| Description |
1 online resource (216 pages) |
| Series |
World Bank Country Study |
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World Bank country study.
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| Contents |
Contents; Preface; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Prefácio; Sumário Executivo; Executive Summary; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF BOXES; LIST OF TABLES; Introduction; 1. Country Background: Socio-Economic Realities Before and After Independence; 2. Macroeconomic Performance in a Time of Transitions; 3. Oil Wealth: Policy Options to Manage the Windfall; 4. The Diamond Sector: A Potential Underexploited; 5. Private Sector Development and the Business Environment; 6. Removing Obstacles to Agriculture and Rural Development; 7. Supporting Livelihoods and Improving Service Delivery; Statistical Appendix |
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ReferencesEndpiece; Map of Angola |
| Summary |
Once one of the world's largest staple food producers, Angola is now known as a major oil exporter - the second largest producer in sub-Saharan Africa. Angola is also the world's fourth largest producer of rough diamonds in terms of value, with the potential to become one of the leading global diamond producers. In addition to oil and diamonds, the country is well endowed with agricultural resources which remain mostly untapped. However, despite the country's significant natural wealth, a prolonged civil war, the rapid development of the oil sector, and the policies pursued after Independence |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Diamond industry and trade -- Angola
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Petroleum industry and trade -- Angola
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Diamond industry and trade
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Economic history
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Petroleum industry and trade
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| SUBJECT |
Angola -- Economic conditions -- 1975-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85005105
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| Subject |
Angola
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780821371039 |
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0821371037 |
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