Fixing African Economies: Policy Research for Development - Hardcover

When African countries embarked on the first round of structural adjustments in the 1980s and 1990s, there was little opportunity to first determine what programs would work where - instead, governments reluctantly implemented policies that were imposed by international financial institutions and based on theoretical models. The ensuing process was eventful - and the results checkered. Now, however, it is possible to learn from a decade of research on the actual impacts of economic policy changes. The authors of this book report on programs across Africa, focusing on the research/policy connection in the context of measurable results. Their challenging goal is to contribute to the design and implementation of more productive, more equitable development strategies.

Lucie C. Phillips, a development economist, is president of International Business Initiatives. Diery Seck is director of the UN African Institute for Economic Development and Planning, Senegal.