Niger - Accelerating Growth and Achieving the Millennium Development Goals : Diagnosis and the Policy Agenda

This report has the following objectives: (i) identify the underlying constraints to strong and sustained growth, in particular, the dynamic circles that lock Niger in a low-growth/high poverty equilibrium; (ii) understand the key determinants of g...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Country Economic Memorandum
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2012
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HIV
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/09/8900394/niger-accelerating-growth-achieving-millennium-development-goals-diagnosis-policy-agenda-country-economic-memorandum
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topic ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
ACCOUNTABILITY
AGGREGATE DEMAND
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION
BANKING SECTOR
BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES
BENEFIT ANALYSIS
BUSINESS CYCLES
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
CAPITAL FORMATION
CHILD DELIVERY
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILD MORTALITY RATE
CHILDBEARING
CITIZENS
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
CORRUPTION
DEBT
DEFORESTATION
DEMOGRAPHIC GROWTH
DEMOGRAPHIC PRESSURE
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
DIMINISHING RETURNS
DISEASES
DISSEMINATION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ECONOMISTS
EMPOWERING WOMEN
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
EQUILIBRIUM
ESSENTIAL DRUGS
ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPENDITURES
EXPLOITATION
FERTILITY
FERTILITY RATE
FERTILITY RATES
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FOOD SECURITY
FOREIGN AID
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
GENDER BIAS
GENDER DISPARITIES
GENDER PARITY
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
GOVERNANCE ISSUES
GOVERNANCE REFORM
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIO
GROWTH PATH
GROWTH PERFORMANCE
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
HEALTH POLICIES
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICES
HIV
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLITERACY
ILLNESS
IMPORTS
IMPROVING GOVERNANCE
IMPROVING HEALTH CARE
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME LEVELS
INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS
INFANT
INFANT MORTALITY
INFLATION
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
ISSUE OF GENDER
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LAND TENURE
LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIMITED RESOURCES
LIVING STANDARDS
LOW INCOME COUNTRIES
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
LOWER FERTILITY
MACROECONOMICS
MALARIA
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
MARRIAGE AGE
MATERNAL MORTALITY
MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE
MEAT
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
MINISTRY OF POPULATION
MODERNIZATION
MORTALITY
MOTHER
NATIONAL POLICIES
NATIONAL POPULATION
NATIONAL POPULATION POLICY
NATIONAL STRATEGY
NATURAL DISASTERS
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCES
NUTRITION
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
ORPHANS
PANDEMIC
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY RESPONSE
POLITICAL INSTABILITY
POLITICAL TURMOIL
POLLUTION
POPULATION DENSITY
POPULATION GROWTH
POPULATION GROWTH RATE
POPULATION GROWTH RATES
POTENTIAL INVESTORS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
PRESENT VALUE
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRESS
PROVISION OF FAMILY PLANNING
PUBLIC EDUCATION
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC GOOD
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC SERVICES
QUALITY OF CARE
QUALITY OF LIFE
QUALITY STANDARDS
QUOTAS
RAPID POPULATION GROWTH
RATE OF POPULATION GROWTH
REFRIGERATION
REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
RESPECT
RIGHTS OF WOMEN
RULE OF LAW
RURAL AREAS
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL WOMEN
SAFE DRINKING WATER
SAFE WATER
SANITATION
SANITATION FACILITIES
SAVINGS
SCARCE RESOURCES
SCHOOL LEVELS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SERVICE DELIVERY
SLUM DWELLERS
SOCIAL ACTION
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
SOCIAL SECTORS
SOIL DEGRADATION
SPECIFIC INCENTIVES
STATE UNIVERSITY
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
SURVIVAL RATE
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
TAX REFORM
TAX REFORMS
TAX REVENUE
TAXATION
TERMS OF TRADE
TRANSPORTATION
TREATY
TUBERCULOSIS
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION
URBAN AREAS
URBAN CENTERS
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
USER FEES
VULNERABILITY
WAGES
WORK BURDENS
WORK FORCE
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
spellingShingle ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
ACCOUNTABILITY
AGGREGATE DEMAND
