This database is the Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report. This collection of indicators provide national data figures for nearly all African countries, as well as for the rest of the world.

Cover -- Half-title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures, Tables and Boxes -- List of Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Food: For Whose Table? -- 3 Water: Flowing in the Wrong Direction -- 4 Energy: Powerful Forces -- 5...

This database is the Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report. This collection of indicators provide national data figures for nearly all African countries, as well as for the rest of the world.

"The Great Surge tells the remarkable story of this unprecedented economic, social, and political transformation. It shows how the end of the Cold War, the development of new technologies, globalization, courageous local leadership, and in some cases, good fortune, have combined to dramatically...

This database is the Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report. This collection of indicators provide national data figures for nearly all African countries, as well as for the rest of the world.

Since the early 1950s East Asia (China, Taiwan and South Korea) and South-East Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam) have, despite war and other challenges, managed to transform the lives of their people, whereas South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka) has lagged...

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Development, social justice and the limits of public policy -- Why has Pakistan's economy under-performed? -- The social sectors in pakistan : a story of neglect -- The cultural setting : patronage and rent-seeking -- The political economy of...

Making sense of Saudi Arabia is crucially important today. The kingdom's western province contains the heart of Islam, and it is the United States' closest Arab ally and the largest producer of oil in the world. However, the country is undergoing rapid change: its aged leadership is ceding power...