several of the goals. But many countries, most especially in Africa, will not. The projections show that poverty will become … more heavily concentrated in Africa in both relative and absolute terms. In addition, whilst urban poverty will increase …, in 2015 poverty will remain a predominately rural phenomenon, with 60-70 per cent of the poor (depending on the measure …

.g., irrigation schemes, hydropower plants, roads, etc.) has been questioned considerably in recent years. For this reason, efforts to …

This paper looks at the prospects of a demographic dividend in Africa in the near future. While acknowledging that the …

precision of results generated by public opinion surveys. Survey research on basic health and education services sub …-Saharan Africa sho …

public spending in the social sector would contribute to declining poverty and inequality in health and education, even in an … environment of stagnant or worsening levels of income poverty. Unfortunately, our results indicate that in the area of health …This paper describes changes over the past 15-20 years in non-income measures of wellbeing?education and health …

The expected increase in aid to Africa will put a big challenge for public service delivery. Using a simultaneous … equation model, this paper provides an analysis of the effects of the volume and volatility of aid on education, health, water … for education and health seems to have a positive impact on the outcomes in these sectors, whereas total aid seems to be …

To continue its economic growth and create new and better livelihoods, Africa must transform the productive side of its …