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION
BANKING SECTOR
BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES
BENEFIT ANALYSIS
BUSINESS CYCLES
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
CAPITAL FORMATION
CHILD DELIVERY
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILD MORTALITY RATE
CHILDBEARING
CITIZENS
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
CORRUPTION
DEBT
DEFORESTATION
DEMOGRAPHIC GROWTH
DEMOGRAPHIC PRESSURE
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
DIMINISHING RETURNS
DISEASES
DISSEMINATION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ECONOMISTS
EMPOWERING WOMEN
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
EQUILIBRIUM
ESSENTIAL DRUGS
ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPENDITURES
EXPLOITATION
FERTILITY
FERTILITY RATE
FERTILITY RATES
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FOOD SECURITY
FOREIGN AID
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
GENDER BIAS
GENDER DISPARITIES
GENDER PARITY
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
GOVERNANCE ISSUES
GOVERNANCE REFORM
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIO
GROWTH PATH
GROWTH PERFORMANCE
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
HEALTH POLICIES
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICES
HIV
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLITERACY
ILLNESS
IMPORTS
IMPROVING GOVERNANCE
IMPROVING HEALTH CARE
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME LEVELS
INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS
INFANT
INFANT MORTALITY
INFLATION
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
ISSUE OF GENDER
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LAND TENURE
LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIMITED RESOURCES
LIVING STANDARDS
LOW INCOME COUNTRIES
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
LOWER FERTILITY
MACROECONOMICS
MALARIA
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
MARRIAGE AGE
MATERNAL MORTALITY
MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE
MEAT
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
MINISTRY OF POPULATION
MODERNIZATION
MORTALITY
MOTHER
NATIONAL POLICIES
NATIONAL POPULATION
NATIONAL POPULATION POLICY
NATIONAL STRATEGY
NATURAL DISASTERS
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCES
NUTRITION
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
ORPHANS
PANDEMIC
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY RESPONSE
POLITICAL INSTABILITY
POLITICAL TURMOIL
POLLUTION
POPULATION DENSITY
POPULATION GROWTH
POPULATION GROWTH RATE
POPULATION GROWTH RATES
POTENTIAL INVESTORS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
PRESENT VALUE
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRESS
PROVISION OF FAMILY PLANNING
PUBLIC EDUCATION
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC GOOD
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC SERVICES
QUALITY OF CARE
QUALITY OF LIFE
QUALITY STANDARDS
QUOTAS
RAPID POPULATION GROWTH
RATE OF POPULATION GROWTH
REFRIGERATION
REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
RESPECT
RIGHTS OF WOMEN
RULE OF LAW
RURAL AREAS
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL WOMEN
SAFE DRINKING WATER
SAFE WATER
SANITATION
SANITATION FACILITIES
SAVINGS
SCARCE RESOURCES
SCHOOL LEVELS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SERVICE DELIVERY
SLUM DWELLERS
SOCIAL ACTION
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
SOCIAL SECTORS
SOIL DEGRADATION
SPECIFIC INCENTIVES
STATE UNIVERSITY
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
SURVIVAL RATE
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
TAX REFORM
TAX REFORMS
TAX REVENUE
TAXATION
TERMS OF TRADE
TRANSPORTATION
TREATY
TUBERCULOSIS
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION
URBAN AREAS
URBAN CENTERS
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
USER FEES
VULNERABILITY
WAGES
WORK BURDENS
WORK FORCE
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
World Bank
Niger - Accelerating Growth and Achieving the Millennium Development Goals : Diagnosis and the Policy Agenda
geographic_facet Africa
Niger
description This report has the following objectives: (i) identify the underlying constraints to strong and sustained growth, in particular, the dynamic circles that lock Niger in a low-growth/high poverty equilibrium; (ii) understand the key determinants of growth and poverty traps and the role increased foreign aid could play to promote growth and help achieve the MillenniumDevelopment Goals (MDGs); and (iii) help the Government of Niger design a strategy to accelerating growth and human development: Strategy Paper for Human Development (SPAHD). This report is organized as follows: Chapter 1 describes the main features of Niger's economy from a Social Accounting Matrix perspective. It aims to analyze the potential linkages between sectors and the impact a policy shock of an increased public investment could have on Niger's economy. Chapter 