Angola : : oil, broad-based growth, and equity

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2007
• Descrizione fisica: liv, 156 pages : illustrations (some color) ; ; 26 cm
• Disciplina: 338.9673
• Soggetto topico: Diamond industry and trade - Angola; Petroleum industry and trade - Angola
• Soggetto geografico: Angola Economic conditions 1975-
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Prefácio; Sumário Executivo; Executive Summary; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF BOXES; LIST OF TABLES; Introduction; 1. Country Background: Socio-Economic Realities Before and After Independence; 2. Macroeconomic Performance in a Time of Transitions; 3. Oil Wealth: Policy Options to Manage the Windfall; 4. The Diamond Sector: A Potential Underexploited; 5. Private Sector Development and the Business Environment; 6. Removing Obstacles to Agriculture and Rural Development; 7. Supporting Livelihoods and Improving Service Delivery; Statistical Appendix ; ReferencesEndpiece; Map of Angola
• Sommario/riassunto: Once one of the world's largest staple food producers, Angola is now known as a major oil exporter - the second largest producer in sub-Saharan Africa. Angola is also the world's fourth largest producer of rough diamonds in terms of value, with the potential to become one of the leading global diamond producers. In addition to oil and diamonds, the country is well endowed with agricultural resources which remain mostly untapped. However, despite the country's significant natural wealth, a prolonged civil war, the rapid development of the oil sector, and the policies pursued after Independence
• Titolo autorizzato: Angola
• ISBN: 1-280-94028-X; 9786610940288; 0-8213-7103-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778294503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank e-Library.