Introduction

African Development Bank (2010), African Development Report 2010, African Development Bank, Abidjan.

Banerjee A.V. Duflo E. (2007), ‘The economic lives of the poor’, Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol 21, No 1, pp 141–167.

COMCEC (2013), Promoting the SME Exports in the OIC Member Countries, Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Co-operation of the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation in partnership with the Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development (CFE) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), COMCEC Coordination Office, Ankara.

Financial Times (2013), ‘Continent takes lead in mobile revolution’, 8 February, p 21.

IMF (2012), World Economic Outlook: Growth Resuming, Dangers Remaining, International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC.

Krishna A. (2011), One Illness Away: Why People Become Poor and How They Escape Poverty, Oxford University Press, Oxford.

McDade B. Spring A. (2005), ‘The “new generation of African entrepreneurs”: Networking to change the climate for business and private sector led development’, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, Vol 17, pp 17–42.

McKinsey & Company (2010), Lions on the Move: The Progress and Potential of African Economies, McKinsey Global Institute, website: http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/mgi.

Ray D. (2010), ‘Uneven growth: A framework for research in development economics’, Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol 24, No 3, pp 45–60.

Rodrick D. (2010), ‘Diagnostics before prescription’, Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol 24, No 3, pp 33–44.

The Africa Report (2012–13), No 46, December–January.

Time (2012), ‘Africa rising’, 3 December, pp 34–41.

UNDP (2000), Poverty Report: Overcoming Human Poverty, United Nations Development Programme, Washington, DC.