Topic Resources

Africa Development Indicators (ADI) 2007 November 14, 2007

Nov 2007 [World Bank]: Africa Development Indicators 2007 provides the most detailed collection of data on Africa. It contains over 1,000 indicators covering 53 African countries.

Enterprise Solutions to Poverty in Africa August 02, 2007

2007 [Enterprise Africa]: This special issue of Economic Affairs, the scholarly journal of London’s Institute of Economic Affairs, focuses on progress in the vital areas of entrepreneurial business development, post-conflict resolution, international trade, communications technology, and education.

Measuring the Pulse of Africa August 02, 2007

2007 [OECD]: Charts and graphs with subtexts about Africa's economic performance.

Investing in Health for Economic Development May 07, 2007

2004 [CMH]: Being healthy, meaning a complete state of physical, mental and social well-being including the absence of illnesses, is one of the goals most valued by human beings.

Economic and Political Development April 09, 2007

[Database]: This is a selective guide to resources at Columbia University Libraries and on the Internet, for conducting research on international economic and political development issues.

African Development April 09, 2007

[Journal]: Africa Development is the quarterly bilingual journal of CODESRIA published since 1976.

U.S.-Africa Economic Initiative April 09, 2007

1998 [Foreign Policy in Focus]: President Clinton’s March 1998 trip to Ghana, Uganda, Rwanda, South Africa, Botswana, and Senegal was the most extensive tour of the continent by a U.S. president and the first substantial visit since President Carter’s trip to Africa.

Promoting Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa April 09, 2007

2000 [IMF]: The Economic Issues series aims to make available to a broad readership of nonspecialists some of the economic research being produced on topical issues by IMF staff.

Right Time for Africa April 09, 2007

2006 [IMF]: Africa has come a long way. For decades after independence, countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) suffered from civil strife and "stop-go" economic policies that led to macroeconomic instability and high inflation.

Underdevelopment in Sub-Saharan Africa April 09, 2007

2005 [CATO]: Economic growth in Africa, as in the rest of the world, depends on a vibrant private sector. Entrepreneurs in Africa, however, face daunting constraints.

Raising Growth and Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa April 09, 2007

2001 [World Bank]: Sub-Saharan Africa must increase economic growth to reduce poverty and improve living standards. This article discusses some obstacles to growth in the region, as well as some policy actions that would improve its prospects.

Africa's War on Poverty Begins at Home April 09, 2007

2005 [CATO]: As the Year of Africa draws to a close, it is right and proper to reflect on the advances that the cause of African development has made in 2005. It is also important to debunk some of the myths that have arisen as a result of the media's continued focus on protectionism in rich countries and its negative effect on economic growth in Africa.

The Year of Africa's Economic Turnaround? April 09, 2007

2005 [Yale Global Online]: According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the economies of 30 African countries, as well as the continent as a whole, are projected to grow at a relatively high rate this year.

Africa: Economic Growth Lags Behind MDG Target April 09, 2007

2003 [IRIN News]: Africa’s economies grew more slowly in 2002 than in the previous year and few countries achieved the growth rate needed to meet a set of targets agreed by the world’s nations for improving the welfare of millions of people worldwide, says a report released on Wednesday by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).

Responses to Africa's Economic Decline April 09, 2007

2004 [APSR]: The 1980s were a decade of economic crisis in sub-Saharan Africa. Beleaguered by stagnant growth and mounting debt, many countries embarked on World Bank and IMF-sponsored adjustment programs.

Economic Decline in Africa April 09, 2007

2003 [NBER]: While the rest of the world's economy grew at an annual rate of close to 2 percent from 1960 to 2002, growth performance in Africa has been dismal.

Political Institutions and Economic Growth in Africa April 09, 2007

2004 [Center for the Study of African Economies]: The purpose of this paper include (a) a review of the literature on the so-called 'African dummy', (b) an explication of the system GMM method of estimation, by which Hoeffler(2002) shows the 'African dummy' to be an artifact of the application of inappropriate estimation techniques; and (c) an effort to employ this technique to measure the impact of political variables - measures of stability, regime type, and violence - on economic growth in Africa.

African Economic Growth Improving April 09, 2007

2005 [Africa Focus]: "Africa's real GDP grew by 4.6 per cent in 2004, the highest in almost a decade, up from 4.3 per cent in 2003. ... [this] reflects a continued upward trend since 1998. Unfortunately, the growth has so far not been translated to employment creation or poverty reduction." - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)

Africa Hits Record Growth April 02, 2007

2005 [BBC News]: Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa reached an eight-year high of 5% last year, according to a report by the International Monetary Fund.

Economic Growth April 02, 2007

2006 [U.S. AID]: The central challenge facing African economies is to reduce poverty through higher levels of economic growth.

African Economic Growth Falters April 02, 2007

2003 [African Recovery]: Reflecting the weaker global economy, the negative effects of low commodity prices in 2001, drought in East and Southern Africa and armed conflict in several countries, the performance of African economies fell short of expectations in 2002.