Attacking Africa's Poverty : Experience from the Ground.

By all measures, poverty in Africa as a whole has increased and deepened. But in fact, Africa contains a number of undocumented success stories of poverty reduction. This book presents case studies of thirteen of these success stories, giving grounds for some real hope, and providing useful learning...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: World Bank
Otros Autores: Fox, M. Louise, Liebenthal, Robert
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2006.
Colección:World Bank e-Library.
Temas:
Economic assistance > Africa > Case studies.
Poverty > Africa > Case studies.
Economic development projects > Africa > Case studies.
Aide économique > Afrique > Études de cas.
Pauvreté > Afrique > Études de cas.
Dépenses récurrentes > Afrique > Études de cas.
Projets de développement économique > Afrique > Études de cas.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Macroeconomics.
Economic assistance
Economic development projects
Poverty
Armut
Wirtschaftspolitik
Armoede.
Economische ontwikkeling.
Aide économique.
Développement économique.
Lutte contre la pauvreté
Africa
Afrika.
Afrique.
Case studies
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The political economy of pro-poor policies in Africa : lessons from the Shanghai Conference case studies / Rwekaza Mukandala, Louise Fox, Robert Liebenthal
  • Sustaining growth and achieving deep reductions in poverty : how Uganda recovered after conflict
  • Ensuring security and justice : routes to reconciliation in Rwanda / Bob Burgoyne, Matthew Maguire
  • Fueling cooperation : a regional approach to reducing poverty in the Senegal River Basin / Undala Alam, Ousmane Dione
  • Exporting out of Africa : the Kenya horticulture success story / Phil English, Steve Jaffee, Julius Okello
  • Leapfrogging into the information economy : harnessing information and communications technologies in Botswana, Mauritania, and Tanzania / Joseph O. Okpaku, Sr.
  • Equity building society : scaling up microfinance in Kenya / Tamara Cook
  • From donor-sponsored microfinance project to commercial bank : increasing the outreach of the Kenya Rural Enterprise Programme / John Nyerere, Sharon Maviala
  • Reducing poverty through free primary education : learning from the experiences of Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, and Uganda / Roger Avenstrup
  • Improving water and sanitation services in rural areas : lessons learned from Ghana, Lesotho, and South Africa / Jon Lane
  • Defeating riverblindness : thirty years of success in Africa / Jesse B. Bump [and others]
  • Using social investment funds in Africa : scaling up poverty reduction in Malawi and Zambia / Wim H. Alberts, John T. Milimo, Colin Wilshaw
  • Turning the tide : how openness and leadership stemmed the spread of HIV/AIDS in Uganda / Narathius Asingwire, Swizen Kyomuhendo.

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