George Kararach is an Economic Affairs Officer, Macroeconomic Policy Division, UN Economic Commission for Africa and Senior Consultant, Strategy and Operations Policy Department, The African Development Bank, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. Hany Besada is a Regional Advisor, African Minerals Development Centre, UN Economic Commission for Africa and Senior Fellow, Centre on Governance at the University of Ottawa. He is also a Research Professor, Institute of African Studies, Carleton University, Canada and Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow, United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa, Ghana.Timothy M. Shaw is Adjunct Professor at Carleton and Ottawa Universities, Ottawa, Canada.

"A valuable and wide-ranging discussion of the achievements and challenges of African development that demonstrates the importance of a 'developmental state' in enabling Africans to take charge of their own destiny." Diane Elson, Emeritus Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Essex; "A refreshing and comprehensive political economy perspective on Africa's socio-economic transformation within the post-2015 development agenda. It is a must read for both economists and non-economists who yearn for freedom from the 'Africa Rising' mantra. A highly compelling and wonderfully readable story." Khabele Matlosa, African Union Commission, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

• Introduction: Development policy, agency and Africa in the post-2015 development agenda ~ George Kararach, Hany Besada, Timothy M Shaw and Kristen Winters;The post-2015 development agenda: building global convergence on policy options ~ James Wakiaga; Debating post-2015 development-oriented reforms in Africa: agendas for action? ~ George Kararach;Public diplomacy for developmental states: Implementing the African mining vision ~ Timothy M Shaw and Leah McMillan Polonenko;The role of gender and development: where do boys count? ~ Frannie Leautier;Service-oriented government: the developmental state and service delivery in Africa after 2015 - are capacity indicators important? ~ George Kararach;Employment creation for youth in Africa: the role of extractive industries ~ Bernadette Dia Kamgnia and Victor Murinde Murinde; Financing the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Domestic revenue mobilization in Africa ~ Aniket Bhushan, Yiagadeesen Samy and Kemi Medu;Economic performance and social progress in Sub-Saharan Africa: the effect of least developed countries and fragile states ~ Manmohan Agarwal and Natasha Pirzada; From regional integration to regionalism in Africa: Building capacities for the post-Millennium Development Goals Agenda ~ Cristina D'Alessandro;Reforming the Development Banks’ Country Policy and Institutional Assessment as an aid allocation tool: the case for country self-assessment ~ George Kararach, Abbi Kedir, Frannie Léautier and Victor Murinde; Development and sustainability in a warming world: Measuring the impacts of climate change in Africa ~ Hany Besada, Fatima Denton and Ben O’Bright;African development through peace and security to sustainability ~ Karolina Werner;Conclusion: African development, political economy and the road to Agenda 2063 ~ George Kararach, Hany Besada, and Timothy M Shaw.

George Kararach is an Economic Affairs Officer, Macroeconomic Policy Division, UN Economic Commission for Africa and Senior Consultant, Strategy and Operations Policy Department, The African Development Bank, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. Hany Besada is a Regional Advisor, African Minerals Development Centre, UN Economic Commission for Africa and Senior Fellow, Centre on Governance at the University of Ottawa. He is also a Research Professor, Institute of African Studies, Carleton University, Canada and Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow, United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa, Ghana.Timothy M. Shaw is Adjunct Professor at Carleton and Ottawa Universities, Ottawa, Canada.

"A valuable and wide-ranging discussion of the achievements and challenges of African development that demonstrates the importance of a 'developmental state' in enabling Africans to take charge of their own destiny." Diane Elson, Emeritus Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Essex; "A refreshing and comprehensive political economy perspective on Africa's socio-economic transformation within the post-2015 development agenda. It is a must read for both economists and non-economists who yearn for freedom from the 'Africa Rising' mantra. A highly compelling and wonderfully readable story." Khabele Matlosa, African Union Commission, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

