"The goal of the paper is to provide a comprehensive assessment of the impact of infrastructure development on growth … the impact on per capita growth of faster accumulation of infrastructure stocks and of enhancement in the quality of … that infrastructure stocks and service quality boost economic growth. The growth payoff of reaching the infrastructure …

"This paper examines the country-level dynamics of long-run growth in Africa between 1975 and 2005. The authors examine … how growth has affected mobility and the distribution of income among countries. They analyze changes in cross … of breaking up the growth histories of African economies into medium-term spells of growth accelerations and declines …

indicators. It also brings an essay on a key topic for Africa, and this years' theme is the long term growth challenges of the …Africa Development Indicators 2007/8 (ADI) is the latest annual report from the World Bank on social and economic … occurring in Africa. ADI contains statistical indicators of over 1,200 indicators and time series from 1965 for 53 countries …

simple aggregate growth models in which poverty traps can arise due to either low saving or low technology at low levels of … increases in growth. "--World Bank web site …

The size, resources, and location of the Democratic Republic of Congo have an impact on all of Central Africa. The …. The second largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo borders nine countries and has complex … economic, migration, and political relations with each of them. Its development has a significant impact on the economic growth …

constraints to the growth of tourism in Africa. Combined, these interventions will enable high-demand tourism products to compete …This paper presents the strategy vision for Africa of promoting tourism. The strategy relies on four pillars: policy …, implementation of the Africa Region Tourism Strategy, will focus interventions in these four areas in order to address the persistent …

to achieve sustainable development and poverty reduction. Despite its rapid urban growth, Africa is less than halfway … than half of Africa's population will live in its cities by 2040. In the face of rapid urbanization, there is a narrow … window of opportunity to harness the potential of cities as engines of economic growth, and use this as a powerful leverage …