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Title : Accelerating catch-up : tertiary education for growth in Sub-Saharan Africa Material Type: printed text Publisher: Washington D.C. : The World Bank Publication Date: 2008 Pagination: xxxi, 180 p. Layout: ill. Size: 23 cm ISBN (or other code): 978-0-8213-7738-3 General note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-157) and index Languages : English (eng) Original Language : English (eng) Descriptors: Education
Health and population
Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
NutritionClass number: 338.4 Abstract: "Accelerating catch-up"- Sub-Saharan Africa has recently enjoyed a surge in economic growth due to the rising prices of its commodities and natural resources. To sustain this growth in the face of intensifying global competition, African countries may wish to align their tertiary education and research systems more closely to national economic development based on a deepening of technological capabilities and local labor markets. This will require governments and societies to make strategic choices and targeted investments in specific types of training, specific disciplinary areas, and specific institutions. The success of this strategy will depend in large measure on greater financial efforts by governments and households, new public-private partnerships that tap into business resources, the innovation of radically different, lower cost ways of providing good quality tertiary education to growing numbers of students, and greater research and development. Contents note: Introduction and Context; The Education Imperative; Improving the Performance of Tertiary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa. Record link: https://library.seeu.edu.mk/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=13303 Hold
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Barcode Call number Media type Location Section Status 4702-000494 338.4 Accel 2008 General Collection Library "Max van der Stoel" International Available E-copies
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Title : Africa at a turning point? : growth, aid, and external shocks Material Type: printed text Authors: Delfin S. Go, Editor ; John M. Page, Editor Publisher: Washington DC : The World Bank Publication Date: 2008 Pagination: xxiv, 573 p. Layout: ill. Size: 23 cm ISBN (or other code): 978-0-8213-7277-7 General note: Includes bibliographical references and index Languages : English (eng) Original Language : English (eng) Descriptors: Governance
Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
Poverty ReductionClass number: 330.967 Abstract: "Africa at a turning point?"- Since the mid-1990s, sub-Saharan Africa has experienced an acceleration of economic growth that has produced rising incomes and faster human development. However, this growth contrasts with the continent's experience between 1975 and 1995, when it largely missed out on two decades of economic progress. This disparity between Africa's current experience and its history raises questions about the continent's development. Is there a turnaround in Africa's economy? Will growth persist?Africa at a Turning Point? is a collection of essays that analyzes three interrelated aspects of Africa's recent revival. The first set of essays examines Africa's recent growth in the context of its history of growth accelerations and collapses. It seeks to answer such questions as, is Africa at a turning point? Are the economic fundamentals finally pointing toward more sustainable growth? The second set of essays looks at donor flows, which play a large role in Africa's growth. These essays focus on such issues as the management and delivery of increased aid, and the history and volatility of donor flows to Africa. The third set of essays considers the recent impact of one persistent threat to sustained growth in Africa: commodity price shocks, particularly those resulting from fluctuations in oil prices. Contents note: Is Africa’s economy at a turning point?; Patterns of long-term growth in Sub-Saharan Africa; Assessing the macroeconomic framework for scaling up foreign aid; More and better aid : how are donors doing?; The macroeconomic dynamics of scaling up foreign aid; Foreign aid, taxes, and government productivity : alternative scenarios for Ethiopia’s millennium development goal strategy; Beyond aid: new sources and innovative mechanisms for financing development in Sub-Saharan Africa; Have external shocks become more important for output fluctuations in African countries; Harnessing oil windfalls for growth in the Africa region; Managing oil revenue volatility in Nigeria : the role of fiscal policy; Evaluation of the welfare impact of higher energy prices in Madagascar; Economy wide and distributional impact of an oil price shock on the South African economy Record link: https://library.seeu.edu.mk/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=13292 Hold
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Barcode Call number Media type Location Section Status 4702-000482 330.967 God-Afr 2008 General Collection Library "Max van der Stoel" International Available
Title : Breaking the cycle : a strategy for conflict-sensitive rural growth in Burundi : main report, January, 2008 Material Type: printed text Publisher: Washington, D.C. : The World Bank Publication Date: 2008 Pagination: xviii, 132 p. Layout: ill. Size: 25 cm ISBN (or other code): 978-0-8213-7561-7 Price: Wb Donation General note: Includes bibliografical references (p. 127-132) Languages : English (eng) Original Language : English (eng) Descriptors: Agriculture
Finance and Financial Sector Development
Governance
Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
Poverty Reduction
Private Sector Development
Rural DevelopmentClass number: 338 Abstract: "Breaking the cycle"- Burundi, situated in the heart of the Great Lakes Region, is one of the poorest nations in the world. Beset by coups d'tats, presidential assassinations and genocide, the country has been caught in a cycle of violence and under-development whereby brief periods of peace have been followed by further state repression and armed conflict. The 2000 Arusha peace accords, the Pretoria agreement of late 2003, the peaceful elections of 2005, and the recent Dar es Salaam peace agreement with the Forces Nationales de Libration have ushered in a period of relative stability. This fragile political process, however, has not been matched by a parallel rebound in economic growth that has been observed in post-conflict African countries and is a precondition for long-lasting peace.This work aims to identify areas in Burundi's rural economy with the greatest immediate potential to stimulate growth and consolidate peace over the next years. The short-term focus will be on the rural economy. It is vital however that the Government of Burundi and its partners address other critical areas in the medium term to sustain growth. The industrial and service sectors are of particular significance, as they need to absorb a burgeoning, youthful and increasingly urbanized generation. The first challenge is to take stock of international best practices and Burundian history, and develop a sound agricultural base as the critical foundation for sustainable growth. Our work identifies policy reforms and investments with potential to boost food supply and strengthen export crop competitiveness, thereby expanding rural growth. Contents note: A strategy for Conflict-sensitive Growth; Burundi’s Growth: The need for long-lasting and Stable Performance; Agricultural Recovery: Food Security and Beyond; Export Crops: Toward a Significant Contribution to Growth; overcoming the main Obstacles to Growth; Record link: https://library.seeu.edu.mk/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=13315 Hold
