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Yes Africa can : success stories from a dynamic continent / editors, Punam Chuhan-Pole and Manka Angwafo.

Contributor(s): Chuhan-Pole, Punam | Angwafo, Manka.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2011Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.Description: xiii, 477 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 28 cm.ISBN: 9780821387450 (pbk.); 0821387456 (pbk.); 9780821387467 (ebook); 0821387464 (ebook).Subject(s): Africa -- Economic policy | Africa -- Economic conditions -- 1960- | Africa -- Economic conditions -- 21st century | Africa -- Social conditions | Africa -- Politics and government -- 21st centuryDDC classification: 330.967 Online resources: Table of contents:
Contents:
Punam Chuhan-Pole, Shanatayanan Devarajan -- Tanzania : growth acceleration and increased public spending with macroeconomic stability / David O. Robinson, Matthew Gaertner, Chris Papageorgiou -- Building on growth in Uganda / Sarah Ssewanyana, John Mary Matovu, Evarist Twimukye -- Rapid growth and economic transformation in Mozambique, 1993-2009 / Antonio M.D. Nucifora, Luiz A. Pereira da Silva -- Botswana's success : good governance, good policies, and good luck / Michael Lewin -- Mauritius : an economic success story / Ali Zafar -- Cotton dependence in Burkina Faso : constraints and opportunities for balanced growth / Jonathan Kaminski -- Postconflict economic governance reform : the experience of Liberia / Vishal Gujadhur -- Decentralization in postconflict Sierra Leone : the genie is out of the bottle / Vivek Srivastava, Marco Larizza -- Transport infrastructure and the road to statehood in Somaliland / Jean-Paul Azam -- Growing Mali's mango exports : linking farmers to market through innovations in the value chain / Yéyandé Sangho, Patrick Labaste, Christophe Ravry -- Economic liberalization in Rwanda's coffee sector : a better brew for success / Karol C. Boudreaux -- Cocoa in Ghana : shaping the success of an economy / Shashi Kolavalli, Marcella Vigneri -- Apparel exports in Lesotho : the state's role in building critical mass for competitiveness / Mallika Shakya -- success of tourism in Rwanda : gorillas and more / Hannah Nielsen, Anna Spenceley.
Increasing rice productivity and strengthening food security through New Rice for Africa (NERICA) / Aliou Diagne, Soul-Kifouly Gnonna Midingoyi, Marco Wopereis, Inoussa Akintayo -- Fertilizer in Kenya : factors driving the increase in usage by smallholder farmers / Joshua Ariga, T.S. Jayne -- Malawi's agricultural input subsidy program experience over 2005-09 / Andrew Dorward, Ephraim Chirwa, T.S. Jayne -- Moneymaker pumps : creating wealth in Sub-Saharan Africa / I.V. Sijali, M.G. Mwago -- ICT in Sub-Saharan Africa : success stories / Kaoru Kimura, Duncan Wambogo Omole, Mark Williams -- Mobile payments go viral M-PESA in Kenya / Ignacio Mas, Dan Radcliffe -- Independent power projects in Sub-Saharan Africa : determinants of success / Anton Eberhard, Katharine Nawal Gratwick -- Innovative financing for health in Rwanda : a report of successful reforms / C. Sekabaraga, A. Soucat, F. Diop, G. Martin -- malaria control success story / Anne-Maryse Pierre-Louis, Jumana Qamruddin, Isabel Espinosa, Shilpa Challa -- Health extension workers in Ethiopia : improved access and coverage for the rural poor / Nejmudin Kedir Bilal, Christopher H. Herbst, Feng Zhao, Agnes Soucat, Christophe Lemiere -- Family planning trends in Sub-Saharan Africa : progress, prospects, and lessons learned / Mona Sharan, Saifuddin Ahmed, John May, Agnes Soucat -- Achieving universal primary education through school fee abolition : some policy lessons from Uganda / B. Essama-Nssah.
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Includes bibliographical references.

Overview / Punam Chuhan-Pole, Shanatayanan Devarajan -- Pt.I Tracking successful growth experiences : Tanzania : growth acceleration and increased public spending with macroeconomic stability / David O. Robinson, Matthew Gaertner, Chris Papageorgiou -- Building on growth in Uganda / Sarah Ssewanyana, John Mary Matovu, Evarist Twimukye -- Rapid growth and economic transformation in Mozambique, 1993-2009 / Antonio M.D. Nucifora, Luiz A. Pereira da Silva -- Botswana's success : good governance, good policies, and good luck / Michael Lewin -- Mauritius : an economic success story / Ali Zafar -- Cotton dependence in Burkina Faso : constraints and opportunities for balanced growth / Jonathan Kaminski -- Pt.II Post conflict situations, building institutions and governance : Postconflict economic governance reform : the experience of Liberia / Vishal Gujadhur -- Decentralization in postconflict Sierra Leone : the genie is out of the bottle / Vivek Srivastava, Marco Larizza -- Transport infrastructure and the road to statehood in Somaliland / Jean-Paul Azam -- Pt.III Leveraging sectoral advantages to expand exports : Growing Mali's mango exports : linking farmers to market through innovations in the value chain / Yéyandé Sangho, Patrick Labaste, Christophe Ravry -- Economic liberalization in Rwanda's coffee sector : a better brew for success / Karol C. Boudreaux -- Cocoa in Ghana : shaping the success of an economy / Shashi Kolavalli, Marcella Vigneri -- Apparel exports in Lesotho : the state's role in building critical mass for competitiveness / Mallika Shakya -- The success of tourism in Rwanda : gorillas and more / Hannah Nielsen, Anna Spenceley.

Pt.IV Boosting agricultural efficiency and output through targeted interventions : Increasing rice productivity and strengthening food security through New Rice for Africa (NERICA) / Aliou Diagne, Soul-Kifouly Gnonna Midingoyi, Marco Wopereis, Inoussa Akintayo -- Fertilizer in Kenya : factors driving the increase in usage by smallholder farmers / Joshua Ariga, T.S. Jayne -- Malawi's agricultural input subsidy program experience over 2005-09 / Andrew Dorward, Ephraim Chirwa, T.S. Jayne -- Moneymaker pumps : creating wealth in Sub-Saharan Africa / I.V. Sijali, M.G. Mwago -- Pt.V Engaging the private sector to upgrade infrastructure : ICT in Sub-Saharan Africa : success stories / Kaoru Kimura, Duncan Wambogo Omole, Mark Williams -- Mobile payments go viral M-PESA in Kenya / Ignacio Mas, Dan Radcliffe -- Independent power projects in Sub-Saharan Africa : determinants of success / Anton Eberhard, Katharine Nawal Gratwick -- Pt.VI Improving human development outcomes with innovative policies : Innovative financing for health in Rwanda : a report of successful reforms / C. Sekabaraga, A. Soucat, F. Diop, G. Martin -- The malaria control success story / Anne-Maryse Pierre-Louis, Jumana Qamruddin, Isabel Espinosa, Shilpa Challa -- Health extension workers in Ethiopia : improved access and coverage for the rural poor / Nejmudin Kedir Bilal, Christopher H. Herbst, Feng Zhao, Agnes Soucat, Christophe Lemiere -- Family planning trends in Sub-Saharan Africa : progress, prospects, and lessons learned / Mona Sharan, Saifuddin Ahmed, John May, Agnes Soucat -- Achieving universal primary education through school fee abolition : some policy lessons from Uganda / B. Essama-Nssah.

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