This book examines the impact of financing on Africa's economic
development. By exploring various financial instruments including the
role of alternative sources of funding like migrant remittances and
illicit flows, it analyses the role of financing for Africa's
macroeconomic development and other development indicators such as
infrastructure, transport, global trade, industrialisation, social
services, external indebtedness and governance. By presenting and
examining case studies on various African countries and regions, the
respective contributions investigate the capacity of institutions to
facilitate and structure the economy's funding activities, and to
strengthen the ties between finance and development. Furthermore, they
discuss various regional aspects, such as the integration of
infrastructure, harmonization of fiscal policy, integration of financial
markets, and the facilitation of intra-regional trade and movement of
capital. Given its scope, the book will appeal to scholars of economics
and development studies with an interest in the economic development of
Africa.