2 reviews Niger's growth performance over the past three decades. It draws some policy lessons critical to the design of a growth strategy for Niger. Chapter 3 provides a snapshot of where Niger stands in achieving the MDGs with less than a decade remaining. It examines the reasons why Niger is falling short of the goals, describes the recent progress, and highlights the challenges ahead. Chapter 4 analyzes the constraints to strong and sustained growth with particular focus on poverty traps. Chapter 5 discusses the macro and micro foundations for strong growth and achieving the MDGs. It examines the post stabilization macroeconomic policy required to enhance the macroeconomic foundations of growth. It also identifies the engines of growth and highlights the cross-cutting issues for improving the business environment. In addition, the chapter discusses the role the private sector can play in Niger's quest to achieve the MDGs. Chapter 6 analyzes the potential impact that increased foreign aid would have on growth, poverty, and other MDGs using Niger's macroeconomic model. It focuses mainly on the links between foreign aid, the level and composition of public investment - which is disaggregated into education, infrastructure, and health -- the supply-side effects of public capital, growth, poverty, and other MDGs. Furthermore, it discusses the impact of three policy experiments on growth and the MDGs, including an increase in foreign aid (namely grants), debt relief, and a combined increase in foreign aid and tax reforms. Finally, it highlights the importance of improving governance to maximize the impact of domestic reforms and increased foreign aid on growth and the MDGs. Chapter 7 concludes the report and draws up policy recommendations, highlighting the policy priorities needed to accelerate growth and achieve the MDGs.
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title Niger - Accelerating Growth and Achieving the Millennium Development Goals : Diagnosis and the Policy Agenda
title_short Niger - Accelerating Growth and Achieving the Millennium Development Goals : Diagnosis and the Policy Agenda
title_full Niger - Accelerating Growth and Achieving the Millennium Development Goals : Diagnosis and the Policy Agenda
title_fullStr Niger - Accelerating Growth and Achieving the Millennium Development Goals : Diagnosis and the Policy Agenda
title_full_unstemmed Niger - Accelerating Growth and Achieving the Millennium Development Goals : Diagnosis and the Policy Agenda
title_sort niger - accelerating growth and achieving the millennium development goals : diagnosis and the policy agenda
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
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spelling okr-10986-76582021-04-23T14:02:37Z Niger - Accelerating Growth and Achieving the Millennium Development Goals : Diagnosis and the Policy Agenda World Bank ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCOUNTABILITY AGGREGATE DEMAND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION BANKING SECTOR BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES BENEFIT ANALYSIS BUSINESS CYCLES BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CAPITAL FORMATION CHILD DELIVERY CHILD MORTALITY CHILD MORTALITY RATE CHILDBEARING CITIZENS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CORRUPTION DEBT DEFORESTATION DEMOGRAPHIC GROWTH DEMOGRAPHIC PRESSURE DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DIMINISHING RETURNS DISEASES DISSEMINATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIES OF SCALE ECONOMISTS EMPOWERING WOMEN ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EQUILIBRIUM ESSENTIAL DRUGS ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURES EXPLOITATION FERTILITY FERTILITY RATE FERTILITY RATES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOOD SECURITY FOREIGN AID FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT GENDER BIAS GENDER DISPARITIES GENDER PARITY GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNANCE ISSUES GOVERNANCE REFORM GOVERNMENT POLICIES GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIO GROWTH PATH GROWTH PERFORMANCE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE HEALTH POLICIES HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HIV HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLITERACY ILLNESS IMPORTS IMPROVING GOVERNANCE IMPROVING HEALTH CARE INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME LEVELS INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFLATION INFORMATION SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INVESTMENT CLIMATE ISSUE OF GENDER LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LAND TENURE LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT LIFE EXPECTANCY LIMITED RESOURCES LIVING STANDARDS LOW INCOME COUNTRIES LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES LOWER FERTILITY MACROECONOMICS MALARIA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MARRIAGE AGE MATERNAL