Economic Geography Analysis
This background note analyzes the economic geography of the Horn of Africa using the framework of the 2009 Word Development Report. For the purpose of this report, the Horn of Africa (henceforth HoA) comprises of five countries: Djibouti, Eritrea,...
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Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/571541634241564281/Economic-Geography-Analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36495 |
Summary: | This background note analyzes the
economic geography of the Horn of Africa using the framework
of the 2009 Word Development Report. For the purpose of this
report, the Horn of Africa (henceforth HoA) comprises of
five countries: Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya and
Somalia. This note first seeks to provide a descriptive
snapshot of recent socio-economic trends in the HoA
countries vis-à-vis the regional trends in sub-Sahara Africa
(SSA) as a whole. Second, it sheds light on the economic
geography of the HoA region with a particular focus on 3D
(density, distance, and division). Inparticular, this note
highlights that borderlands of the HoA countries suffer from
a combination of low density and high distance that hinders
theborderlands from tapping their full economic potential.
It finally concludes with a set of policy recommendations
for removing barriers to sustainable growth in the region. |
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