We explore the potential effects of the first leaders of Sub-Saharan Africa. We first outline a set of theoretical …

-based strategies exemplified under the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). …Africa's improved growth performance over the last 15 years provides an opportunity for the continent to transit from … recovery to structural transformation. This paper reviews the evolution of development theory and practice, the role of …

We argue that the partition of ethnic groups following the Scramble for Africa does not itself matter for development … in Africa. It matters only when the partitioned groups are relatively small because small groups lack political … affect development. Furthermore, the analysis of data from the Afrobarometer shows that the persistence of informal …

We assess Africa's prospects for enjoying a demographic dividend. While fertility rates and dependency ratios in Africa … Northern America. This projection suggests Africa has considerable potential to enjoy a demographic dividend. Whether and when … these areas, coordinated policies will likely be most effective in generating the momentum needed to pull Africa's economies …

transfer. Building on the literature on the key role of a knowledge economy in 21st century development and catch-up processes … between the doctoral education, innovation, technology transfer and development catch-up. Implications for scientific research … policies in the light of contemporary challenges to African development are discussed. …

We assess Africa's prospects for enjoying a demographic dividend. While fertility rates and dependency ratios in Africa …, Europe, and Northern America. This projection suggests Africa has considerable potential to enjoy a demographic dividend … complementarities among these areas, coordinated policies will likely be most effective in generating the momentum needed to pull Africa …

development increases and Africa may not catch-up with the developed world. As an ideal solution, Piketty has proposed progressive …An April 2015 World Bank report on the Millennium Development Goal poverty target has revealed that extreme poverty has … been decreasing in all regions of the world with the exception of Africa. This study extends the implications of Thomas …