This article seeks to explain Africa's current quot;period of unparalleled economic success,quot; following decades of …;metalsquot; hypothesis) or policy reforms (our quot;managementquot; hypothesis) have driven Africa's recent reversal of economic fortune … commodity booms are typically followed by commodity busts, better economic management may be critical for sustaining Africa …

from agriculture. Many rural people in the developing world are poor, and conversely, most of the world's poor people … inhabit rural areas. Agriculture also accounts for a significant fraction of the economic activity in the developing world … that changes affecting agriculture have large aggregate effects. Thus, it seems reasonable that agricultural productivity …

How can foreign aid to agriculture support economic growth in Africa? This paper constructs a geographically … official development assistance (ODA) for agriculture could generate, contrary to traditional Dutch disease concerns, an …

Part I -- 1 Introduction -- Aim and Contribution -- Case Study Approach -- References -- 2 The Role of Agriculture in … Economic Development -- Agriculture for Development -- Agricultural Development -- References -- 3 The Role of the State in … Sustained Growth and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa -- References -- Part II -- 5 Case Study Context: Ethiopia -- Economic …

measures of pro poor growth. The results show that growth in agriculture and natural resources rents reduce pro poor growth … when measured by the income share of the lowest 20%. Growth in agriculture still has a negative impact on pro poor growth … evidence, incentives on agriculture activities rather than non-agricultural to create pro poor growth may have inverse results …

This study aims to analyze the economic impacts of infrastructure investment in Africa, focusing on the Guinea … suggest a potential pro-poor growth agenda in Africa. …