1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910777892503321

Autore

Honohan Patrick

Titolo

Making finance work for Africa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2007

ISBN

1-280-76583-6

9786610765836

0-8213-6910-5

Descrizione fisica

pages cm

Altri autori (Persone)

BeckThorsten

Disciplina

332.096

Soggetti

Finance - Africa

Banks and banking - Africa

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Principal authors, Patrick Honohan and Thorsten Beck.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Setting the Scene; Figures; Boxes; 2 African Financial Systems: Depth, Breadth, and Efficiency; Maps; Tables; 3 Finance for Long-Term Growth: Enriching the Flow of Finance to Transform the Economy; 4 Finance for All; 5 Policy Choices in Current Conditions; Credit Appraisal; Appendix: African Relationship Lending; Enforcement; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Making Finance Work for Africa takes a panoramic view of Africa's financial systems, both at the large scale (""finance for growth"") and the small scale (""finance for all""). Things are changing for the better in African finance. Credit growth is underway after a long pause, solid new intermediaries are entering the marketplace, and the reach of microfinance is growing steadily. Finance can be a leading sector transforming African economies - by opening up business opportunities to a wider clientele and by channeling larger resources more effectively. By providing a key alternative to govern



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910790781803321

Autore

Scheese Don.

Titolo

Nature writing : the pastoral impulse in America / / Don Scheese

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2002

ISBN

1-134-98091-4

1-138-14349-9

0-203-76088-3

1-134-98077-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (246 p.)

Collana

Genres in context

Classificazione

18.06

Disciplina

810.9/321734

Soggetti

Pastoral literature, American - History and criticism

Natural history - United States - Historiography

Country life in literature

Landscapes in literature

Nature in literature

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 (pages 183-222) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; NATURE WRITING; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Chronology; Chapter 1 Overview; Chapter 2 Walden, Ktaadn, and Walking; Chapter 3 My First Summer in the Sierra; Chapter 4 The Land of Little Rain; Chapter 5 A Sand County Almanac; Chapter 6 Desert Solitaire; Chapter 7 Pilgrim at Tinker Creek; Chapter 8 Conclusion; Bibliographic Essay; Recommended Titles; Notes and References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.