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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778075403321

Autore

Hope K

Titolo

Poverty, Livelihoods, and Governance in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : Fulfilling the Development Promise / / by K. Hope

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2008

ISBN

1-283-52807-X

9786613840523

0-230-61552-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2008.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Disciplina

338.96

Soggetti

Development economics

Africa - Politics and government

Economic development

Ethnology - Africa

Culture

International economic relations

Political science

Development Economics

African Politics

Development Studies

African Culture

International Economics

Political Science

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Poverty and environmental degradation: policy implementation for reversing the spiral -- Local small enterprise development and the informal economy -- AIDS and development -- Child survival, poverty, and labor -- Public sector management and reform -- Good governance and sustainable development: the new partnership for Africa's development and the African peer review mechanism -- Addressing capacity deficits -- Can Africa fulfill its promise?



Sommario/riassunto

This book analyzes the outstanding development problems confronting Africa today, and the policies necessary for improving Africa's governance, economic performance, and the very possible achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.