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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780940703321

Titolo

Leadership and growth / / edited by David Brady and Michael Spence ; contributions by David Brady ... [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2010]

copyright 2010

ISBN

1-282-46256-3

9786612462566

0-8213-8101-6

Descrizione fisica

xxviii, 271 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

BradyDavid W

SpenceMichael <1943->

Disciplina

303.3/4091724

Soggetti

Leadership - Developing countries

Economic development - Developing countries

Developing countries Economic policy

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

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Workshop Participants; About the Editors and Contributors; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Leadership and Politics: A Perspective from the Commission on Growth and Development; Chapter 2: Leadership for Growth, Development, and Poverty Reduction: An African Viewpoint and Experience; Chapter 3: Leadership, Policy Making, Quality of Economic Policies, and Their Inclusiveness: The Case of Rwanda; Chapter 4: Perspectives on Growth: A Political-Economy Framework-Lessons from the Singapore Experience

Chapter 5: The Role of Institutions in Growth and DevelopmentChapter 6: Leadership, Policy Making, and Economic Growth in African Countries: The Case of Nigeria; Chapter 7: Political Leadership and Economic Reform: The Brazilian Experience in the Context of Latin America; Chapter 8: Economic Reforms, Growth, and Governance: The Political Economy Aspects of Bangladesh's Development Surprise; Index; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

The book reviews Nigeria's growth performance and its impact on the



labor market and proposes a growth strategy aimed at further accelerating growth and enhancing the growth elasticity of employment. The growth strategy rests on three pillars: Targeted interventions to address binding constraints in value chains with high growth and employment potential. These binding constraints include poor physical infrastructure and investment climate, lack of access to finance, pervasive skills gaps, and restrictive trade policies. Successful interventions in these value chains need to be designed based