Attacking Africa's Poverty : Experience from the Ground
, by Fox, Louise; Liebenthal, Robert; Fox, M. Louise
- ISBN: 9780821363225 | 0821363220
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 3/1/2006
They suggest that countries need a government leadership committed to both democracy and development that bases decisions on a rational assessment of realities and the values of inclusiveness and justice, as well as a conducive external environment, with an expanding and accessible international trading environment.
| Foreword | p. xi |
| Preface | p. xiii |
| Abbreviations and Acronyms | p. xvii |
| Attacking Poverty in Africa | |
| The Political Economy of Pro-Poor Policies in Africa: Lessons from the Shanghai Conference Case Studies | p. 3 |
| Sustaining Growth and Achieving Deep Reductions in Poverty: How Uganda Recovered after Conflict | p. 39 |
| Improving the Investment Climate | |
| Ensuring Security and Justice: Routes to Reconciliation in Rwanda | p. 71 |
| Fueling Cooperation: A Regional Approach to Reducing Poverty in the Senegal River Basin | p. 95 |
| Exporting Out of Africa: The Kenya Horticulture Success Story | p. 117 |
| Leapfrogging into the Information Economy: Harnessing Information and Communications Technologies in Botswana, Mauritania, and Tanzania | p. 149 |
| Delivering Services to Poor People | |
| Equity Building Society: Scaling Up Microfinance in Kenya | p. 177 |
| From Donor-sponsored Microfinance Project to Commercial Bank: Increasing the Outreach of the Kenya Rural Enterprise Programme | p. 195 |
| Reducing Poverty through Free Primary Education: Learning from the Experiences of Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, and Uganda | p. 227 |
| Improving Water and Sanitation Services in Rural Areas: Lessons Learned from Ghana, Lesotho, and South Africa | p. 257 |
| Defeating Riverblindness: Thirty Years of Success in Africa | p. 285 |
| Using Social Investment Funds in Africa: Scaling Up Poverty Reduction in Malawi and Zambia | p. 319 |
| Turning the Tide: How Openness and Leadership Stemmed the Spread of HIV/AIDS in Uganda | p. 343 |
| Notes | p. 371 |
| Index | p. 379 |
| Figures | |
| Per Capita GDP Growth, 1983-2001 | p. 40 |
| Growth in GDP, Agriculture, Industry, and Services in Uganda, 1991/02-2001/02 | p. 51 |
| Poverty in Uganda by Region, 1992/93-2002/03 | p. 55 |
| Real GDP and GDP Growth in Rwanda, 1982-2002 | p. 89 |
| The Senegal River Basin | p. 101 |
| Exports of Major Horticultural Products Rise Rapidly in the 1990s | p. 121 |
| Fresh Vegetable Exports from Kenya, 1991-2002 | p. 135 |
| Teledensity in Botswana, Mauritania, and Tanzania, 1998-2003 | p. 157 |
| Annual Change in Teledensity in Botswana, Mauritania, and Tanzania, 1998-2003 | p. 157 |
| Number of Deposit Accounts, 1994-2004 | p. 178 |
| Distribution of Clients | p. 183 |
| Distribution of Deposit Size by Number of Depositors and Deposit Balance | p. 184 |
| Average Loan Size by Borrower Category | p. 185 |
| Accumulated Profit/Loss, 1993-2003 | p. 187 |
| Rural Outreach, Equity Building Society, 2003 | p. 189 |
| Structure of K-Rep Group of Companies | p. 202 |
| Phased Strategy for Controlling Riverblindness | p. 290 |
| Progress of the Onchocerciasis Control Program, Phase I | p. 294 |
| Scaling Up for Additional Interventions | p. 310 |
| HIV Prevalence in Uganda, 1994-2003 | p. 346 |
| HIV Prevalence among Women Seeking Prenatal Care in Major Towns | p. 346 |
| Coordination of Uganda's National HIV/AIDS Partnerships | p. 357 |
| Decentralized Coordination of Districts and Urban Centers in Uganda | p. 358 |
| Boxes | |
| Chronology of Reform in Uganda, 1986-2001 | p. 41 |
| Security, a Lingering Concern | p. 43 |
| A Brief History of Rwanda | p. 72 |
| Chronology of Events in Rwanda Before and After the 1994 Genocide | p. 74 |
| Putting Down Arms: Returning to Civilian Life in Rwanda | p. 78 |
| How the Genocide Affected Rwanda's Economy and Demographics | p. 88 |
| Chronology of Cooperation in the Senegal River Basin | p. 97 |
| A Tale of Two Countries: How Cooperation Has Affected People's Lives in Senegal and Guinea | p. 100 |
| Changing People's Lives by Providing Clean Water | p. 104 |
| Keeping Fish Cold in Senegal | p. 107 |
| Resolving Conflicts among Water Users in Diawling National Park | p. 110 |
| Multinational Company Shows the Way: Del Monte and Canned Pineapples | p. 120 |
