TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gupta,Sanjeev
AU  - Powell,Robert
AU  - Yang,Yongzheng
ED  - International Monetary Fund.
TI  - The macroeconomic challenges of scaling up aid to Africa: a checklist for practitioners 
SN  - 1589065050
AV  - HC800 .G866 2006
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Washington, DC
PB  - International Monetary Fund
KW  - Economic assistance
KW  - Africa
KW  - Handbooks, manuals, etc
KW  - Monetary policy
KW  - Debts, External
KW  - Economic policy
KW  - Economic conditions
N1  - "This handbook was prepared in the Policy Wing of the IMF's African Department as a practical guide for assessing the macroeconomic implications and challenges associated with a significant scaling up of aid to African countries.  Its purpose is to provide a resource for policy makers, practicing economists in African countries, and staff of international financial institutions and donor agencies who participate in the preparation of medium-term strategies for individual African countries, including in the context of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs)"--P. ix; Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-68); The macroeconomic effects of scaling up aid -- Managing the real exchange rate -- Using monetary policy for sterilization and inflation management -- Mobilizing adequate domestic revenues -- Projecting the impact of increased aid on economic growth -- Meeting other fiscal challenges -- Strengthening governance -- Maintaining debt sustainability -- Summary: five primary guidelines -- Appendix 1. The relationship between aid flows and exchange rates in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Appendix 2. The macroeconomics of aid; Also available on the World Wide Web
UR  - http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/afr/aid/2006/eng/index.htm
ER  -