Poverty Reduction Strategies in Africa

A fundamental question about contemporary Africa is why does Africa remain so poor, long after the departure of the European Colonial domination and in the midst of so many natural resources? Poverty Reduction Strategies in Africa provides new understandings of the persistent issue of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa and makes recommendations for policy frameworks to help African governments alleviate poverty. Each chapters uses case studies to review the old strategies for resolving the problem of poverty in the continent and make the case for new initiatives to address poverty. The contributors focus on practical and day-to-day issues as the best approach to formulate and implement poverty reduction strategies incontemporary Africa.This book is invaluable reading for students and scholars of African politics and development.

Part I: Dimensions and Assessments of Poverty Reduction Policies and Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa1. Poverty in Post-colonial Africa: The Legacy of Contested Perspectives2. Scaling up Power Infrastructure Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa forPoverty Alleviation3. The Impact of Anti-Corruption Conventions in Sub-Saharan Africa4. The Besieged Continent: Interrogating Contemporary Issues of Corruption and Poverty in Africa5. PEPFAR and Preventing HIV Transmission: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa 6. Reflections on the Current Challenges of Poverty Reduction in Africa7. A Critical Analysis of Poverty Reduction Strategies in Post-Colonial AfricaPart II: Problems of Good Governance and Institutional Failures in West-Africa8. Weaknesses and Failures of Poverty Reduction Policies and Programs in Nigeria since 19609. In the Web of Neo¬-Liberalism and Deepening Contradictions?Assessing Poverty Reform Strategies in West Africa Since the Mid-1980s10. An Assessment of Abuse of the elderly as an Aspect of Poverty in Akwa-Ibom State, Nigeria11. Reflections on the Interface between Poverty and Food Insecurity in Nigeria12. An Appraisal of Poverty Reduction Program in Bayelsa State of Nigeria: “In- Care of the People” (COPE)13. A Comparative Analysis of Incidence of Poverty in Three Urban Centers in Ghana from 1945-1990 

Toyin Falola is University Distinguished Teaching Professor and the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin, USA.Mike O. Odey is a Professor of Economic History at Benue State University, Nigeria.