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32 produkter
Contemporary Migration to South Africa
A Regional Development Issue
Av Aurelia Segatti, Loren Landau
Häftad, 2011
405 kr
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Building on global interest in migration development, the volume draws attention to one of the most important migration systems in sub-Saharan Africa. It reviews South Africa’s approach to international migration in the post-apartheid period from a regional development perspective, highlighting key …
Youth Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa
Häftad, 2014
405 kr
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High fertility and declining mortality rates have led to a very young population in most Sub-Saharan African countries. The region's labour force is expected to increase by 11 million a year over the next 10 years. Most of this increase will be new entrants seeking their first job. While the …
Tourism in Africa
Harnessing Tourism for Growth and Improved Livelihoods
Av Iain Christie, Eneida Fernandes m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
475 kr
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Governments in Africa are showing increasing interest in tourism as a source of growth and diversification. Recent work indicates that tourism in Africa can contribute effectively to economic development. The tourism industry throughout Africa often operates below international competitive …
Safety Nets in Africa
Effective Mechanisms to Reach the Poor and Most Vulnerable
Av World Bank, Carlo Del Ninno m. fl.
Häftad, 2015
417 kr
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Given that most African countries face difficult decisions about how to allocate limited resources among different social programs, evidence is important.This book demonstrates that it is possible to reach the poorest and most vulnerable with safety net programs, and provides lessons for the …
Challenge of Stability and Security in West Africa
Av Alexandre Marc, Neelam Verjee m. fl.
Häftad, 2015
358 kr
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Since independence, the West African sub-region has been an arena for a number of large-scale conflicts and civil wars, as well as simmering and low-intensity uprisings. Contrary to perceptions, West Africa in its post-independence history has experienced fewer conflict events and fatalities from …
Enhancing the Climate Resilience of Africa's Infrastructure
The Power and Water Sectors
Av World Bank, Agence Franðaise de Dâveloppement m. fl.
Häftad, 2015
348 kr
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To sustain Africa's growth, and accelerate the eradication of extreme poverty, investment in infrastructure is fundamental. In 2010, the Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic found that to enable Africa to fill its infrastructure gap, some US$93 billion per year for the next decade will need to …
Africa's Demographic Transition
Dividend or Disaster?
Av World Bank, David Canning m. fl.
Häftad, 2015
405 kr
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Africa is poised on the edge of a potential takeoff to sustained economic growth. This takeoff can be abetted by a demographic dividend from the changes in population age structure. Declines in child mortality, followed by declines in fertility, produce a 'bulge' generation and a large number of …
Le Système D'approvisionnement En Terres Dans Les Villes D'Afrique De L'Ouest
L'exemple De Bamako
Av Alain Durand-Lasserve, Maÿlis Durand-Lasserve m. fl.
Häftad, 2015
358 kr
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Les marchés fonciers urbains et périurbains des villes d’Afrique de l’Ouest en expansion rapide opèrent dans des contextes où coexistent des régimes fonciers différents et où les procédures d’accès aux terrains sont complexes. Un cadre d’analyse faisant défaut jusqu’ici, ce livre propose une …
Les Filets Sociaux En Afrique
Des Méthodes Efficaces Pour Cibler Les Populations Pauvres Et Vulnérables En Afrique Sub-Saharienne
Av Carlo Del Ninno, Bradford Mills
Häftad, 2015
417 kr
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The need for safety nets in Sub-Saharan Africa is vast. In addition to being the world’s poorest region, Sub-Saharan Africa is also one of the most unequal. In this context, redistribution must be seen as a legitimate way to fight poverty and ensure shared prosperity †“ and all the more so in …
Highways to Success or Byways to Waste
Estimating the Economic Benefits of Roads in Africa
Av Rubaba Ali, Alvaro Barra m. fl.
Häftad, 2015
417 kr
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Roads are the arteries through which the economy pulses. They connect sellers to markets, workers to jobs, students to education, and the sick to hospitals. Hence financing and investing in transportation infrastructure remains a cornerstone of the global development agenda.
