01783cas a2200265 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000864 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451847093 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Ghura, Dhaneshwar. Adjustment and Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa / Dhaneshwar Ghura, Anupam Basu, Anthony Calamitsis. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999. 1 online resource (35 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper analyzes the factors affecting economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa, using data for 1981-97. The results indicate that per capita real GDP growth is positively influenced by economic policies that raise the ratio of private investment to GDP, promote human capital development, lower the ratio of the budget deficit to GDP, safeguard external competitiveness, and stimulate export volume growth. The favorable evolution of these variables played an important role in the region's apparent postreform recovery of 1995-97. The paper also discusses a policy framework to promote sustainable economic growth and reduce poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. Mode of access: Internet Basu, Anupam. Calamitsis, Anthony. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1999/051 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1999/051/001.1999.issue-051-en.xml IMF e-Library