Can Africa claim the 21st century? (Vol. 1 of 2) : L'Afrique peut-elle revendiquer sa place dans le 21eme siècle? (French)

Major changes are needed if Africans and their children are to claim the 21st century. With the rapidly growing population, 5 percent annual growth is needed simply to keep the number of poor from rising. Halving severe poverty by 2015 will require annual growth of more than 7 percent, along with a more equitable distribution of income. Trends in Africa will need to change radically for a catch-up process to materialize. This will require determined...

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Ali,Ali Abdel Gadir;

Dinka,Tesfaye;

Elbadawi,Ibrahim Ahmed;

Gelb,Alan Harold;

Soludo,Charles Chukwuma;

Tidrick,Gene;
Document Date
2000/04/01
Document Type
Publication
Report Number
20469
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
2 (See all volumes)
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2013/07/25
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
L'Afrique peut-elle revendiquer sa place dans le 21eme siècle?
Keywords
Economic growth

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Ali,Ali Abdel Gadir; Dinka,Tesfaye; Elbadawi,Ibrahim Ahmed; Gelb,Alan Harold; Soludo,Charles Chukwuma; Tidrick,Gene.

Can Africa claim the 21st century? (Vol. 1 of 2) : L'Afrique peut-elle revendiquer sa place dans le 21eme siècle? (French). Washington DC ; World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/497161468204561462

Can Africa claim the 21st century? (Vol. 1 of 2) : L'Afrique peut-elle revendiquer sa place dans le 21eme siècle? (French)

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