focus on LICs, macroeconomic policies in Africa prior to the crisis. It then discusses factors behind ‘the Africa surprise …

In Africa's least developed countries (LDCs), escape from poverty and convergence to living standards of more advanced …) constraints and develops a theoretical framework that examines the main obstacles to entrepreneurship in Africa's LDCs. The paper … and workers can help establish more modern and highly productive SME clusters that Africa's LDCs need …

The global financial crisis and the subsequent uneven recovery have underscored the need for Africa's resilience to … African Community (EAC) and the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) - suggests that deeper intra-regional, and in particular …

With the year 2015 – the MDG finishing line – approaching, post-2015 goals as they impact Africa need to be firmed. The … promote shared prosperity in every society. We examine feasibility of these objectives for Sub-Saharan Africa, the world … rate, especially if in part achieved by lowering inequality, the Africa region would meaningfully contribute to the global …

like for Africa? The goal of ending extreme poverty remains paramount. Globally, the World Bank has set goals to end …-Saharan Africa, the world's poorest but rapidly rising region. We find that under plausible assumptions on consumption growth and … poverty levels. At this rate, especially if in part achieved by lowering inequality, the Africa region would meaningfully …