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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... Tanzania , the net present value of external debt as a proportion of GNP had exceeded 100 percent by 1988 , with Mozambique at the top with 376 percent ( World Bank 1995b ; World Bank 1990 ) . The economic crisis in Africa is also ...
... Tanzania , the net present value of external debt as a proportion of GNP had exceeded 100 percent by 1988 , with Mozambique at the top with 376 percent ( World Bank 1995b ; World Bank 1990 ) . The economic crisis in Africa is also ...
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... Tanzania the shares are 95 percent for women and 84 percent for men ; and in Egypt the shares are 74 percent and 46 percent for women and men , respectively ( World Bank 1995b ) . In Nigeria , 94 percent of street food vendors are women ...
... Tanzania the shares are 95 percent for women and 84 percent for men ; and in Egypt the shares are 74 percent and 46 percent for women and men , respectively ( World Bank 1995b ) . In Nigeria , 94 percent of street food vendors are women ...
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... Tanzania , have also reduced the size of their civil services . In addition , reforms have also been directed at improving civil ser- vice pay and restructuring grade levels . In many of the countries , the erosion of average salaries ...
... Tanzania , have also reduced the size of their civil services . In addition , reforms have also been directed at improving civil ser- vice pay and restructuring grade levels . In many of the countries , the erosion of average salaries ...
المحتوى
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