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Barcode Call number Media type Location Section Status 4702-000499 338 Bre 2008 General Collection Library "Max van der Stoel" International Available E-copies
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Title : Fiscal policy, stabilization, and growth : prudence or abstinence? Material Type: printed text Authors: Guillermo E. Perry, Editor ; Luis Serven, Editor ; Rodrigo Suescun, Editor Publisher: Washington D.C. : The World Bank Publication Date: 2008 Pagination: xx, 329 p. Layout: ill. Size: 23 cm ISBN (or other code): 978-0-8213-7084-1 General note: Includes bibliographical references and index Languages : English (eng) Original Language : English (eng) Descriptors: Finance and Financial Sector Development
Macroeconomics and Economic GrowthClass number: 336 Abstract: Fiscal policy in Latin America has been guided primarily by short-term liquidity targets whose observance was taken as the main exponent of fiscal prudence, with attention focused almost exclusively on the levels of public debt and the cash deficit. Very little attention was paid to the effects of fiscal policy on growth and on macroeconomic volatility over the cycle. Important issues such as the composition of public expenditures (and its effects on growth), the ability of fiscal policy to stabilize cyclical fluctuations, and the currency composition of public debt were largely neglected. As a result, fiscal policy has often amplified cyclical volatility and dampened growth. Fiscal Policy, Stabilization, and Growth explores the conduct of fiscal policy in Latin America and its consequences for macroeconomic stability and long-term growth. In particular, the book highlights the procyclical and anti-investment biases embedded in the region's fiscal policies, explores their causes and macroeconomic consequences, and asesses their possible solutions. Contents note: Overview: fiscal policy, economic fluctuations and growth; Procyclical fiscal policy and volatility; Fiscal discipline, volatility and growth; The size and effectiveness of fiscal automatic stabilizers in Latin America; Fiscal federalism and procyclical spending: the cases of Argentina and Brazil; Fiscal rules and procyclicality; Fiscal policy and growth -- Fiscal discipline, public investment and growth; Incentives for public investment under fiscal rules; Improving the SGP through a proper accounting of public investment; Accrual accounting, long-term fiscal projections, and public investment; Growth and fiscal effects of infrastructure investment in Brazil Record link: https://library.seeu.edu.mk/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=13340 Hold
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Barcode Call number Media type Location Section Status 4702-000513 336 Per-Fis 2008 General Collection SEEU Library Skopje English Available
Title : Globalization for development : trade, finance, aid, migration, and policy Material Type: printed text Authors: Ian Goldin, Author ; Kenneth Reinert, Author Publisher: Washington D.C. : The World Bank Publication Date: 2006 Pagination: xix, 308 p. Layout: ill. Size: 24 cm ISBN (or other code): 978-0-8213-6274-7 General note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-284) and index (p. 285-308) Languages : English (eng) Original Language : English (eng) Descriptors: Finance and Financial Sector Development
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Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
NutritionClass number: 337.22 Abstract: "Globalization for development"-is esencial reading for anoene interested in globalization and development.It provides important new insights and perspectives into how global flows of finance, trade, migrants, and ideas shape development and advances the debate by identifying urgently needed policy changes for a more inclusive globalization.
Joseph Stiglitz, Winner of the Nobel prize for economicsand professor of economics Columbia University: Globalization may need defense, but it also needs reform.The authors tell us the story so far and go on to propos ways and means of getting to a happier ending.The ways identified,based on fine empirical assessment,certainly deserve our serious attention.
Amartya Sen,Winner of the nobel prize fot economics,Lamont University Professor and Professor of Economics an Philosophy,Harvard University: This book cuts through the confusion of many discussions of globalization.In particular it gives a clear definition in terms of the basic flows that embody interaction among countries,including trade migration and so on.This provides a clear analytical framework for analyzing the impact of globalization on development and thuson recuding poverty.It is a first-class piece of work and a ‘must-read’ for those seeking clarity on one of the great issues of our time.
Sir Nicholas Stern, Head of Government Economics Services, United Kingdom: This book draws on a wealth of cross-country experience and knowledge to demonstrate that globalization has the ability to contribute to povert alleviation, but only under certain circumstances.As such, it provides invaluable insight to development practitioners and policy makers alike.It contains not only a lucid analytical framework in which to analyze these tradeoffs,but also some invigorating ideas on how globalization can be made to work for the poor. In this, it is a vital read for anyone concerned about a fairer sharing of our communal prosperity.Contents note: Background and context; Globalization and poverty; Trade; Finance; Aid; Migration with Andrew Beath; Ideas; Towarda a policy agenda; Boxes; Figures; Tables; Record link: https://library.seeu.edu.mk/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=13275 Hold
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Barcode Call number Media type Location Section Status 4702-000475 337.22 Gol-Glo 2006 General Collection Library "Max van der Stoel" International Available E-copies
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