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  "title": "Promoting Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Learning What Works",
  "publication": "Economic Issues, October 2, 2000",
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  "summary": "Africa is the world’s poorest continent, but amid all the bad news, there is hope for change. This pamphlet examines the lessons to be learned from some of the more successful economies south of the Sahara, and discusses a policy framework to promote sustainable economic growth and reduce poverty ac",
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      "heading": "Summary",
      "content": "- Africa is the world’s poorest continent, but amid all the bad news, there is hope for change.\n- This pamphlet examines the lessons to be learned from some of the more successful economies south of the Sahara.\n- The pamphlet discusses a policy framework to promote sustainable economic growth and reduce poverty across the region."
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      "heading": "Authors and Publication",
      "content": "- Authors: Dhaneshwar Ghura, Anupam Basu, Anthony E Calamitsis\n- Publication date: October 2, 2000\n- Format: Pamphlet\n- Pages: 16"
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      "heading": "Key findings and thematic focus",
      "content": "- Examines lessons from more successful economies in Sub-Saharan Africa.\n- Discusses a policy framework aimed at:\n  - Promoting sustainable economic growth.\n  - Reducing poverty across the region."
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      "content": "- Subjects: Domestic savings, Export performance, Government debt management, International trade, Macrostructural analysis, National accounts, Private investment, Public financial management (PFM), Structural reforms\n- Keywords: country, EI, government, government investment-GDP ratio, investment, Sub-Saharan Africa learning"
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      "content": "- Available formats: PDF and more formats on IMF eLibrary (as indicated on the landing page).\n- Citation example provided on the page: Dhaneshwar Ghura, Anupam Basu, and Anthony E Calamitsis. Promoting Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Learning What Works, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2000) accessed 9/19/2026, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557759665.051\n\nContent summarized from the IMF landing page for \"Promoting Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Learning What Works.\"\n\n---\n\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/economic-issues/issues/2016/12/30/promoting-growth-in-sub-saharan-africa-learning-what-works-3729"
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    "Authors: Dhaneshwar Ghura, Anupam Basu, Anthony E Calamitsis",
    "Published: October 2, 2000",
    "Series: Economic Issues",
    "Volume: 2000",
    "Issue: 003",
    "Pages: 16",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557759665.051",
    "Stock No: EIIEA023",
    "ISBN: 9781557759665",
    "ISSN: 1",
    "Africa is the world’s poorest continent, but amid all the bad news, there is hope for change.",
    "This pamphlet examines the lessons to be learned from some of the more successful economies south of the Sahara.",
    "The pamphlet discusses a policy framework to promote sustainable economic growth and reduce poverty across the region.",
    "Authors: Dhaneshwar Ghura, Anupam Basu, Anthony E Calamitsis",
    "Publication date: October 2, 2000",
    "Format: Pamphlet",
    "Pages: 16",
    "Examines lessons from more successful economies in Sub-Saharan Africa.",
    "Discusses a policy framework aimed at:",
    "Subjects: Domestic savings, Export performance, Government debt management, International trade, Macrostructural analysis, National accounts, Private investment, Public financial management (PFM), Structural reforms",
    "Keywords: country, EI, government, government investment-GDP ratio, investment, Sub-Saharan Africa learning",
    "Available formats: PDF and more formats on IMF eLibrary (as indicated on the landing page).",
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