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Policy Consistency and Inflation in Ghana.
Sowa, N.K. - African Economic Research Consortium - 1996
Inflation appears to be the macro-problem in Ghana for which no antidote has been found under the economic recovery programme. It is possible that either a wrong diagnosis has been made of the problem, or that certain factors within the economy are preventing inflation from staying within target...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005207654
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Price, Exchange Rate Volatility and Nigeria's Agricultural Trade Flows: a Dynamic Analysis.
Adubi, A.A.; Okunmadewa, F. - African Economic Research Consortium - 1999
production base of the economy with a positive bias for the production of agricultural exports. The foreign exchange reforms that … facilitated a cumulative depreciation of the effective exchange rate were expected to increase the domestic prices of agricultural … exports and therefore boost domestic production. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005669394
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Agricultural Export Performance in Africa: Elements of comparison with Asia
Ngaruko, Floribert - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United Nations - 2003
exports. The paper also finds sharp sub-regional differences: CFA economies’ agricultural exports are less diversified than … appear to shift relatively more rapidly from primary towards processed commodity exports. The study then investigates the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005755026
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Diversification and Sophistication as drivers of structural transformation for Africa: The Economic Complexity Index of African Countries
Yameogo, Nadege Desiree; Nabassaga, Tiguune; Shimeles, Abebe - In: Journal of African Development 16 (2014) 2
that includes detailed information related to technology intensiveness of African countries exports, their revealed … African economies are not complex. Their exports are weakly diversified and weakly sophisticated. This could contribute to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010941223
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The African Moment: On the Brink of a Development Breakthrough
Conceição, Pedro; Levine, Sebastian - UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa, United Nations … - 2011
This paper presents some of the evidence that underlies the recent change in perceptions on African development and we discuss some of the key challenges facing the continent going forward. It intends to generate a debate among UNDP senior managers in Sub-Saharan Africa and aims to make the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010604600
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The Sequencing of Economic Reforms: Lessons from Zambia.
McPherson, M.F. - Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID), … - 1995
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005780102
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African Water Resources; Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Development.
Sharma, N.P.; Damhaug, T.; Gilgan-Hunt, E.; Grey, D.; … - World Bank Group - 1996
Water resources in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have become a strategic commodity, with supply limited in terms of quantity and quality, and demand increasing due to population growth and economic development. The strategy developed in this document is based on the principle that water is a scarce...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005780260
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Economic Geography and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bosker, Maarten; Garretsen, Harry - CESifo - 2008
The physical or absolute geography of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is often blamed for its poor economic performance. A country’s location however not only determines its absolute geography, it also pins down its relative position on the globe vis-à-vis other countries. This paper assesses the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005181360
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The Role of Primary Commodities in Economic Development: Sub-Saharan Africa Versus the Rest of the World
Carmignani, Fabrizio; Chowdhury, Abdur - Economic Commission for Europe (UN-ECE), United Nations - 2007
The impact of the dependence on primary commodities for economic development is analysed within the framework of growth regressions. While there is no evidence of a generalized primary commodity curse, reliance on primary commodities does retard growth in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Which factors...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005463567
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State, Community and Local Development in Nigeria.
Francis, P. - World Bank Group - 1996
This study presents the results of consultative surveys examining local organizations in thirty-six rural and urban communities across Nigeria.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005639136