West African perspectives
Subtitle: resources for development
By: Michel Colin de Verdière, Christophe Perret, Raymond Weber ; with contributions from José Brito ... [et al.].
Contributors: Perret, Christophe.; Weber, Raymond.; Brito, José.; Sahel and West Africa Club.; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.; SourceOECD (Online service)
Series: West African studies; West African studies (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
Publisher: OECD
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9789264059757
Subjects: Economic development -- Africa, West; Africa, West -- Economic conditions -- 21st century; Africa, West -- Economic policy; Africa, West -- Social conditions -- 21st century; Africa, West -- Social policy
Description: This publication conducts a cross-cutting analysis of the main development challenges in the region and offers suggestions on how to meet them. It provides an overview of West Africa's abundant resources, examining not only economic and natural resources but also human, social and cultural capital. Finally, it presents the perspectives of six prominent West Africans involved in the development of their region.--Publisher's description.
Notes: "This document has been produced by the Sahel and West Africa Club/OECD with the financial assistance of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the European Commission, Italy, and France."

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Also published in French under title: Perspectives ouest-africaines.

Includes bibliographical references.

Also available online.
Table of contents: title: Seven challenges for the region; title: Development resources. Natural capital; title: Social, cultural and human capital; title: Economic capital; title: West African visions; title: Postface.