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- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Copyright
- Journal of African Economies, Vol. 13 No. AERC SUPPLEMENT 1 © Centre for the Study of African Economies 2004; all rights reserved
- ISSN
- 0963-8024
- eISSN
- 1464-3723
- DOI
- 10.1093/jae/ejh014
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
In light of the importance of pro-poor growth strategies in reducing theespecially high poverty rates in Africa, the present article provides an overview forthree pertinent papers. First, it is proposed that an important pro-poor growth strategywould entail a greater focus on the rural sector, paying particular attention to anappropriate institutional setup for attenuating urban-biased policies. Secondly, whilerecent economic reforms in African countries have not been anti-poor, there is the needto address microeconomic constraints in order to enhance the effectiveness of themacroeconomic reforms undertaken in many African countries. Thirdly, HIV/AIDS has had,and will continue to have, major deleterious impacts on the accumulation of human capitalin Africa. This outcome is likely to emanate from substantial reductions in both thedemand and supply of human capital, unless there are swift public policy interventions.Meanwhile, in order to guide the optimal reallocation of resources, there is an ardentrequirement for detailed data as a basis for more reliable predictions of the adverseeffects of the pandemic.
Journal
Journal of African Economies – Oxford University Press
Published: Jul 1, 2004