• Introduction: Development policy, agency and Africa in the post-2015 development agenda ~ George Kararach, Hany Besada, Timothy M Shaw and Kristen Winters;The post-2015 development agenda: building global convergence on policy options ~ James Wakiaga; Debating post-2015 development-oriented reforms in Africa: agendas for action? ~ George Kararach;Public diplomacy for developmental states: Implementing the African mining vision ~ Timothy M Shaw and Leah McMillan Polonenko;The role of gender and development: where do boys count? ~ Frannie Leautier;Service-oriented government: the developmental state and service delivery in Africa after 2015 - are capacity indicators important? ~ George Kararach;Employment creation for youth in Africa: the role of extractive industries ~ Bernadette Dia Kamgnia and Victor Murinde Murinde; Financing the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Domestic revenue mobilization in Africa ~ Aniket Bhushan, Yiagadeesen Samy and Kemi Medu;Economic performance and social progress in Sub-Saharan Africa: the effect of least developed countries and fragile states ~ Manmohan Agarwal and Natasha Pirzada; From regional integration to regionalism in Africa: Building capacities for the post-Millennium Development Goals Agenda ~ Cristina D'Alessandro;Reforming the Development Banks’ Country Policy and Institutional Assessment as an aid allocation tool: the case for country self-assessment ~ George Kararach, Abbi Kedir, Frannie Léautier and Victor Murinde; Development and sustainability in a warming world: Measuring the impacts of climate change in Africa ~ Hany Besada, Fatima Denton and Ben O’Bright;African development through peace and security to sustainability ~ Karolina Werner;Conclusion: African development, political economy and the road to Agenda 2063 ~ George Kararach, Hany Besada, and Timothy M Shaw.

George Kararach is an Economic Affairs Officer, Macroeconomic Policy Division, UN Economic Commission for Africa and Senior Consultant, Strategy and Operations Policy Department, The African Development Bank, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. Hany Besada is a Regional Advisor, African Minerals Development Centre, UN Economic Commission for Africa and Senior Fellow, Centre on Governance at the University of Ottawa. He is also a Research Professor, Institute of African Studies, Carleton University, Canada and Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow, United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa, Ghana.Timothy M. Shaw is Adjunct Professor at Carleton and Ottawa Universities, Ottawa, Canada.

"A valuable and wide-ranging discussion of the achievements and challenges of African development that demonstrates the importance of a 'developmental state' in enabling Africans to take charge of their own destiny." Diane Elson, Emeritus Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Essex; "A refreshing and comprehensive political economy perspective on Africa's socio-economic transformation within the post-2015 development agenda. It is a must read for both economists and non-economists who yearn for freedom from the 'Africa Rising' mantra. A highly compelling and wonderfully readable story." Khabele Matlosa, African Union Commission, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

• Introduction: Development policy, agency and Africa in the post-2015 development agenda ~ George Kararach, Hany Besada, Timothy M Shaw and Kristen Winters;The post-2015 development agenda: building global convergence on policy options ~ James Wakiaga; Debating post-2015 development-oriented reforms in Africa: agendas for action? ~ George Kararach;Public diplomacy for developmental states: Implementing the African mining vision ~ Timothy M Shaw and Leah McMillan Polonenko;The role of gender and development: where do boys count? ~ Frannie Leautier;Service-oriented government: the developmental state and service delivery in Africa after 2015 - are capacity indicators important? ~ George Kararach;Employment creation for youth in Africa: the role of extractive industries ~ Bernadette Dia Kamgnia and Victor Murinde Murinde; Financing the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Domestic revenue mobilization in Africa ~ Aniket Bhushan, Yiagadeesen Samy and Kemi Medu;Economic performance and social progress in Sub-Saharan Africa: the effect of least developed countries and fragile states ~ Manmohan Agarwal and Natasha Pirzada; From regional integration to regionalism in Africa: Building capacities for the post-Millennium Development Goals Agenda ~ Cristina D'Alessandro;Reforming the Development Banks’ Country Policy and Institutional Assessment as an aid allocation tool: the case for country self-assessment ~ George Kararach, Abbi Kedir, Frannie Léautier and Victor Murinde; Development and sustainability in a warming world: Measuring the impacts of climate change in Africa ~ Hany Besada, Fatima Denton and Ben O’Bright;African development through peace and security to sustainability ~ Karolina Werner;Conclusion: African development, political economy and the road to Agenda 2063 ~ George Kararach, Hany Besada, and Timothy M Shaw.