Confronting Drought in Africa's Drylands
Opportunities for Enhancing Resilience
Av World Bank, Raffaello Cervigni m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
462 kr
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Using an original modeling framework, this report identifies promising interventions, quantifies their likely costs and benefits, and describes the policy trade-offs that will need to be addressed to reduce the vulnerability and increase the resilience of the hundreds of millions of people living …
Mining in Africa
Are Local Communities Better Off
Häftad, 2017
462 kr
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This study focuses on the local and regional impact of large-scale gold mining in Africa in the context of a mineral boom in the region since 2000. It contributes to filling a gap in the literature on the welfare effects of mineral resources, which, until now, has concentrated more on the national …
La Transition Démographique De L'Afrique
Dividende Ou Catastrophe?
Av David Canning, Sangeeta Raja m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
462 kr
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Résumé : L'Afrique est sur le bord d'un lancement potentiel de croissance économique soutenue. Cette ascension peut être accélérée par un dividende démographique dû aux changements dans la structure par âge de la population. Les baisses de la mortalité infantile, suivies par la baisse de la …
Reaping Richer Returns
Public Spending Priorities for African Agriculture Productivity Growth
Häftad, 2017
475 kr
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A crucial element in enhancing agricultural productivity growth in Africa is improving the provision of productive investments through more and better public spending in agriculture. Agricultural public spending in Africa not only lags behind other developing regions by several metrics of volume, …
Realizing the Full Potential of Social Safety Nets in Africa
Av Kathleen Beegle, Aline Coudouel m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
405 kr
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Despite a period of strong economic growth and improvements in many dimensions of welfare, extreme poverty remains a pervasive and complex phenomenon in Sub-Saharan Africa (referred to as Africa in this report). Part of the agenda in recent years to tackle poverty in Africa has been the launching …
Electricity Access in Sub-Saharan Africa
Uptake, Reliability, and Complementary Factors for Economic Impact
Av Moussa P. Blimpo, Malcolm Cosgrove-Davies
Häftad, 2019
462 kr
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Most African households cannot afford electricity access and consumption needed to enhance their economic wellbeing. This research argues that a sustainable path for universal access requires a focus on the productive use.
Perspectives (French)
L'école Au Service De L'apprentissage En Afrique
Av Sajitha Bashir, Marlaine Lockheed m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
614 kr
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This book lays out a range of policy and implementation actions that are needed for countries in sub-Saharan Africa to meet the challenge of improving learning while expanding access and completion of basic education for all.
Mining in Africa (French)
Are Local Communities Better Off?
Av Punam Chuhan-Pole, Andrew L. Dabalen m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
518 kr
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Africa's resource boom has lifted growth, but has been less successful in improving people's lives. Yet much of the focus in academic and policy circles has been on appropriate management of the macro-fiscal and governance risks that have historically undermined development outcomes.
All Hands on Deck
Reducing Stunting Through Multisectoral Efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa
Av Emmanuel Skoufias, Katja Vinha m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
475 kr
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This book lays the groundwork for more effective multisectoral action on reducing stunting by analyzing and generating empirical evidence useful for informing the joint targeting of nutrition sensitive interventions in countries in Sub-Sahara Africa.
Future of Work in Africa
Harnessing the Potential of Digital Technologies for All
Av Mark Dutz, Jieun Choi m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
475 kr
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The Future of Work in Africa focuses on the key themes of creating productive jobs and addressing the needs of those left behind. It highlights how global trends, especially the adoption of digital technologies, may change the nature of work in Sub-Saharan Africa by creating new opportunities and …
Accès à L'électricité En Afrique Subsaharienne
Demande, Fiabilité, Et Facteurs Complémentaires Pour Un Impact économique
Av Moussa P. Blimpo, Malcolm Cosgrove-Davies
Häftad, 2020
475 kr
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Un rapport de la Banque mondiale recommande aux gouvernements des pays d' Afrique subsaharienne d'investir dans des plans d'etectrification coordonnes a long terme pour atteindre plus rapidement leurs objectifs de developpernent.
