Agricultural Incentives in Sub-Saharan Africa
Agricultural Incentives in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author: Robert Frederick Townsend

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 9780821345283

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Printed on Demand. Limited stock is held for this title. If you would like to order 30 copies or more please contact [email protected] Contact [email protected], if currently unavailable. QUOTEAs we move into the 21st century, Africa faces tremendous opportunities for growth in which agriculture will continue to play a prominent role. Implementing the unfinished policy agenda is critical to realizing these opportunities.QUOTE-Hans P. Binswanger, Sector Director The main focus of this study is on improving the policy regime in Africa to stimulate agricultural growth. It examines the state of agricultural incentives in Sub-Saharan Africa, taking stock of the current policy environment and its recent evolution, to update knowledge and to help develop a stronger consensus on the appropriate policies and incentives that will stimulate agricultural growth. The global environment is examined together with the macroeconomic, export crop, food crop, and fertilizer policies in 16 African countries.

Developing a Sustainable Economy in Cameroon
Developing a Sustainable Economy in Cameroon

Author: Ajab Amin

Publisher: African Books Collective

Published: 2008-05-15

Total Pages: 439

ISBN-13: 2869783922

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Developing a Sustainable Economy in Cameroon is an ambitious effort as the authors try to set a blue print for Cameroon's economy. In the 1980s facing economic crisis, and as dictated by the structural adjustment programme, Cameroon sharply cut public investment expenditures before later cutting government consumption which were followed by privatisation, liquidation of public companies and reduction in the size of the public sector. All these measures are believed to have had devastating effects on the economy. Given the performance of the economy so far the authors suggest that much more effort, with a strong commitment of the main stakeholders, is required to guarantee sustainable economic development in Cameroon. Truly, very few countries in Africa possess such enormous human and natural resources as Cameroon does. This volume brings out the challenges Cameroon faces in its quest for development as well as for designing appropriate strategies for addressing those development challenges.

Capital Flows to South Asian and ASEAN Countries
Capital Flows to South Asian and ASEAN Countries

Author: Ishrat Husain

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 55

ISBN-13:

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Foreign direct investment has been more influential than other types of resource flows in shaping economic growth in ASEAN countries. South Asian policymakers can also facilitate the infusion of foreign direct investment flows if they pursue policies and nondistortionary incentive systems similar to those of ASEAN countries.