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World Bank Group support to public-private partnerships : lessons from experience in client countries, FY02-12

2015 - Online-Ausg.

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The World Bank Legal Review, Volume 7 Financing and Implementing the Post-2015 Development Agenda : The Role of Law and Justice Systems

Fariello, Frank - 2016 - Online-Ausg.

The newly adopted post-2015 development agenda is centered on 17 sustainable development goals to be reached by 2030. This volume of the World Bank Legal Review looks at how law and justice systems can support the financing and implementation of these goals, including the role of the rule of law...

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The Primacy of Regime Survival : State Fragility and Economic Destruction in Zimbabwe

Simpson, Mark; Hawkins, Tony - 2018

1. Introduction -- 2. The Economics of State Fragility -- 3. Zimbabwe’s First Decade: Building the One-Party State and …This book analyses the past and ongoing decline of Zimbabwe under the rule of ZANU-PF, with a primary focus on the … period 1997 to the present. In contrast to much existing literature on post-independence Zimbabwe which has focused on the …

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Social Policy in Sub-Saharan African Context : In Search of Inclusive Development

2007

This volume reviews Africa's past experiences of social policy, with an eye on the future. Contributions examine a range of social policy issues around healthcare, education, the labour market and social welfare, and highlight important conceptual and policy issues for rebuilding Africa

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Africa : The Road to Opportunity

Wolfowitz, Paul - 2006

Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, remarked that the past-quarter century has to count as the most successful 25 years in history in the fight against poverty. The one region that has so far been conspicuously left behind by that progress is Sub-Saharan Africa. The people of Africa are...

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Reinvigorating Growth in Resource-Rich Sub-Saharan Africa

Izvorski, Ivailo - 2018

The strong economic performance of Sub-Saharan Africa's resource-rich countries since the start of the 21st century has been celebrated as a return to more buoyant growth and renewed convergence with the advanced economies.Despite the recent progress in improving living standards and reducing...

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The External Sector of Africa's Economy

Seck, Diery (ed.) - 2019

Part 1: Introducing Regional Integration.-The Economic Value of Regional Integration in Africa -- Current Account Im(balances) and Adjustments to Targets for Regional Integration in West Africa: One Step Forward, Two Steps Backwards -- Obstacles to Strengthening Economic Integration in the West...

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An Economic History of Development in sub-Saharan Africa : Economic Transformations and Political Changes

Hillbom, Ellen; Green, Erik - 2019 - 1st ed. 2019

Chapter 1: On writing Africa’s economic history -- Chapter 2: Research on Africa’s history and development – a review -- Chapter 3: Back in history, 1000-1850 -- Chapter 4: Economic and political integration, 1850-1920 -- Chapter 5: Transformation and administration, 1920-1950 -- Chapter...

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The Impact of Smart Feature Phones on Development : Internet, Literacy and Digital Skills

James, Jeffrey - 2020 - 1st ed. 2020.

This novel book, motivated by the recent introduction of a major innovation in information technology, explores the possibility of the Internet being made available to millions of poor people in developing countries, who are not yet connected. The new technology, known as a smart feature phone,...

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Forced Displacement and Refugees in Sub-Saharan Africa : An Economic Inquiry

Verwimp, Philip - 2015

Most reports on refugees deal with the immediate needs of displaced people. This paper seeks to go beyond the emergency phase and explore the challenges surrounding protracted refugee situations. The paper examines the refugee situation in Sub-Saharan Africa from a long-term angle, from the...

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