Author : African Development Bank
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780198297147
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (971 download)
Book Synopsis African Development Report 2000 by : African Development Bank
Download or read book African Development Report 2000 written by African Development Bank and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The African Development Report is a comprehensive, yet concise, analysis of the state of the African economy, examining development policy issues, which affect the economic prospects of the continent. The Report's focus this year is on the role of regional integration in promoting economicgrowth and in reducing poverty. The African Development Report 2000 will be made up of two parts contains the following sections: Part 1 provides: * The most authoritative annual survey of economic and social progress in Africa, and examines the factors behind the recent economic recovery. * Also, a detailed assessment of regional economic and social developments in Central, East, North, Southern and West Africa. * Being a millennium Report, Part I will examine the factors behind long-term economic recovery in Africa: - investigating the nature and content of Africa's recent economic performance; the forces contributing to change; the factors shaping the dynamics of African development in the postindependence era, a period, which witnessed the largest increase in human material prosperity; and the extent to which Africa is prepared to meet the challenges of a market-driven global order of the 21st century. Part 2 of the Report addresses a range of key issues relating to regional integration in Africa including: * The rationale for and significance of regional integration in Africa's economic development. * A rigorous assessment of regional integration experiences in Africa, including achievements and the challenges that lie ahead. * The imperatives of open regionalism in Africa given the developments in the international economic arena characterized by increased globalization and liberalization. * Africa's efforts to heighten its prospects for closer integration in the post Uruguay Round and to safeguard its interests in future negotiations of the World Trade Organization. * The Role of the African Development Bank Group in promoting regional integration. The African Development Bank is a multilateral development finance institution whose membership comprises all African countries and 25 from Asia, Europe, North and South America. As Africa's premier development finance institution, the Bank Group is uniquely placed to provide comprehensive analysisof economic developments and policy concerns in the region. As such, the Report is set to become a standard reference for economists and policy makers interested in African development for many years to come.