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Bright Lights, Big Cities : Measuring National and Subnational Economic Growth in Africa from Outer Space, with an Application to Kenya and Rwanda

Bundervoet, Tom - 2015

This paper uses the night lights (satellite imagery from outer space) approach to estimate growth in and levels of subnational 2013 gross domestic product for 47 counties in Kenya and 30 districts in Rwanda. Estimating subnational gross domestic product is consequential for three reasons. First,...

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The Drought and Food Crisis in the Horn of Africa : Impacts and Proposed Policy Responses for Kenya

World Bank - 2011

This policy note provides an assessment of some of the impacts and proposed policy responses to problems related to the drought, including the rise in food prices. To address immediate needs, the humanitarian response to the drought is being managed by the Government of Kenya and a number of...

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Are they really being served? : assessing effective infrastructure access and quality in 15 Kenyan cities

Gulyani, Sumila; Rizvi, Andrea; Talukdar, Debabrata - 2019

This paper proposes a framework that examines three levels of access to infrastructure-nominal, effective, and quality-adjusted access. Most conventional indicators measure nominal access-whether a household has physical access to a service in or near the house. By contrast, effective access...

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Structural Transformation in Africa : A Historical View

Enache, Maria - 2016

This paper presents evidence suggesting that the relationship between income and economic structure is shifting over time, with countries across the income distribution uniformly increasing the share of labor in service sectors and an increasingly less stark relationship between manufacturing...

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Improved livestock production systems for Africa's drylands

Haan, Cees de (ed.) - 2016 - Online-Ausg.

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Female genital cutting, women's health and development : the role of the World Bank

Rogo, Khama O. - 2007

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Attracting investors to African public-private partnerships : a project preparation guide

2009

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Transport prices and costs in Africa : a review of the main international corridors

Teravaninthorn, Supee - 2009

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Intensifying the fight against malaria : the World Bank's booster program for malaria control in Africa

2009

The burden of malaria in Africa -- The Booster Program phase I -- Moving toward phase II : context and challenges …

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Africa's Pulse Spring 2018

Chuhan-Pole, Punam - 2018

Africa's Pulse is a biannual publication containing an analysis of the near-term macroeconomic outlook for the region … continent. It is produced by the Office of the Chief Economist for the Africa Region of the World Bank. Recent data point to a … moderate strengthening of economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa in early 2018, according to the new Africa's Pulse, a bi …

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