The CFA franc zone : economic development and the post-Covid recovery / / Ali Zafar

• Autore: Zafar Ali
• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 332.456609660917541
• Soggetto topico: Monetary unions; Economic development; COVID-19 (Disease) - Economic aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. The Context -- 2. The Institutional Arrangements that Govern the Zone -- 3. History of the CFA Zone -- 4. The Macron and Ouattara Reform of the CFA -- 5. The Problem with the CFA Zone -- 6. Reforming and Modernizing the Zone with Currency Flexibility -- 7. The Roadmap for a Better Future -- 8. Poverty Traps in the Sahel -- 9. Dutch Disease and Resource Curse in CEMAC -- 10. The Underperforming Private Sector -- 11. Stagnant Agriculture and the Lack of Structural Transformation -- 12. Climate Change and Migration -- 13. The Tragedy of Lower Quality Economic Analysis for Poorer Countries -- 14. Geopolitics, France, and African Elites: The Political Economy -- 15. The Triumph of Politics over Economics -- 16. How Britain was Different: The Story of the Sterling Zone -- 17. Exits from the CFA style arrangements: Experience of Mauritania Morocco, and Vietnam -- 18. Colonialism, Racism, and Black Lives -- 19. The Winds of Change -- 20. Less Competitive Economies -- 21. Political Economy of Urban Bias against Rural Poor -- 22. Coping with Shocks: Erratic Public Investment in CFA Zone -- 23. Lack of Independent Monetary Policy and Financial Intermediation Challenges -- 24. Importance of Flexible Exchange Rate to Deal with Covid Shocks -- 25. Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the CFA Zone -- 26. What is Happening to Growth and Inflation -- 27. Widening Twin Deficits in the Subzones -- 28. Accelerating Debt -- 29. Recent Misalignment -- 30. Getting out of the Impasse: Exchange Rate Options for the CFA Zone -- 31. Alternative Pegs for the CFA: Basket, Separate Pegs for UEMOA and CEMAC, Peg to Dollar -- 32. Possible Floating Arrangements for the CFA: Managed and Free Floating -- 33. Goodbye CFA: Ten Steps Exchange Rate Reform Roadmap for a post-Covid World -- 34. How to Address Growing CFA Zone Debt -- 35. Strengthen Supply Chains, Reduce Transport Costs, and Accelerate Accelerate Regional -- Integration -- 36. Time to Support SME Development in theCFA Zone.
• Sommario/riassunto: " Contains case studies and real life examples to highlight the challenges and opportunities within the CFA franc zone Links the CFA franc zone to broader discussions on African development and employment Utilizes graphs and diagrams to illustrate key trends and developments seen within the CFA franc zone"--Provided by publisher.
• Titolo autorizzato: The CFA Franc Zone
• ISBN: 3-030-71006-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910483062503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II