Le Développement Des Compétences En Afrique Subsaharienne, Un Exercice D’équilibre
Investir Dans Les Compétences Pour La Productivité, L’inclusion Et L’adaptabilité
Av Omar Arias, David K. Evans m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
559 kr
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Malgré la forte croissance économique que l'Afrique subsaharienne a connue ces vingt dernières années, les niveaux de transformation économique, de réduction de la pauvreté et de développement des compétences dans cette partie du monde sont bien inférieurs à ceux des autres régions. Des …
Food Systems in Africa
Rethinking the Role of Markets
Av Gaëlle Balineau, Arthur Bauer m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
504 kr
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Food for cities in Africa is changing under the triple effect of growth demography, urbanization and transformations in agricultural production and trade. These changes create risks: African cities increasingly face the challenges of undernutrition and malnutrition. But they also generate new …
L'industrialisation En Afrique Subsaharienne
Saisir Les Opportunités Offertes Par Les Chaînes De Valeur Mondiales
Av Kaleb G. Abreha, Woubet Kassa m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
509 kr
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Ce rapport réévalue la perspective pour l'industrialisation de jouer un rôle essentiel dans le développement des pays d'Afrique subsaharienne et montre que l'industrie manufacturière représente une voie viable de transformation structurelle par l'intégration des chaînes de valeur mondiales.
Migrants, Markets, and Mayors
Rising Above the Employment Challenge in Africa's Secondary Cities
Av Luc Christiaensen, Nancy Lozano
Häftad, 2024
500 kr
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In a rapidly urbanizing world, mayors often see migrants as a burden to their cities' labor markets and a threat to their development. Drawing on national household surveys and four secondary city case studies in Africa, this report finds that migrants can strengthen the urban labor force.
Les Ressources Naturelles, Un Enjeu Clé Pour L'avenir De I'Afrique
Ressources Naturelles Et Transformation économique Dans Un Contexte De Transition Vers Des économies Décarbonées
Av James Cust, Albert Zeufack m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
638 kr
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Ce rapport examine la contribution que peuvent avoir les ressources naturelles que possede I'Afrique a sa transformation economique, et les consequences d'une transition vers une economie decarbonisee pour les pays riches en ressources.
Migrants, Marchés Et Maires
Répondre Aux Défis De L'emploi Dans Les Villes Secondaires Africaines
Av Luc Christiaensen, Nancy Lozano-Gracia m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
566 kr
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La présente étude s'appuie sur des données démographiques, des travaux de recherche, des entretiens avec des informateurs clés, ainsi que des études empiriques pour mieux comprendre comment les migrants qui rejoignent les villes secondaires d'Afrique s'intègrent aux marchés du travail urbain.
Inequalities in Sub-Saharan Africa
Multidimensional Perspectives and Future Challenges
Av Anda David, Murray Leibbrandt m. fl.
Häftad, 2025
549 kr
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The growing disparity between the rich and poor is a critical challenge, irrespective of a country's per capita GDP. Rising inequalities pose substantial barriers to sustainable development, and it is within this context that this book offers a comprehensive analysis of the current challenges and …
Migration
Africa's Untapped Potential
Av Mohamed Abdel Jelil, Samik Adhikari m. fl.
Häftad, 2025
500 kr
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Africa's growing youth population presents an untapped migration potential, but challenges like low economic growth, conflict, and climate change persist.
Integrating Africa
From Threads to Hubs
Av Woubet Kassa, Hiau Looi Kee m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
500 kr
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Amid global fragmentation and trade uncertainty, the book redefines regional integration as a strategic response. It presents a four-pillar blueprint: regional value chains, lower trade frictions, stronger regional agreements, and regional public goods; offering evidence-based strategies to turn …
