Post-Stabilization Economics in Sub-Saharan Africa Lessons from Mozambique

Mozambique is an economic success story in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Its remarkable achievements offer valuable lessons to other low-income countries in a post-stabilization economic phase, including how they can efficiently manage a scaling up of foreign aid aimed at poverty reduction. Of special i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peiris, Shanaka
Other Authors: Clement, Jean
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2008
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Mozambique is an economic success story in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Its remarkable achievements offer valuable lessons to other low-income countries in a post-stabilization economic phase, including how they can efficiently manage a scaling up of foreign aid aimed at poverty reduction. Of special interest to other sub-Saharan countries are the book's discussions of Mozambique's progress toward consolidating macroeconomic and financial stability, and the challenges it faces in ensuring long-term sustainability, creating a virtuous cycle of natural resource use, and implementing second-generation structural reforms to sustain its growth. This book also provides a summary of the most recent research on issues related to post-stabilization economics in SSA.
Physical Description:407 pages
ISBN:9781589066779