Capacity Development for the Transformation of Africa

Frannie A. Léautier

No wp-2014-058, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Countries need capacity for a variety of reasons, including sustaining economic growth, generating jobs, reducing poverty, effectively managing development programmes, and transforming societies and economies. A lot of effort has been expended to develop capacity in Africa with mixed results. This paper provides a working definition of capacity that is relevant for a variety of African contexts, including stages of development achieved, the unique characteristics and challenges facing the continent, and the starting levels of endowment.

Keywords: Economic development; Human capital; Institutional economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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