but positive in Africa. We suggest that amongst reasons why African women behave differently are that the conventional … non-employment. In Africa, there is a decline in paid employment which overwhelms the rise in self-employment and this is …

Africa. Five challenges resulting from this crisis are identified: a production challenge, an underutilization challenge, a …

Limited access of entrepreneurs to credit constrains the creation and growth of private firms. In Africa, access to … productive entrepreneurship and private sector employment in Africa …

This essay investigates the determinants of the growth performance of Africa. I start by illustrating a broader … institutional development. After reporting results from standard growth regressions, I analyze the role of Africa's peculiar history … influence, in and out of Africa, of the slave trades. The essay ends with critical conclusions and suggestions for further …

This paper presents evidence on the making of the middle class in Africa by exploiting a comparable micro data from the … making of a middle class in Africa from institutional and policy perspectives. Initial conditions such as level of …

In recent years, the private sector has been recognized as a key engine of Africa's economic development. Yet, the most … sector countries are concentrated in Western Africa (Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Niger, Senegal and Togo), Central Africa … (Cameroun, Republic of Congo) and Eastern Africa (Kenya, Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania), with the addition of Mauritius. Countries …