Taking off from the self-evident fact that the population variable centrally figures in both labor and product markets …, this paper argues that the growth rate of population, its age structure and spatial distribution should be key … considerations in a country's development strategy to promote rapid and sustained economic growth, full employment, poverty reduction …

In the late 1990s, as economists looked back the development period in Africa since 1970s, they put forward the notion …

Taking off from the self-evident fact that the population variable centrally figures in both labor and product markets …, this paper argues that the growth rate of population, its age structure and spatial distribution should be key … considerations in a country’s development strategy to promote rapid and sustained economic growth, full employment, poverty reduction …

Assessing the consequences of population on the pace and process of economic growth is one of the oldest themes in the … consequences of demographic change. Such an approach places the population debates in perspective, and it infuses a healthy dose of … change on development have changed over time; why they have changed; what the most recent contributions to this literature …

In this chapter, we discuss whether or not governance is an important source of variation in development experiences … literature on the political economy of development. Third, improving governance necessitates understanding the nature of the …

recovery to structural transformation. This paper reviews the evolution of development theory and practice, the role of …-based strategies exemplified under the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). …

This essay reviews the historical and ongoing role played by trade in sustained high growth and human development … progress, and makes the case that the post-2015 development agenda should include considerations related to trade rules and … argues that trade led economic growth must be prioritised in the post-2015 development agenda. …

last decade. It has been suggested that Brazil's unexpected successes are the outcome of a new model of development. The … worth considering whether there are any lessons from Brazil's development policies for Sub-Saharan African countries. …

economic development. The empirical analysis performed in the thesis, and summarised here, focuses on two mayor world trends in … modern economic development, namely increasing agglomeration and rising inequalities within countries. In particular, the …