The complexities of African development -- Part 1: Historical and political context -- The colonial legacy -- Big men … -- Part 2: Core development questions -- Growth and transformation -- The political economy of policy reform -- The … international aid system -- Debt and déjà vu? -- Poverty, health, and human development -- Demography, urbanization, and inequality …

private capital markets can be accessed and thus official development assistance is becoming of lesser importance over time as …

, aid strategy and policy shifted to put a stronger emphasis on human development. This accelerated with the Millennium … Development Goals and will continue under the Sustainable Development Goals, which have even more ambitious targets. The paper … future global development agenda. …