African Development Report 2000 - Softcover

Bank, The African Development

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198297149 ISBN 13: 9780198297147

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2000

Synopsis

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 for 2000 is the role of regional integration in promoting economic growth and in reducing poverty. The Report is made up of two parts. Part 1 provides an authoritative annual survey of economic and social progress in Africa, and examines the factors behind the recent economic recovery. It also offers a detailed assessment of regional economic and social developments in Central, East, North, Southern and West Africa. Being a millennium Report, Part I examines 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 post independence 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. These include 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; and the imperatives of open regionalism in Africa given the developments in the international economic arena characterized by increased globalization and liberalization. It also explores 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, and looks at the role of the African Development Bank Group in promoting regional integration.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198297149
• ISBN 13: 9780198297147
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 251