Lesotho and other least developed African countries responded impressively to the preferences they were granted under … the African Growth and Opportunities Act with a rapid increase in their clothing exports to the US. But this performance … quotas by inducing constrained countries to move into higher quality products. By allowing the least developed African …

In 2014 the African Union adopted a 10-year Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa (STISA-2024). The … low-income countries. Next, it explores the recent history of, and lessons learned by, South Africa, Brazil, and South …

The unprecedented population growth in Africa and its projections followed by a high rate of urbanization are resulting … urban residents. African cities are characterized by overcrowding, poor infrastructure, and limited connectivity to the … argues that despite these challenges, Africa's emerging megacities can unleash their potential as drivers of economic …

Firms in Africa report "regulatory and economic policy uncertainty" as a top constraint to their growth. We argue that … often firms in Africa do not cope with policy rules, rather they face deals; firm-specific policy actions that can be … uncorrelated with ex-post firm-level responses, further evidence that deals rather than rules prevail in Africa. Strikingly, the …

. Using data from three recent studies in South Asia and Africa, we show that a majority of students spend years of …

This paper asks how strong African Public Financial Management (PFM) has become, after a decade and more of reform. How … well do African PFM systems in place now facilitate effective public financial management? Where are the next challenges …

are applied to a study of public financial management reform in 31 African countries which shows that some dimensions do …