Poverty, livelihoods, and governance in Africa
Subtitle: fulfilling the development promise
By: Kempe Ronald Hope, Sr.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
Subjects: Economic development -- Africa; Africa -- Economic policy; Africa -- Economic conditions -- 1960-
Description: "Poverty, Livelihoods, and Governance in Africa: Fulfilling the Development Promise is a forward-looking analysis of the outstanding development problems confronting Africa today, along with the policies necessary for improving Africa's governance and economic performance. And there is promise to be seen, Hope asserts, in the continent's now improving state of development, denoted by rising growth rates, declining poverty, better governance scores, and greater self-reliance."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Poverty and environmental degradation: policy implementation for reversing the spiral; title: Local small enterprise development and the informal economy; title: AIDS and development; title: Child survival, poverty and labor; title: Public sector management and reform; title: Good governance and sustainable development: the new partnership for Africa's development and the African peer review mechanism; title: Addressing capacity deficits; title: Can Africa fulfill its promise?.