Africa: Sustaining growth in developing countries

Economic growth in most developing countries has been a story of ups and downs, stability and stagnation. Most developing countries have achieved moderate to rapid growth over medium to short periods of three to ten years, yet maintaining positive growth rates over longer periods has eluded the majority. What accounts for this volatility? Visit the GDNet web site for a special feature containing a wide-range of materials on economic growth from developing country analysts.