African Successes, Volume II : Human Capital / Sebastian Edwards, Simon Johnson, David N. Weil.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edwards, Sebastian, Editor.

Johnson, Simon, Editor.

Weil, David N., Editor.

Series:

National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.

National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Africa.

Economic development.

Africa--Economic conditions--21st century.

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (370 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Studies of African economic development frequently focus on the daunting challenges the continent faces. From recurrent crises to ethnic conflicts and long-standing corruption, a raft of deep-rooted problems has led many to regard the continent as facing many hurdles to raise living standards. Yet Africa has made considerable progress in the past decade, with a GDP growth rate exceeding five percent in some regions. The African Successes series looks at recent improvements in living standards and other measures of development in many African countries with an eye toward identifying what shaped them and the extent to which lessons learned are transferable and can guide policy in other nations and at the international level. The second volume in the series, African Successes: Human Capital turns the focus toward Africa's human capital deficit, measured in terms of health and schooling. It offers a close look at the continent's biggest challenges, including tropical disease and the spread of HIV.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Series Introduction

Volume Introduction

1. Evaluating the Effects of Large- Scale Health Interventions in Developing Countries: The Zambian Malaria Initiative

2. Prevention of Mother- to- Child Transmission of HIV and Reproductive Behavior in Zambia

3. Stimulating Demand for AIDS Prevention: Lessons from the RESPECT Trial

4. Alternative Cash Transfer Delivery Mechanisms: Impacts on Routine Preventative Health Clinic Visits in Burkina Faso

5. Girl Power: Cash Transfers and Adolescent Welfare: Evidence from a Cluster- Randomized Experiment in Malawi

6. Comparing Economic and Social Interventions to Reduce Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence from Central and Southern Africa

7. Family Ties, Inheritance Rights, and Successful Poverty Alleviation: Evidence from Ghana

8. The Surprisingly Dire Situation of Children's Education in Rural West Africa: Results from the CREO Study in Guinea- Bissau (Comprehensive Review of Education Outcomes)

9. Success in Entrepreneurship: Doing the Math

10. The Returns to the Brain Drain and Brain Circulation in Sub- Saharan Africa: Some Computations Using Data from Ghana

Contributors

Author Index

Subject Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780226316192

022631619X

OCLC:

959148315