This study focuses on the local and regional impact of large-scale gold mining in Africa in the context of a mineral boom in the region since 2000. It contributes to filling a gap in the literature on the welfare effects of mineral resources, which, until now, has concentrated more on the...

The World Bank Group's Horn of Africa Regional Initiative promotes resilience and economic opportunity in one of the world’s most challenging regions for security and development. Within the region, extreme poverty, vulnerability, fragility, and food insecurity are disproportionately...

Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgement -- Contributors -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Overview: participatory budgeting for inclusive and accountable governance or protecting the tyranny of a few? / by Anwar Shah -- Introduction to participatory budgeting -- Practical guide to participatory...