ABSTRACT

It is unfortunately the case that, for many Africans, there has often been very little evidence of an improvement in their livelihoods in recent decades. Although some countries have had periods of significant economic growth, others have experienced stagnation, or even deterioration, in their national economic situation and in the living standards of the majority of their people. Why has this happened? What has gone wrong? Why have development successes been so selective? And what should be the key priorities for the future?