1. Introduction -- 2. Developing country growth and the commodity terms of trade -- 3. The statistical properites of commodity prices -- 4. Country case studies : primary commodities and economic development -- 5. Conclusion : commodity dependence in developing countries: economic destiny or...

Developing countries made considerable gains during the first decade of the 21st century. Their economies grew at unprecedented rates, resulting in large reductions in extreme poverty and a significant expansion of the middle class. But more recently that progress has slowed with an economic...

The success of multi-faceted "graduation" programs at reducing poverty raises three questions: can the impacts of these programs be maintained when implemented by governments at scale, will positive effects be offset by negative spillovers, and can bundled programs be streamlined without losing...

"Information Classification: General. Trade Liberalisation and Economic Development in Africa. This book provides a thorough and rigorous discussion on the impact of trade liberalisation on economic development with a special focus on the African continent. The author presents the rationale for...

1. Introduction -- 2. The increasing financialisation of everything? -- 3. Financialisation : how and why is it happening? -- 4. The relationship between the virtual and the material -- 5. Frontiers of accumulation and ecology -- 6. Illicit financial flows and exemptions from sovereignty -- 7....

1. Growth and institutions in African development / Augustin K. Fosu -- 2. Determinants of industrial embeddedness : evidence from manufacturing firms in an African economy / Abdelrasaq Na-Allah -- 3. Does lack of innovation and absorptive capacity retard economic growth in Africa? / Steve...