-- Ethiopia : an agrarian economy in transition / Yared Seid and Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse -- Understanding Ghana's success growth … prospects for a demographic dividend in Kenya / Mwangi S. Kimenyi, Francis M. Mwega, and Njuguna S. Ndung'u -- Understanding … growth and employment in Nigeria / Olu Ajakaiye, Afeikhena T. Jerome, Olufunke A. Alaba, and David Nabena -- Demographic …

expansion of cash transfer programmes in Kenya -- The scope and limits of Ghana's 'Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty …' programme -- Public policy, intergovernmental politics and the piloting of cash transfers in Nigeria -- Social assistance as … written policy: provision of social assistance in Botswana -- Conclusion: reluctant domestic and enthusiastic international …