MORTALITY MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE MEAT MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINISTRY OF HEALTH MINISTRY OF POPULATION MODERNIZATION MORTALITY MOTHER NATIONAL POLICIES NATIONAL POPULATION NATIONAL POPULATION POLICY NATIONAL STRATEGY NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES NUTRITION OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ORPHANS PANDEMIC PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESPONSE POLITICAL INSTABILITY POLITICAL TURMOIL POLLUTION POPULATION DENSITY POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION GROWTH RATE POPULATION GROWTH RATES POTENTIAL INVESTORS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PRESENT VALUE PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PROVISION OF FAMILY PLANNING PUBLIC EDUCATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC SERVICES QUALITY OF CARE QUALITY OF LIFE QUALITY STANDARDS QUOTAS RAPID POPULATION GROWTH RATE OF POPULATION GROWTH REFRIGERATION REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESOURCES MANAGEMENT RESPECT RIGHTS OF WOMEN RULE OF LAW RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL POVERTY RURAL WOMEN SAFE DRINKING WATER SAFE WATER SANITATION SANITATION FACILITIES SAVINGS SCARCE RESOURCES SCHOOL LEVELS SECONDARY EDUCATION SERVICE DELIVERY SLUM DWELLERS SOCIAL ACTION SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SOCIAL SECTORS SOIL DEGRADATION SPECIFIC INCENTIVES STATE UNIVERSITY STRATEGIC PRIORITIES STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT SURVIVAL RATE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TAX REFORM TAX REFORMS TAX REVENUE TAXATION TERMS OF TRADE TRANSPORTATION TREATY TUBERCULOSIS UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS URBAN DEVELOPMENT USER FEES VULNERABILITY WAGES WORK BURDENS WORK FORCE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION This report has the following objectives: (i) identify the underlying constraints to strong and sustained growth, in particular, the dynamic circles that lock Niger in a low-growth/high poverty equilibrium; (ii) understand the key determinants of growth and poverty traps and the role increased foreign aid could play to promote growth and help achieve the MillenniumDevelopment Goals (MDGs); and (iii) help the Government of Niger design a strategy to accelerating growth and human development: Strategy Paper for Human Development (SPAHD). This report is organized as follows: Chapter 1 describes the main features of Niger's economy from a Social Accounting Matrix perspective. It aims to analyze the potential linkages between sectors and the impact a policy shock of an increased public investment could have on Niger's economy. Chapter 2 reviews Niger's growth performance over the past three decades. It draws some policy lessons critical to the design of a growth strategy for Niger. Chapter 3 provides a snapshot of where Niger stands in achieving the MDGs with less than a decade remaining. It examines the reasons why Niger is falling short of the goals, describes the recent progress, and highlights the challenges ahead. Chapter 4 analyzes the constraints to strong and sustained growth with particular focus on poverty traps. Chapter 5 discusses the macro and micro foundations for strong growth and achieving the MDGs. It examines the post stabilization macroeconomic policy required to enhance the macroeconomic foundations of growth. It also identifies the engines of growth and highlights the cross-cutting issues for improving the business environment. In addition, the chapter discusses the role the private sector can play in Niger's quest to achieve the MDGs. Chapter 6 analyzes the potential impact that increased foreign aid would have on growth, poverty, and other MDGs using Niger's macroeconomic model. It focuses mainly on the links between foreign aid, the level and composition of public investment - which is disaggregated into education, infrastructure, and health -- the supply-side effects of public capital, growth, poverty, and other MDGs. Furthermore, it discusses the impact of three policy experiments on growth and the MDGs, including an increase in foreign aid (namely grants), debt relief, and a combined increase in foreign aid and tax reforms. Finally, it highlights the importance of improving governance to maximize the impact of domestic reforms and increased foreign aid on growth and the MDGs. Chapter 7 concludes the report and draws up policy recommendations, highlighting the policy priorities needed to accelerate growth and achieve the MDGs. 2012-06-11T15:48:21Z 2012-06-11T15:48:21Z 2007-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/09/8900394/niger-accelerating-growth-achieving-millennium-development-goals-diagnosis-policy-agenda-country-economic-memorandum http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7658 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Country Economic Memorandum Economic & Sector Work Africa Niger