This study uses survey data to examine the operations of the agrarian credit market, formal and informal, in Sudan uder conditions of recent economic liberalization and islamization ; the later does not allow interest rate fixing.

This paper evaluates the revenue productivity of Ghana's overall tax system and of individual taxes on the basis of estimates of tax buoyancies and elasticity. It also looks at the links between the tax reform of 1983-1993 and revenue performance,as well as at ways of mobilizing additional revenue.

The study found evidence of worsening inequality and poverty in spite of economic growth. It was found also that male-headed households seem to have fared worse, and that poverty is more pronounced in rural areas and in the northen regions (zones). The poor policy stance during the period is...

The purpose of this study, is to contribute to economics research capacity development in South Africa by informing AERC's institutional strategy. The study examines existing and planned research capacity, identifies priority macroeconomic research issues as perceived by the South African...