Building Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa's Fragile States / Enrique Gelbard, Corinne Delechat, Ejona Fuli, Mumtaz Hussain, Ulrich Jacoby, Dafina Glaser, Marco Pani, Gustavo Ramirez, Rui Xu.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Gelbard, Enrique.

Contributor:

Delechat, Corinne.

Fuli, Ejona.

Glaser, Dafina.

Hussain, Mumtaz.

Jacoby, Ulrich.

Pani, Marco.

International Monetary Fund, Editor.

Series:

Departmental Papers; Departmental Paper ; No. 2015/007

Departmental Papers

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (99 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This paper analyzes the persistence of fragility in some sub-Saharan African states and the multiple dimensions of state weakness that are simultaneously at play. This study also provides an overview of the analytics of fragility, conflict, and international engagement with fragile states before turning to an assessment of the current state of affairs and the areas in which there has been progress in building resilience. The paper also looks at the role of fiscal policies and institutions and analyzes growth accelerations and decelerations. Seven country case studies help identify more concretely some key factors at play, and the diversity of paths followed, with an emphasis on the sequencing of reforms. The paper concludes with a summary of the main findings and policy implications.

Contents:

Building resilience in sub-saharan Africa's fragile states

Contents

1. Introduction

2. The Analytics of Fragility

3. Measuring Fragility, Economic Performance, and Social Outomes

4. The Role of Fiscal Policies and Institutions

5. Growth Performance

6. Case Studies

7. Timing of Progress and Sequencing of Reforms

8. Conclusions

References.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781513500317

1513500317

9781513500539

1513500538