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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... income distribution is , obviously , to look at incomes . The 1985-86 HIES found that the me- dian monthly income for urban households was a little more than twice that of rural households ; the average male - headed household had a ...
... income distribution is , obviously , to look at incomes . The 1985-86 HIES found that the me- dian monthly income for urban households was a little more than twice that of rural households ; the average male - headed household had a ...
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... income category . The 1993-94 HIES also indicates that there is no significant change in income distribution . The Gini coefficient in 1993-94 was 0.537 compared to 0.556 in the 1985– 86 HIES ( Republic of Botswana 1995b ) . In addition ...
... income category . The 1993-94 HIES also indicates that there is no significant change in income distribution . The Gini coefficient in 1993-94 was 0.537 compared to 0.556 in the 1985– 86 HIES ( Republic of Botswana 1995b ) . In addition ...
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... income opportunities . In the Third World countries , urban income per person can run as much as 50 to 100 percent higher than rural incomes and the differ- ences are particularly large in Africa ( Hope 1996b ) . As examples , in ...
... income opportunities . In the Third World countries , urban income per person can run as much as 50 to 100 percent higher than rural incomes and the differ- ences are particularly large in Africa ( Hope 1996b ) . As examples , in ...
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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