Information on "Economic Development" and "Sub-Saharan Africa"
May 2012
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May 2012
Delivering Maternal Health
Author: Vikki Chambers, David Booth
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This Briefing Paper uses new research by the Africa Power and Politics Program (APPP) to explore the factors that shape maternal health outcomes in Malawi, Niger, Rwanda and Uganda. More on «Delivering Maternal Health»
January 2012
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2012
Aid – Dinosaur or Development Engine for Sub-Saharan Africa?
Author: Stephan Klingebiel
Publisher: German Development Institute
This paper examines the changed environment for aid in Africa. More on «Aid – Dinosaur or Development Engine for Sub-Saharan Africa?»
March 2011
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Mar 2011
Civilian Skills for African Military Officers to Resolve the Infrastructure, Economic Development, and Stability Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Diane E Chido
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College (SSI)
United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) has pledged to work toward stability in Africa through enhanced partnerships with African countries, mainly through military-to-military training. More on «Civilian Skills for African Military Officers to Resolve the Infrastructure, Economic Development, and Stability Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa»
January 2011
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2011
Süd-Süd-Investitionen – eine Chance für Subsahara-Afrika?
Author: Birte Pohl
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Ausländische Direktinvestitionen in Subsahara-Afrika haben im letzten Jahrzehnt stark zugenommen. More on «Süd-Süd-Investitionen – eine Chance für Subsahara-Afrika?» -
2011
What Drives States to Support the Development of Productive Sectors?
Author: Lindsay Whitfield, Ole Therkildsen
Publisher: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
This paper reviews the many but disparate arguments on the comparative political economy of development and presents a conceptual approach that builds on the most convincing insights to date. More on «What Drives States to Support the Development of Productive Sectors?»
December 2010
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13 Dec 2010
Links Between Resource Extraction, Governance and Development
Author: Richard Auty
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
This paper addresses the analytical and empirical links between resource extraction, governance and development, with a focus on the resource-curse thesis. More on «Links Between Resource Extraction, Governance and Development»
August 2010
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Aug 2010
Where Are the BITs? How US Bilateral Investment Treaties with Africa Can Promote Development
Author: Benjamin Leo
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
This paper focuses on the role that bilateral investment treaties (BITs) can play in promoting development in sub-Saharan Africa. More on «Where Are the BITs? How US Bilateral Investment Treaties with Africa Can Promote Development»
June 2010
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Jun 2010
Mobile Phones and Economic Development in Africa
Author: Jenny C Aker, Isaac M Mbiti
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
The authors examine the growth of mobile phone technology over the past decade and consider its potential impacts upon quality of life in low-income countries, with a particular focus on sub-Saharan Africa. More on «Mobile Phones and Economic Development in Africa» -
Jun 2010
State Resilience Against the Odds
Author: Jonathan DiJohn
Publisher: Crisis States Research Centre (CSRC)
This paper attempts to explain why the Zambian state has remained resilient over the period 1960-2010 despite confronting a substantial set of crises and unfavorable ‘initial conditions’. More on «State Resilience Against the Odds»
April 2010
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Apr 2010
Challenges for the OVOP Movement in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Kiyoto Kurokawa, Fletcher Tembo, Dirk Willem te Velde
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper compares the One Village One product (OVOP) movements of Japan, Thailand, and Malawi to examine their similarities and differences and to provide Sub Sahara African countries which are adopting the OVOP approach with measures necessary to ... More on «Challenges for the OVOP Movement in Sub-Saharan Africa»
