Improvements in the administration of local services in African countries : issues and constraints
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United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa;Public Administration, Human Resources and Social Development Division;
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The concentration of poverty in Africa is growing. More than half of the people in Africa live in absolute poverty. Many countries in Africa suffer the most human deprivation. Of all the developing regions, Africa has the lowest life expectancy figures, the highest infant mortality rates and the lowest literacy rates. According to the 1991 World Development Report, in 1989, Africa's life expectancy ranged from 42 years in Sierra Leone to 70 years in Mauritius. In the same year, Mali had the highest infant mortality rate of 167 per 1000 live birth. In 1985, Somalia reported the lowest literacy rate of 12 per cent.
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“United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa; Public Administration, Human Resources and Social Development Division (1991-12). Improvements in the administration of local services in African countries : issues and constraints. Addis Ababa :. © UN. ECA,. https://hdl.handle.net/10855/12677”Collections
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