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Africa in the 21st Century offers a comprehensive review of development prospects in each of the major development sectors.
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Copyright 2000 The International Bank of Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank 1818 H Street, N. W. Washington, D.C. 20433, U.S.A.
All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First printing April 2000
The World Bank holds the copyright on this report on behalf of all the institutions that contributed to its developmentthe African Development Bank, African Economic Research Consortium, Global Coalition for Africa, United Nations Economic Commission of Africa, and World Bank. Although the collaborating institutions endorse the main messages of the report, it does not necessarily reflect the official views of these institutions or of their boards of directors or affiliated institutions.
ISBN: 0-8213-4495-1 Cover designed by Drew Fasick Photo credits for cover: World Bank Photo Library
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Contents
Foreword
x
Acknowledgments
xii
Summary
1
1. Can Africa Claim the 21st Century?
7
The Challenge of African Development
7
Africa's Growth Crisis: A Retrospective
18
Where Is Africa Now? Reforms and Their Legacy
28
Toward an Agenda for the Future
38
2. Improving Governance, Managing Conflict, and Rebuilding States
48
Characteristics of a Well-Functioning State
50
African Governance since Independence
51
Civil Conflict
57
Restructuring and Reforming Africa's Institutions of Governance
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