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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451669503321

Titolo

Angola [[electronic resource] ] : oil, broad-based growth, and equity

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2007

ISBN

1-280-94028-X

9786610940288

0-8213-7103-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Collana

World Bank country study, , 0253-2123

Disciplina

338.9673

Soggetti

Diamond industry and trade - Angola

Petroleum industry and trade - Angola

Electronic books.

Angola Economic conditions 1975-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Prefácio; Sumário Executivo; Executive Summary; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF BOXES; LIST OF TABLES; Introduction; 1. Country Background: Socio-Economic Realities Before and After Independence; 2. Macroeconomic Performance in a Time of Transitions; 3. Oil Wealth: Policy Options to Manage the Windfall; 4. The Diamond Sector: A Potential Underexploited; 5. Private Sector Development and the Business Environment; 6. Removing Obstacles to Agriculture and Rural Development; 7. Supporting Livelihoods and Improving Service Delivery; Statistical Appendix

ReferencesEndpiece; Map of Angola

Sommario/riassunto

Once one of the world's largest staple food producers, Angola is now known as a major oil exporter - the second largest producer in sub-Saharan Africa. Angola is also the world's fourth largest producer of rough diamonds in terms of value, with the potential to become one of the leading global diamond producers. In addition to oil and diamonds, the country is well endowed with agricultural resources which remain mostly untapped. However, despite the country's significant natural wealth, a prolonged civil war, the rapid development of the oil sector,



and the policies pursued after Independence