Africa
Subtitle: Adjusting to the Challenges of Globalization
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: September 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9781557758293
Subjects: Development economics; Globalization; Free trade; Economic Development; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Structural adjustment (Economic policy); Politics/International Relations; Africa; Investments, Foreign; Development - Economic Development; Congresses; Structural adjustment (Economi
First sentence: It is a great pleasure for me to welcome all of you to the Seminar on Adjusting to the Challenges of Globalization in Africa, organized jointly by the Government of Japan and the IMF.
Description: <Africa needs much faster economic growth and more effective economic, financial, and social policies if it is to make up for lost ground and reduce the number of people living in abject poverty. This seminar volume considers ways for countries to sustain and accelerate growth in an increasingly globalized environment, focusing on how to encourage privae investment and strengthen the contribution of government. What is needed, say the authors, is transparency and accountability, or good governance; country ownership of reform; and a more comprehensive approach toward reforms, with better communication both within African countries and between African countries and the rest of the world.>