Emerging Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa: Economic Growth and Governance Shifts
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Productivity GrowthTotal Factor Productivity Growth in SSA (3 year rolling average)
Poverty Rates in the Emerging African CountriesShare of population with incomes less than $1.25/day
Five Fundamental Changes • The Rise of Democracy and Improved Governance • Stronger Economic Policies • The End of the Debt Crisis and Improved Donor Relations • The Rise of New Technologies • The Emergence of a New Generation
Major Changes in the Emerging Countries: Economic Policy Reform, Political Change, and Per Capita Income
Freedom House Scores Average of Political Rights and Civil Liberties Scores
Incidence of Domestic Conflict Average number of incidents per year per country group
African Leaders Departure From Power Source: Daniel N. Posner and Daniel J. Young, 2007, “The Institutionalization of Political Power in Africa,” Journal of Democracy 18-3 (July), pp. 128.
2. Stronger Economic PoliciesPrevalence of “Anti-Growth Syndromes”
Changes in Agricultural Policies: The Nominal Rate of Assistance
3. The End of the Debt Crisis and Change in Donor Relationships
4. The rise of new Technologies:Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)