africa

Africa at a Fork in the Road: Taking Off or Disappointment Once Again?
Semi-Arid Tropics, where he focused on natural resource management strategies
for smallholder agriculture. He has published widely in refereed journals and books.
His research interests are in public policy research focusing on agricultural transformation,
food security, regional trade, economic geography, poverty alleviation,
and institutional development at macro and sectoral levels. He holds a Bachelor’s
degree in Agriculture and a Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics from the
University of Nairobi, and a PhD in Agricultural and Applied Economics from the
University of New England (Australia).
John Page
Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
John Page is a senior fellow in The Brookings Institution’s Global Economy and
Development Program, and a director of the International Growth Center of the
London School of Economics and Oxford University. From 1980 to 2008, he was
at the World Bank where his senior positions included: Director, Poverty Reduction;
Director, Economic Policy; Chief Economist and Director, Economic and Social
Development, Middle East and North Africa Region; and Chief Economist, Africa
Region. Before his appointment at the World Bank, he was a member of the faculty
at Stanford and Princeton Universities. He is a research associate at the Center
for the Study of African Economies at Oxford University and has been a consultant
to the African Development Bank, the Global Development Network, and the
Japan International Cooperation Agency, among other agencies. His several books
include Africa at a Turning Point? Growth, Aid and External Shocks (2008), and
Breaking in and Moving Up: Industrial Challenges for the Bottom Billion and the
Middle Income Countries (2009). He is the author of more than 80 published articles
on the economics of developing countries. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in
Economics from Stanford University and his PhD from Oxford University, where he
was a Rhodes Scholar.
Vijaya Ramachandran
Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development (CGD)
Vijaya Ramachandran works on private sector development, food security, humanitarian
assistance, and development interventions in fragile states. Before joining
CGD, Dr. Ramachandran served on the faculty at Georgetown University and also
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