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020			_z9781464809378
035			_a(The World Bank)210937
040			_aDJBF _beng _cDJBF _erda
100	1		_aGoyal, Aparajita. _926079
245	1	0	_aReaping Richer Returns : _bPublic Spending Priorities for African Agriculture Productivity Growth / _cAparajita Goyal.
264		1	_aWashington, D.C. : _bThe World Bank, _c2017.
300			_a1 online resource (350 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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490	1		_aAfrica Development Forum
520	3		_aEnhancing the productivity of agriculture is vital for Sub-Saharan Africa's economic future and is one of the most important tools to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity in the region. How governments elect to spend public resources has significant development impact in this regard. Choosing to catalyze a shift toward more effective, efficient, and climate-resilient public spending in agriculture can accelerate change and unleash growth. Not only does agricultural public spending in Sub-Saharan Africa lag behind other developing regions but its impact is vitiated by subsidy programs and transfers that tend to benefit elites to the detriment of poor people and the agricultural sector itself. Shortcomings in the budgeting processes also reduce spending effectiveness. In light of this scenario, addressing the quality of public spending and the efficiency of resource use becomes even more important than addressing only the level of spending. Improvements in the policy environment, better institutions, and investments in rural public goods positively affect agricultural productivity. These, combined with smarter use of public funds, have helped lay the foundations for agricultural productivity growth around the world, resulting in a wealth of important lessons from which African policy makers and development practitioners can draw. 'Reaping Richer Returns: Public Spending Priorities for African Agriculture Productivity Growth' will be of particular interest to policy makers, development practitioners, and academics. The rigorous analysis presented in this book provides options for reform with a view to boosting the productivity of African agriculture and eventually increasing development impact.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		4	_aAgriculture Policy _926080
650		4	_aAgriculture Research _926081
650		4	_aCost-Benefit Analysis _926082
650		4	_aPolitical Economy Of Government Spending _926083
650		4	_aPublic Finance _926084
700	1		_aGoyal, Aparajita. _926079
700	1		_aNash, John. _926085
776	0	8	_aPrint Version: _z9781464809378
830		0	_aWorld Bank e-Library. _926086
856	4	0	_uhttp://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-1-4648-0937-8
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