances and on receipts from the Southern African Customs Union ( Petersson 1993 ) . Lesotho had negative gross ...
... Lesotho , whose dependence on the South African economy cast it in the role of an exporter of labor and dependent on remittances and on receipts from the Southern African Customs Union ( Petersson 1993 ) . Lesotho had negative gross ...
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An Analytical Perspective | 3 |
Growth Unemployment and Poverty in Botswana | 16 |
Urbanization and Urban Management in Africa | 30 |
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50 percent activities administrative African countries African governments agricultural average basic Botswana 1991a bureaucratic corruption capacity capital civil service Consequently contribute corruption in Africa costs Côte d'Ivoire crisis in Africa debt decentralization decline devel developing countries development management development policy donor economic crisis effective employment example expenditure exports factors formal economy framework Gaborone Ghana government of Botswana growth rates households impact implementation improve income increase inflation institutions investment Kenya labor large numbers Lesotho levels major Malawi ment migration million Moreover Mozambique Nigeria nomic participation period policy reform political poor poverty problems productivity programs promotion public officials public sector public service rapid urbanization ratio reduce region Republic of Botswana result revenues role ROSCAS rural areas SADC SAPs social socioeconomic South Africa sub-Saharan Africa subterranean economy subterranean sector Tanzania tion UNDP urban areas urbanization in Africa World Bank 1993a Zambia Zimbabwe