Africa has come a long way since the economic turmoil of the 1980s, the decade of "structural adjustment". Growth has … been strong, yet poverty remains high. Underlying the shortage of good livelihoods and high social inequality is the lack … of diversification in Africa's economies-in contrast to Asia's success stories. Structural adjustment did not change the …

Brazil's recent growth has been intensely pro-poor, and both poverty and inequality have declined significantly in the …

of the UN poverty targets - the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were met. Some were not. Progress in Africa …