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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450658403321

Titolo

African development indicators, 2005 [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank

London, : Eurospan [distributor], 2005

ISBN

1-280-18385-3

9786610183852

0-8213-6079-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (440 p.)

Classificazione

JEL.E4

Disciplina

330.960021

Soggetti

Economic indicators - Africa

Social indicators - Africa

Electronic books.

Africa Economic conditions 1960- Statistics

Africa Social conditions 1960- Statistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Selected Background Data; Figures; 2. National Accounts; 3. Prices and Exchange Rates; 4. Money and Banking; 5. External Sector; 6. External Debt and Related Flows; 7. Government Finance; 8. Agriculture; 9. Power, Communications, and Transportation; 10. Doing Business; 11. Labor Force and Employment; 12. Aid Flows; 13. Social Indicators; 14. Environmental Indicators; 15. The Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative; 16. Household Welfare; 17. Privatization of Public Enterprises; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

African Development Indicators 2005 provides the most detailed collection of data on Africa available in one volume. It contains more than 500 macroeconomic, sectoral, and social indicators, covering over 50 African countries with data from 1965-2003. The book is grouped into 17 chapters: background data; national accounts; prices and exchange rates; money and banking; external sector; external debt and related flows; government finance; agriculture; power, communications,



and transportation;doing business; labor force and employment; aid flows; social indicators; environmental indicators; HIP