on conflict, young men and gender. War and violence have devastated societies and economies throughout Africa with young …This report examines youth in post-conflict Burundi. The research responds to the nascent but growing body of knowledge … men being the main perpetrators of this violence. This research attempts to contribute to this body of knowledge. It looks …

"The authors examine the empirical evidence in support of the poverty trap view of underdevelopment. They calibrate … simple aggregate growth models in which poverty traps can arise due to either low saving or low technology at low levels of … development. They then use these models to assess the empirical relevance of poverty traps and their consequences for policy. The …

The nearly 750 million people who live in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are among the world's poorest. To foster the …

to achieve sustainable development and poverty reduction. Despite its rapid urban growth, Africa is less than halfway … than half of Africa's population will live in its cities by 2040. In the face of rapid urbanization, there is a narrow … of service delivery. This paper is organized in following chapters: chapter one discusses why is it urgent to get Africa …

"Theories of poverty traps stand in sharp contrast to the view that anybody can make it through hard work and thrift …. However, empirical detection of poverty traps is complicated by the lack of long panels, measurement error, and attrition … dynamics and testing for the presence of poverty traps. The paper explicitly allows for individual heterogeneity in income …