Capacity Building, Governance, and Economic Reform in Africa

Seminar Volumes, October 2, 2001

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Bibliographic details

• Published: October 2, 2001
• Series: Seminar Volumes
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589060722.072

Overview and seminar context

• Edited by Michel A. Dessart and Roland E. Ubogu.
• Records presentations and discussions from the Inaugural Seminar of the Joint Africa Institute (JAI).
• JAI established in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, by the African Development Bank, the IMF, and the World Bank to meet the pressing training needs of the African continent.
• Seminar held in November 1999.
• Seminar languages: English and French; both language versions are contained in this volume.
• Bibliographic and format notes appearing on the page:
  • "240 pp. 2001"
  • Pages: 252
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589060722.072
  • ISBN: 9781589060722
  • Stock No: CBGEEA

Main topics and substantive findings covered

• The changing role of the state, governance, and new capacity requirements.
  • Examination of government intervention, government operation, government's responsibility, and the mission of the State.
  • Discussion of state functions in the context of structural adjustment and public sector reform.
• The challenge of achieving macroeconomic stability in Africa.
  • Coverage includes inflation rate and related macroeconomic policy issues.
• The requirement for capacity building in Africa.
  • Emphasis on training, training institution establishment, and human capacity development to support economic development process.
• The role of international financial institutions in capacity building in Africa.
  • Contributions and responsibilities of the African Development Bank, the IMF, and the World Bank in supporting capacity development.

Policy implications and recommendations (as presented in the seminar)

• Strengthen capacity-building institutions to meet the continent's training needs.
• Reassess the changing role of the state to balance market forces and government responsibilities.
• Prioritize governance reforms to improve public sector performance and poverty reduction efforts.
• Coordinate international financial institutions' support to enhance effectiveness of training and technical assistance.

Subjects and keywords captured on the page

• Subjects: Banking, Civil society, Economic sectors, Education, Environment, Expenditure, Poverty, Poverty reduction, Public sector.
• Keywords: Africa, Civil society, country, discharge government function, East Asia, economic development process, establishment of the JAI, Global, government intervention, government operation, government's responsibility, inflation rate, managing director of the IMF, market forces, mission of the State, n behalf of the African Development Bank, Poverty reduction, President of the ADB, Public sector, SEM, state, structural adjustment, Sub-Saharan Africa, training, training institution, West Africa.

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• Publication date on page: October 2, 2001.
• Actions offered on the page include: Download PDF, More Formats on IMF eLibrary, Order a Print Copy, Create Citation, Share.
• Example citation format presented (Chicago): Michel Dessart, and Mr. Roland E. Ubogu (, eds). Capacity Building, Governance, and Economic Reform in Africa, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2001) accessed 9/21/2026, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589060722.072

Source: Capacity Building, Governance, and Economic Reform in Africa — IMF web landing page.