1. Relaxing export constraints : the role of governments / Marc Bacchetta -- 2. Assessing export supply constraints : methodology, data and measurement / Tyler Biggs -- 3. The business of exporting : transaction costs facing suppliers in Sub-Saharan Africa / William M. Lyakurwa -- 4. The role of...

It is clear that a lot remains to be learnt about the role of the financial sector in African growth and development process. All three papers in this volume focus on the existing consensus in the literature that there seems to be a positive relationship between financial development and...