Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics 2006

by Bourguignon, Francois; Pleskovic, Boris

• ISBN13: 9780821360934
• ISBN10: 0821360930
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-31
• Publisher: World Bank

Summary

The Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) brings together the world's leading scholars and development practitioners for a lively debate on state-of-the-art thinking in development policy and the implications for the global economy. The 17th conference was held in Dakar, Senegal, on January 27, 2005. The theme of the conference was growth and integration, which was divided into five topics: growth and integration, financial reforms, economic development, trade and development, and investment climate.

Table of Contents

About This Book	vii
Introduction and Summary	1	(8)
Francois Bourguignon
Boris Pleskovic
Welcome Address Africa's Growth Challenge in a Globalized World, His Excellency Abdoulaye Wade	9	(8)
Opening Address Equity and Growth in Africa	17	(8)
Francois Bourguignon
Keynote Address The Importance of Research for Economic Policy: The Case of Senegal	25	(6)
Abdoulaye Diop
Growth and Integration
Explaining African Economic Growth: The Role of Anti-Growth Syndromes	31	(50)
Augustin Kwasi Fosu
Stephen A. O'Connell
Comments	67	(4)
Jean-Paul Azam
Abdoulaye Diagne	71	(6)
Jean-Paul Azam	77	(4)
Financial Reforms
Financial Sector Reforms in Africa: Perspectives on Issues and Policies	81	(46)
Lemma W. Senbet
Isaac Otchere
Comment	121	(6)
Mthuli Ncube
Economic Development
Convergence and Development Traps: How Did Emerging Economies Escape the Underdevelopment Trap?	127	(36)
Jean-Claude Berthelemy
comment	157	(6)
Mthuli Ncube
Trade and Development
Risks and Rewards of Regional Trading Arrangements in Africa: Economic Partnership Agreements between the European Union and Sub-Saharan Africa	163	(32)
Lawrence E. Hinkle
Richard S. Newfarmer
comment	189	(6)
Leonce Ndikumana
Investment Climate
Business Environment and Comparative Advantage in Africa: Evidence from the Investment Climate Data	195	(40)
Benn Eifert
Alan Gelb
Vijaya Ramachandran
comment	235
Leonce Ndikumana