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Africa on the Move : Unlocking the Potential of Small Middle-Income States »
Series: Books
Author(s): Lamin Leigh , and Ali Mansoor
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 January 2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513588605.071
ISBN: 9781513588605
Keywords: Economic growth, Infrastructure, Macroprudential policies and financial stability, Economic development, Poverty eradication, environment, employment, bank, unemployment, labor
This book describes the reforms needed to move small middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa to advanced-economy status. The result of intense discussions with public officials in the countries covered, the b...
Back Matter »
Source: Africa on the Move : Unlocking the Potential of Small Middle-Income States
Series: Books
Author(s): Lamin Leigh , and Ali Mansoor
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 January 2016
ISBN: 9781513588605
Keywords: Economic growth, Infrastructure, Macroprudential policies and financial stability, Economic development, Poverty eradication, environment, employment, bank, unemployment, labor
This book describes the reforms needed to move small middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa to advanced-economy status. The result of intense discussions with public officials in the countries covered, the b...
Front Matter »
Source: Africa on the Move : Unlocking the Potential of Small Middle-Income States
Series: Books
Author(s): Lamin Leigh , and Ali Mansoor
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 January 2016
ISBN: 9781513588605
Keywords: Economic growth, Infrastructure, Macroprudential policies and financial stability, Economic development, Poverty eradication, environment, employment, bank, unemployment, labor
This book describes the reforms needed to move small middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa to advanced-economy status. The result of intense discussions with public officials in the countries covered, the b...
Chapter 5. Financial Inclusion and Stability in Africa’s Middle-Income Countries »
Source: Africa on the Move : Unlocking the Potential of Small Middle-Income States
Series: Books
Author(s): Lamin Leigh , and Ali Mansoor
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 January 2016
ISBN: 9781513588605
Keywords: Economic growth, Infrastructure, Macroprudential policies and financial stability, Economic development, Poverty eradication, environment, employment, bank, unemployment, labor
The financial sector continues to deepen and broaden in many small middle-income countries (SMICs) in sub-Saharan Africa, with global regulatory reform providing input for national regulatory settings. Altho...
Chapter 4. Increasing Productivity Growth in Small Middle-Income Countries »
Source: Africa on the Move : Unlocking the Potential of Small Middle-Income States
Series: Books
Author(s): Lamin Leigh , and Ali Mansoor
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 January 2016
ISBN: 9781513588605
Keywords: Economic growth, Infrastructure, Macroprudential policies and financial stability, Economic development, Poverty eradication, environment, employment, bank, unemployment, labor
As indicated in Chapter 1, prudent macroeconomic management and improved institutional settings in many of the small middle-income countries (SMICs) in sub-Saharan Africa resulted in impressive economic perf...
Chapter 1. Introduction »
Source: Africa on the Move : Unlocking the Potential of Small Middle-Income States
Series: Books
Author(s): Lamin Leigh , and Ali Mansoor
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 January 2016
ISBN: 9781513588605
Keywords: Economic growth, Infrastructure, Macroprudential policies and financial stability, Economic development, Poverty eradication, environment, employment, bank, unemployment, labor
Background Sub-Saharan Africa has experienced strong growth since 1992, prompting many observers to argue that the region has reached a turning point in its development history and i...
Chapter 3. Long-Term Implications of Fiscal Policy for Labor Market Outcomes »
Source: Africa on the Move : Unlocking the Potential of Small Middle-Income States
Series: Books
Author(s): Lamin Leigh , and Ali Mansoor
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 January 2016
ISBN: 9781513588605
Keywords: Economic growth, Infrastructure, Macroprudential policies and financial stability, Economic development, Poverty eradication, environment, employment, bank, unemployment, labor
Policymakers sometimes view the expansion of public employment as a useful tool for reducing high unemployment. This is probably one of the reasons public employment accounts for an important share of total...
Chapter 2. Macroeconomic Vulnerability: Reserves Adequacy and Fiscal Policy »
Source: Africa on the Move : Unlocking the Potential of Small Middle-Income States
Series: Books
Author(s): Lamin Leigh , and Ali Mansoor
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 January 2016
ISBN: 9781513588605
Keywords: Economic growth, Infrastructure, Macroprudential policies and financial stability, Economic development, Poverty eradication, environment, employment, bank, unemployment, labor
The turbulence in global markets in the past few years underscores the importance of reassessing the adequacy of international reserves, including for small middle-income countries (SMICs) in sub-Saharan Afr...
Chapter 6. Political Economy of Reform »
Source: Africa on the Move : Unlocking the Potential of Small Middle-Income States
Series: Books
Author(s): Lamin Leigh , and Ali Mansoor
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 January 2016
ISBN: 9781513588605
Keywords: Economic growth, Infrastructure, Macroprudential policies and financial stability, Economic development, Poverty eradication, environment, employment, bank, unemployment, labor
Thus far, this book has discussed the macroeconomic vulnerability faced by small middle-income countries (SMICs) in sub-Saharan Africa, assessed how labor market outcomes can be improved by reforms that cont...