| Agnes Aronya, Packhouse Employee | p. 126 |
| David Tinega, Packhouse Manager | p. 127 |
| Jane Mutuli Munyoki, Smallholder Farmer | p. 129 |
| Tiku Shah, Sunripe Director | p. 131 |
| Ben Mwangi, Farm Owner, Contract Grower | p. 134 |
| How Plugged in Is Africa? | p. 151 |
| Using Mobile Phones to Communicate with Nomads in the Sahara Desert | p. 152 |
| Selling ICT Products and Services in Botswana, Mauritania, and Tanzania | p. 160 |
| The Path to Independence: A Client's Story | p. 186 |
| Helping the Poor through Credit | p. 198 |
| How Did K-Rep's Transformation Affect Poor People in Kenya? | p. 217 |
| Important New Concepts in Water and Sanitation Development: Community Management, Human Development, Human Rights, and Empowerment | p. 259 |
| Chronology of the National Rural Water Sector Program in Ghana | p. 261 |
| Chronology of the National Rural Sanitation Program in Lesotho | p. 264 |
| A Latrine Builder's Story | p. 266 |
| Chronology of the National Water and Sanitation Program in South Africa | p. 267 |
| Equity of Access and the Free Basic Water Policy in South Africa | p. 268 |
| How Comprehensive is Rural Water and Sanitation Coverage in Ghana, Lesotho, and South Africa? | p. 270 |
| Creating Water and Sanitation Programs That Are Well Suited to the National Economic Context | p. 273 |
| What Do Ghanaians Think about Their Water and Sanitation Services? | p. 275 |
| Kader Asmal, South Africa's Water Rights Advocate | p. 278 |
| Chronology of Riverblindness Control in Sub-Saharan Africa | p. 286 |
| Thirty Years of Achievement in Fighting Riverblindness | p. 288 |
| The Human Face of Riverblindness: A Nigerian Woman's Daily Torment | p. 291 |
| Robert McNamara's Vision for Controlling Riverblindness | p. 293 |
| Using a Veterinary Drug to Control a Human Disease: How Merck & Co. Decided to Donate Mectizan to Fight Riverblindness | p. 300 |
| How Do Community-directed Treatments Compare with Treatments Provided by Regular Health Services? | p. 302 |
| Scaling Up Riverblindness Control in Nigeria | p. 305 |
| Building Capacity Where Health Services Are Weakest | p. 307 |
| Seven Lessons about Partnership | p. 312 |
| Chronology of Zambia's Social Investment Funds | p. 322 |
| Chronology of the Malawi Social Action Fund (MASAF) | p. 322 |
| Changing People's Lives in Malawi | p. 329 |
| Building Bridges, Transforming Lives | p. 331 |
| Chronology of HIV/AIDS-related Events in Uganda | p. 344 |
| Tables | |
| Employment in the Horticulture Export Industry, 2003 | p. 123 |
| Income and Poverty Levels for Horticulture and Nonhorticulture Households, 2001 | p. 125 |
| Telecommunications Access in Botswana, Mauritania, and Tanzania, 1998-2003 | p. 155 |
| Information and Communications Technology Statistics for Botswana as of November 30, 2003 | p. 169 |
| Subscriber Base and Teledensity in Botswana as of November 30, 2003 | p. 170 |
| Other Licensed Operators in Botswana as of November 30, 2003 | p. 170 |
| Information and Communications Technology Statistics for Mauritania as of End of December 2002 | p. 170 |
| Subscriber Base in Mauritania as of End of December 2002 | p. 171 |
| Information and Communications Technology Statistics for Tanzania, 2003 | p. 171 |
| Subscriber Base in Tanzania, 2003 | p. 171 |
| Other Licensed Operators in Tanzania, 2003 | p. 172 |
| Other ICT Services in Tanzania, 2003 | p. 172 |
| Outreach and Performance, 1991-98 | p. 200 |
| Breakdown of Shareholding in K-Rep Bank, December 1999 | p. 207 |
| Client Outreach Before and After Transformation, 1991-2003 | p. 212 |
| Breakdown of K-Rep Bank's Loan Portfolio in December 1999-2002 | p. 214 |
| Average Deposit Sizes for K-Rep Bank Customers as of December 2003 | p. 215 |
| Comparative Financial Results | p. 223 |
| Poverty Indicators in Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, and Uganda, 2002 | p. 229 |
| Economic Profiles of Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, and Uganda, 2000 | p. 230 |
| Education Outcomes in Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, and Uganda Before and After Introduction of Free Primary Education | p. 240 |
| Scaling up Phase II, 1996-2003 | p. 306 |
| Education, Health, Water, and Sanitation Outputs of the Social Investment Funds in Malawi and Zambia | p. 326 |
| Capacity-building Ladder for Scaling Up Local Government Capacity | p. 333 |
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