Africa : : Adjustment to the Challenges of Globalization / / Laura Wallace

• Autore: Wallace Laura
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 1999
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (214 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.96
• Soggetto topico: Free trade - Africa; Structural adjustment (Economic policy) - Africa; Investments, Foreign - Africa; Banks and Banking; Exports and Imports; Labor; Public Finance; Industries: Financial Services; National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General; Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity; Banks; Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages; Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations; International Investment; Long-term Capital Movements; Public finance & taxation; Banking; International economics; Civil service & public sector; Labour; income economics; Finance; Expenditure; Public employment; Trade liberalization; Commercial banks; International trade; Financial institutions; Foreign direct investment; Balance of payments; Trade policy; Expenditures, Public; Banks and banking; Commercial policy; Economic theory; Civil service
• Soggetto geografico: Africa Economic policy Congresses; Uganda
• Note generali: "Proceedings of a seminar held in Paris, May 4-5, 1998."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Overview""; ""Session I Improving the Environment for Private Investment and Activities""; ""Opening Remarks""; ""Lessons on Regulatory Reform: The Philippinesâ€? Experience""; ""Lessons on Regulatory Reform: Kenyaâ€?s Experience""; ""Comments""; ""General Discussion""; ""Developing Sound Banking Systems and Practices in Africa""; ""Relevance of Banking Lessons for Africa: Zimbabweâ€?s Experience""; ""Comments""; ""General Discussion""; ""Liberalizing the Trade System""; ""Comments""; ""General Discussion"" ; ""Session II Strengthening the Contribution of Government""""Better Public Sector Resource Management: Capacity Building and Good Governance""; ""Comments""; ""General Discussion""; ""Quality and Composition of Public Spending in Africa: Suggestions for Increased Effectiveness""; ""Comments""; ""General Discussion""; ""Session III Reform Priorities for Africa""; ""Panel Discussion""; ""General Discussion""; ""Concluding Remarks""; ""List of Participants""
• Sommario/riassunto: Sub-Saharan Africa needs much faster economic growth and more effective economic, financial, and social policies if it is to make up for lost ground and reduce the number of people living in abject poverty. Edited by Laura Wallace, this volume presents the proceedings of a May 1998 seminar in Paris, organized jointly by the IMF and the Japanese Ministry of Finance, on ways to accelerate Africa's growth in our increasingly globalized world. Senior African and Asian government officials, representatives from multicultural institutions, donors, academics, and private sector participants gathered to discuss how to improve the private investment environment in African countries and take advantage of globalization's benefits while minimizing its risks, and how to strengthen the contribution of government in areas of capacity building, good governance, effective public resource management, and improved quality and composition of government spending.
• Titolo autorizzato: Africa
• ISBN: 1-4623-8760-8; 1-4552-9198-6; 1-283-53791-5; 9786613850362; 1-4552-1628-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780757603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Books