"Poverty, Livelihoods, and Governance in Africa: Fulfilling the Development Promise is a forward-looking analysis of the outstanding development problems confronting Africa today, along with the policies necessary for improving Africa's governance and economic performance. And there is promise to be seen, Hope asserts, in the continent's now improving state of development, denoted by rising growth rates, declining poverty, better governance scores, and greater self-reliance."--BOOK JACKET.